2024 Goodyear 400

The 2024 Goodyear 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 12, 2024, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. Contested over 293 laps on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval, it was the 13th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season and the 68th running of the event. Brad Keselowski, driving for his co-owned RFK Racing team, won the race, marking his first win since the 2021 GEICO 500 110 races previously, and in the process becoming the first owner-driver to win a Cup race since Tony Stewart at the 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350, and it was Ford's first win with the seventh-generation Mustang. Ty Gibbs finished second, and rookie Josh Berry came home in third. Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Alex Bowman, Justin Haley, and Michael McDowell rounded out the top ten.

2024 Goodyear 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12)
Location Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
1.366 mi (2.198 km)
Distance 293 laps, 400.238 mi (644.121 km)
Average speed 124.75 miles per hour (200.77 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
23XI Racing
Time 28.906
Most laps led
Driver Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing
Laps 174
Winner
No. 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Since 2015, the race has hosted NASCAR's Throwback weekend, which features cars sporting paint schemes that pay homage to past teams and drivers. (The lineage of this race includes races billed as the Southern 500 from 2005 to 2020.)[9]

Entry list
  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes the driver ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor or throwback
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevroletBusch Light – Kevin Harvick's No. 4 paint scheme that raced during the 2016 season[10][11]
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordFreightliner[11]
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletBass Pro Shops – Dale Earnhardt's paint scheme from the 1998 NASCAR All-Star Race[12][11]
4Josh Berry (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFordHarrison's – Tribute to crew chief Rodney Childers' No. 54 Fire Protection paint scheme that raced during the 1998 Late Models season[13][11]
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevroletHendrickCars.com – Terry Labonte's Kellogg's Corn Flakes paint scheme that raced during his 1996 championship run[14][11]
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFordCastrol – Tribute to the 1996 Castrol TOM'S Toyota Supra A80 that won the 1997 and 1999 All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship titles[15][11]
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevroletRazzle Dazzle Premium Grapes – LaJoie's No. 07 Capitol Collision Services paint scheme that raced to his first touring series win during the 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East season[16][11]
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevroletZone[11]
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevroletUniFirst – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 88 National Guard paint scheme that won at the 2014 Daytona 500[17][18][11]
10Noah GragsonStewart–Haas RacingFordOverstock.com[11]
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaYahoo![11]
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFordMenards/Maytag[11]
14Chase BriscoeStewart–Haas RacingFordMahindra Tractors – Tribute to Richard and Kevin Briscoe's sprint car racing team[19][11]
15Kaz GralaRick Ware RacingFordN29 Capital Partners – Tribute to Parnelli Jones' Ford Mustang Boss 302 that raced during the 1969 Trans-American Sedan Championship[20][11]
16Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevroletProject Wyoming[11]
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFordFifth Third Bank[21][11]
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyotaAuto-Owners Insurance – Truex's No. 78 paint scheme that won at the 2016 Bojangles' Southern 500[22][11]
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDeWalt – 100th anniversary paint scheme[23][11]
21Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFordDEX Imaging – Tribute to the "Leonard Wood Special" car raced during the team's early years[24][11]
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordShell Pennzoil[11]
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyotaMcDonald's[11]
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAxalta – Jeff Gordon's DuPont "Firestorm" paint scheme that raced during the 2009 season[25][11]
31Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevroletBlack’s Tire Service[11]
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFordLong John Silver's – paint scheme inspired by the sponsor's 1970s branding[26][11]
38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFordGener8tor – Gilliland's No. 98 paint scheme that raced during the 2015 CARS Tour season, when he won the inaugural race at Southern National Motorsports Park[27][11]
41Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFordUnited Rentals – Preece's No. 16 paint scheme raced during his 2013 championship run in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour[28][11]
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyotaFamily Dollar – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Lee Petty's 1956 Dodge Coronet race car[29][11]
43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyotaAdventHealth – Petty Family 75th anniversary tribute to Richard Petty's 1959 Plymouth Savoy race car[30][11]
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyotaMoneyLion – Tim Richmond's No. 29 Motorcraft paint scheme that failed to qualify for the 1982 Daytona 500.[31][11]
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevroletKroger/Oscar Mayer/Kraft/Sara Lee Artesano – Mark Martin's No. 6 Oscar Mayer/Miracle Whip paint scheme that raced at the 2004 Budweiser Shootout[32][11]
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevroletAlly Financial – Jimmie Johnson's Lowe's paint scheme that raced during his rookie season in 2002[33][11]
51Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFordNorth Carolina National Fraternal Order of Police[11]
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaHe Gets Us/Monster Energy[34][11]
71Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevroletFocused Health – Tribute to Dave Marcis[35][11]
77Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevroletPremier Security Solutions NLEOMF[36][11]
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevroletQuaker State – Tribute to Adrián Fernández's No. 5 Aguri–Fernández Racing Quaker State/Tecate paint scheme that raced during the 2004 IndyCar Series season[37][11]
Official entry list

Practice

Michael McDowell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.022 seconds and a speed of 169.444 mph (272.694 km/h).[38]

Practice results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord29.022169.444
2 54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.173168.567
3 17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord29.192168.457
Official practice results

Qualifying

Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.906 and a speed of 170.124 mph (273.788 km/h).[39]

Qualifying results
Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota28.62528.906
2 6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord28.71628.924
3 17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord28.60429.005
4 54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.77229.014
5 24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.79129.030
6 5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet28.75029.034
7 11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.65029.045
8 23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota28.70929.068
9 1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet28.78029.098
10 19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota28.75229.821
11 8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.780—
12 20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.854—
13 14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord28.833—
14 22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord28.915—
15 38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord28.839—
16 34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord28.999—
17 12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord28.842—
18 48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.003—
19 99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet28.873—
20 47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29.046—
21 77Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet28.902—
22 42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota29.120—
23 3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.934—
24 7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29.188—
25 2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord28.985—
26 41Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord29.270—
27 71Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet29.050—
28 51Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord29.272—
29 31Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet29.054—
30 43Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota29.294—
31 9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29.061—
32 16Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet29.452—
33 4Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord29.115—
34 15Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord29.628—
35 21Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord29.194—
36 10Noah GragsonStewart-Haas RacingFord29.756—
Official qualifying results

Race

Stage results

Stage One Laps: 90

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
36Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord8
445Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota7
519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6
638Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord5
717Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
924William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1023Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 95

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
145Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota10
26Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord9
354Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord7
55Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
717Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord4
811Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
923Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota2
101Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

Stage Three Laps: 108

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
126Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord29357
2454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29352
3334Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord29334
4711Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29336
51314Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord29332
6524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29338
7823Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota29333
81848Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29329
92851Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord29328
101634Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord29327
1191Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29327
12319Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet29325
131220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29324
143610Noah GragsonStewart-Haas RacingFord29323
151538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord29327
16247Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet29321
172641Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord29320
183415Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord29319
193043Erik JonesLegacy Motor ClubToyota29318
20252Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29317
211422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord29323
223521Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord29315
232047Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet29314
241999Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet29313
251019Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29318
262177Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet29311
27118Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29310
28233Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2939
293216Derek KrausKaulig RacingChevrolet2928
30317Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord29115
312242John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota2916
32145Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota29122
332931Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2904
3465Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet25219
352771Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet1612
361712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord1294
Official race results

Race statistics
  • Lead changes: 16 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 38 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 12 minutes, and 30 seconds
  • Average speed: 124.75 miles per hour (200.77 km/h)

Media

Television

The race will be carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick will call the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith will handle the pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provide insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

Radio

MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Announcer: Todd Gordon		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Steve Post
Kim Coon
Chris Wilner
Brienne Pedigo

Standings after the race

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