Once again, the NASCAR Ford teams struggled in the Xfinity Series on June 8th, 2024, with only one Ford Mustang Dark Horse race car finishing inside the top 10 on the Californian road course. That Blue Oval racer was the No. 00 Mustang of Cole Custer, who finished ninth.
Custer ran inside the top 10 for most of the day, finishing fifth in Stage 1. However, he just didn’t have the car to keep pace with the leaders and ultimately faded to ninth at the line. Even so, he maintains a 12-point lead in the championship standings over Austin Hill, driver of the No. 21 Chevy Camaro SS, and Chandler Smith, driver of the No. 81 Toyota TRD Supra.
Riley Herbst’s No. 98 NASCAR Ford was the next-best Blue Oval team, finishing 13th, followed by Blaine Perkins’ No. 29 Mustang in 18th. They were the only other Mustang racers to finish inside the top 10. Meanwhile, Hailie Deegan put the No. 15 Mustang across the line in 32nd.
Up front, Shane Van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Camaro went on to win after bashing his way past the No. 21 Camaro of Austin Hill. It’s worth noting that Ford is still searching for its first win in the Xfinity Series in 2024.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 79 | 32 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 9 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | MRC Construction Toyota | 79 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer | myRTIC Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 22 | 32 | Austin Green | 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 79 | 21 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Partners Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 11 | 81 | Chandler Smith | QuickTie Toyota | 79 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 8 | 7 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Safeway Toyota | 79 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 9 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 14 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 13 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 15 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 33 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 17 | 26 | Ed Jones | Synergy Modular Careers Toyota | 79 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 16 | 31 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | SBC Contractors Inc. Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 17 | 4 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 21 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 19 | 07 | Alex Labbe | Sonoma Aviation Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 36 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | One Stop/All South Electric Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 32 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 30 | 14 | Brad Perez | Refology/Weiss Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 24 | 50 | Preston Pardus | Chinchor Electric Inc Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Classic Collision Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 38 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Dozer Winch Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 35 | 17 | Boris Said | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 29 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 25 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmart/ML20 Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 16 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 37 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | VIVA Tequila Seltzer Ford | 72 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 10 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 26 | 6 | Thomas Annunziata | TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet | 63 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 2 | 19 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Starkey/Soundgear Toyota | 50 | 26 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 36 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | FVP/Bommarito Auto Group Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 28 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 27 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Jeld-Wen Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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