The NASCAR Ford teams didn’t have much to write home about after the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen on September 15th, 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 13th.
Cole Custer, driving the No. 00 Mustang, finished just outside the top 20, bringing his race car across the line 21st. 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.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
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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 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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