Atlanta has recently become a superspeedway-style race, and it was not kind to the NASCAR Ford teams during the Xfinity Series race on September 8th, 2024. Not a single Ford Mustang Dark Horse finished inside the top 10, and the only Blue Oval competitor to lead any laps was swept into a wreck and had to retire early from the event.
Cole Custer’s No. 00 NASCAR Ford showed the way for 27 laps before he was involved in a six-car wreck on Lap 145. Custer slammed into the No. 7 Chevy Camaro SS of Justin Allgaier, triggering a multicar crash that took out several other racers, including fellow NASCAR Ford drivers Riley Herbst and Ryan Sieg. Custer and Allgaier are locked in a battle for the regular season championship, while Sieg is desperately attempting to track down Sammy Smith for the final slot in the 12-car Playoffs.
The best finish for The Blue Oval was earned by Lawless Alan, who drove the No. 15 Mustang to a 13th-place result. As a reminder, Alan is a part-time entry driving the No. 15 Mustang after Hailie Deegan was ousted from the team.
The No. 21 Camaro of Austin Hill survived the wild race to win, finishing ahead of Parker Kligerman’s No. 48 Camaro, AJ Allmendinger’s No. 16 Camaro, Chandler Smith’s No. 81 Toyota TRD Supra, and Corey Heim’s No. 26 Supra.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 163 | 12 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 16 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 3 | 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 163 | 40 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Wheelers Toyota | 163 | 28 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 5 | 21 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 163 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Samsara Chevrolet | 163 | 23 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 19 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 13 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Jeld-Wen Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 7 | 20 | Ryan Truex | The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota | 163 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 11 | 37 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | Brand South Africa Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 17 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 22 | 15 | Lawless Alan(i) | Deal Badger Ford | 163 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 15 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Beyond Type 1 Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 26 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Hackett Truck Sales Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 28 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | North Country Ford Ford | 163 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 35 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | RANDCO Industries Chevrolet | 163 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 27 | 35 | Mason Maggio(i) | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 24 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | Pritchard Injury Firm Ford | 163 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 25 | 92 | Nick Leitz | Precision Measurements Inc. Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Pella Windows and Doors Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 33 | 14 | David Starr | Saniserv/Byron Superstore Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 30 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Vet The Vote Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | NORMA Precision Ammunition Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 5 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | CW Sports Toyota | 160 | 1 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 26 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 158 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 12 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | Quad Lock Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 2 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Operation 300 Toyota | 154 | 12 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 29 | 36 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Fly and Form Structures Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 146 | 19 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 3 | 0 | Cole Custer | Autodesk/Haas Automation Ford | 144 | 27 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 144 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 32 | 53 | Morgen Baird | Alro Steel Ford | 142 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 23 | 7 | CJ McLaughlin | Main Street Auto Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 29 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | ReMA Ford | 80 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 11 | 1 | Sam Mayer | High Rock Vodka Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 31 | 74 | Dawson Cram(i) | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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