Once again, Cole Custer’s No. 00 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse was the sole Blue Oval racer to end up inside the top 10 this year, winding up eighth at Martinsville in the Xfinity Series race on April 6th, 2024.
Custer led 27 laps, snagging the lead almost immediately after the green flag. However, a hard-charging Aric Almirola swept Custer out of the way without much of a fight, quickly putting the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra on the point. Custer then finished Stage 1 in third place, then regrouped to take another shot at the lead. However, he would finish fifth in Stage 2 before fading and finishing eighth overall.
The next-best NASCAR Ford team was the No. 29 Mustang of Blaine Perkins in 16th, followed by Ryan Sieg’s No. 39 Mustang and Haile Deegan’s No. 15 Mustang in 17th and 18th, respectively.
So far, The Blue Oval does not have a win in the 2024 Xfinity Series season. However, Custer is second in overall points, 35 points behind Chandler Smith, driver of the No. 81 Supra.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 20 | Aric Almirola | He Gets Us Toyota | 251 | 148 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | Sam Mayer | 10X Health Chevrolet | 251 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 37 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Wheelers Toyota | 251 | 3 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 4 | 12 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | Chevy Truck Season Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet | 251 | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 251 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 7 | 17 | 8 | Sammy Smith | TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 251 | 42 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 251 | 27 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 11 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 23 | 11 | Josh Williams | Call811.com Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 19 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 18 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 251 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 16 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Place of Hope Toyota | 251 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 14 | 24 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 7 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 30 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 251 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 8 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 251 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 27 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | AirBox Ford | 251 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 34 | 07 | Myatt Snider | Superior Essex Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 33 | 92 | Dexter Bean | American Dream/Badger Environmental Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 14 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 251 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Impel Union/Alliance Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 28 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 251 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 32 | 4 | Dawson Cram # | KSDT CPA Chevrolet | 251 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 22 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 250 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 29 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Costa Oil Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Scotts Chevrolet | 250 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Ford | 250 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 31 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet | 249 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 35 | 14 | Logan Bearden | Mitchell Defense Chevrolet | 247 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | RANDCO Chevrolet | 244 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 4 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Talbert's/Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet | 242 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 26 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | Tweaker Energy Drinks Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 20 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | GearWrench Toyota | 70 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 36 | 15 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Action Industries Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 13 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 38 | 35 | Akinori Ogata | KYOWA-EIDEMILLER Machining Toyota | 41 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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