Xfinity NASCAR Ford Teams Lag At Watkins Glen: Video

September 16, 2024 2:24 pm

The NASCAR Ford teams didn’t have much to write home about after the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen on September 15^th, 2024. In fact, the best Ford Mustang Dark Horse racer was that of Joey Logano, who finished ninth in the No. 15 Mustang.

Logano, a Cup Series regular, drove the No. 15 Mustang, which he took over for Hailie Deegan after she was ousted from the seat earlier this year. He was the only Blue Oval racer to finish inside the top 10. Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Mustang, was the next-best racer, finishing 13^th.

Cole Custer, driving the No. 00 Mustang, finished just outside the top 20, bringing his race car across the line 21^st. Custer is still second in the points standings, however, tailing Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 Chevy Camaro SS, by 43 points.

Meanwhile, Ryan Sieg’s No. 39 Mustang is in danger of being eliminated as the Xfinity Series heads to the final race of its regular season. It’ll come down to a race between him and the No. 1 Camaro of Sammy Smith for the final Playoffs slot, which will be decided at Bristol next weekend.

Connor Zilisch, driving the No. 88 Camaro in his first-ever national series start, won the race at Watkins Glen over the No. 81 Toyota TRD Supra of Sheldon Creed.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race, Watkins Glen, September 15, 2024
Finish	Start	Car Number	Driver	Team	Laps Run	Laps Led	Car
1	1	88	Connor Zilisch	Carolina Carports Chevrolet	90	45	Chevrolet Camaro
2	9	18	Sheldon Creed	Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota	90	0	Toyota TRD Supra
3	3	16	AJ Allmendinger	Celsius Chevrolet	90	5	Chevrolet Camaro
4	6	81	Chandler Smith	Smith General Contracting Toyota	90	0	Toyota TRD Supra
5	13	97	Shane Van Gisbergen #	WeatherTech Chevrolet	90	14	Chevrolet Camaro
6	21	92	Ross Chastain(i)	Protect Your Melon Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
7	19	48	Parker Kligerman	Borchetta Bourbon Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
8	11	2	Jesse Love #	Whelen Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
9	33	15	Joey Logano(i)	Panini Ford	90	0	Ford Mustang
10	26	91	Josh Bilicki	Chemung Supply Corporation Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
11	27	32	Austin Green	3Dimensional.com Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
12	7	17	William Byron(i)	HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	90	16	Chevrolet Camaro
13	12	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy Ford	90	0	Ford Mustang
14	23	31	Parker Retzlaff	FUNKAWAY Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
15	35	43	Ryan Ellis	Rich Mar/Laughlin Family Foundation Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
16	32	42	Leland Honeyman #	Excite Motorsports Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
17	4	7	Justin Allgaier	BRANDT Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
18	18	51	Jeremy Clements	ASE/Nordic Logistics Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
19	17	8	Sammy Smith	Pilot Flying J Chevrolet	90	0	Chevrolet Camaro
20	5	1	Sam Mayer	10X Health Chevrolet	90	1	Chevrolet Camaro
21	15	00	Cole Custer	HighPoint.com Ford	90	6	Ford Mustang
22	14	39	Ryan Sieg	Sci Aps Ford	89	0	Ford Mustang
23	31	44	Brennan Poole	Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet	89	0	Chevrolet Camaro
24	37	26	Ed Jones	Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota	89	0	Toyota TRD Supra
25	2	19	Ty Gibbs(i)	Starkey Toyota	89	3	Toyota TRD Supra
26	8	20	Aric Almirola	Go Bowling Toyota	88	0	Toyota TRD Supra
27	34	14	RC Enerson	Lucas Oil School of Racing Chevrolet	85	0	Chevrolet Camaro
28	16	9	Brandon Jones	Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet	84	0	Chevrolet Camaro
29	30	35	Thomas Annunziata	NFPA Toyota	84	0	Toyota TRD Supra
30	25	87	Mike Skeen	Navy Seal Foundation Chevrolet	83	0	Chevrolet Camaro
31	28	27	Jeb Burton	Heartbeat Hot Sauce/Norma Chevrolet	81	0	Chevrolet Camaro
32	38	11	Josh Williams	Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet	80	0	Chevrolet Camaro
33	10	21	Austin Hill	Global Industrial Chevrolet	80	0	Chevrolet Camaro
34	24	5	Anthony Alfredo	Ferguson Chevrolet	80	0	Chevrolet Camaro
35	20	38	Matt DiBenedetto	ReMA Ford	75	0	Ford Mustang
36	22	45	Alon Day	JSSI Chevrolet	57	0	Chevrolet Camaro
37	36	28	Kyle Sieg	Lotze Ford	54	0	Ford Mustang
38	29	36	Kyle Weatherman	DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet	15	0	Chevrolet Camaro