Navigating the turns at Portland International Raceway on June 1st, 2024, only two NASCAR Ford racers finished inside the top 10. They were Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, and Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Mustang.
Custer ran inside the top 10 for most of the race, though he didn’t gain any stage points. This was a somewhat disappointing result for Custer, who won last year’s Xfinity Series race at Portland. However, he has taken over the championship lead, holding the position by 18 points over Austin Hill, driver of the No. 21 Chevy Camaro SS.
Meanwhile, Herbst had a quiet day as well, bringing home a 10th-place finish. Herbst currently races for Stewart-Haas Racing, which will shutter at the end of the 2024 racing season, leaving him without a ride next year. However, a top 10 finish is a decent enough finish to garner favor with potential teams for 2025.
Ryan Sieg’s No. 39 Mustang finished 14th, while Kyle Sieg’s No. 28 Mustang brought it home 18<sup.th. Blaine Perkins was the only other Blue Oval racer inside the top 20, finishing 20th in the No. 29 NASCAR Ford.
Up front, Shane Van Gisbergen, a rookie in the Xfinity division, won his first race in the series, putting the No. 97 Camaro across the line first.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Quad Lock Chevrolet | 75 | 12 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Chevrolet | 75 | 46 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 3 | 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 4 | 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Cirkul Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 5 | 17 | 24 | Ed Jones | Synergy Modular Toyota | 75 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/Haas Automation Ford | 75 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 22 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 8 | 7 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 9 | 15 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 10 | 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 75 | 15 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 18 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 12 | 8 | 19 | Josh Bilicki | Ditec Marine Products Toyota | 75 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 6 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 75 | 2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 14 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 75 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 26 | 32 | Austin Green | 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 16 | 28 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 17 | 25 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Classic Collision Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 18 | 37 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 75 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 12 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 20 | 31 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 75 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 35 | 92 | Nathan Byrd | CleanCore Solutions Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 22 | 34 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Dozer Winch Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 23 | 30 | 14 | Andre Castro | Ryvid Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 24 | 36 | 6 | Patrick Gallagher | www.teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 25 | 23 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmart/Portland Gear Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 26 | 32 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 27 | 13 | 20 | Ryan Truex | The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota | 75 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 28 | 1 | 1 | Sam Mayer | RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 29 | 33 | 7 | Logan Bearden | Environmental Controls Corp Chevrolet | 74 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 30 | 27 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Impel Union/Alliance Chevrolet | 73 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 73 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 19 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 33 | 38 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | AirBox Ford | 71 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 14 | 26 | Sage Karam | Synergy Modular Toyota | 69 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 35 | 11 | 81 | Chandler Smith | QuickTie Toyota | 66 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 36 | 20 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/MagickWoods Vanities Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 37 | 16 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Timber Creek Outdoors Chevrolet | 61 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
| 38 | 21 | 36 | Preston Pardus | Danus Utilities Inc. Chevrolet | 9 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro SS |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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