2024 Mission 200 at The Glen

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 25 of 33 of the2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date	September 14, 2024
Official name	29th Annual Mission 200 at The Glen
Location	Watkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.454 miles (3.949 km)
Distance	90 laps, 220 mi (354 km)
Scheduled distance	82 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed	85.007 mph (136.806 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Time	1:11.028
Most laps led
Driver	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Laps	45
Winner
No. 88	Connor Zilisch	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	USA
Announcers	Rick Allen,Steve Letarte, andJeff Burton (booth, Turns 6-7),Mike Bagley (Esses), and Dillon Welch (Turn 5)
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The2024 Mission 200 at The Glen was the 25thstock car race of the2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 29th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, September 14, 2024, atWatkins Glen International inWatkins Glen, New York, a 2.454 miles (3.949 km) permanent road course. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 82 laps, but was increased to 90 laps due to numerous overtime attempts. In an exciting final stage,Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would survive two overtime restarts while managing fuel mileage, and pulled off an incredible performance to earn his first careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win in his first career start. Zilisch was also the most dominant driver of the race, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 45 laps.^[9][10] To fill out the podium,Sheldon Creed, driving forJoe Gibbs Racing, andA. J. Allmendinger, driving forKaulig Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

With Zilisch's win, he became the seventh driver in Xfinity Series history to win in their series debut, and the first driver across all three NASCAR divisions to win both the pole position and the race in their first start. At 18 years, 1 month, and 23 days old, he is also the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history.^[9][10]

This was also the last raceUSA would air and broadcast the series.The CW will take over the TV rights to the entire Xfinity Series schedule as part of the next TV contract which runs from 2025 to 2031.^[11]

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is anautomobilerace track located inWatkins Glen, New York at the southern tip ofSeneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of theFormula OneUnited States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home toroad racing of nearly every class, including theWorld Sportscar Championship,Trans-Am,Can-Am,NASCAR Cup Series, theInternational Motor Sports Association and theIndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 afterJ.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned byInternational Speedway Corporation.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, September 14, at 10:00 AMEST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[12]Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:12.069, and a speed of 122.383 mph (196.956 km/h).

Qualifying was held on Saturday, September 14, at 10:30 AMEST.^[12] SinceWatkins Glen International is aroad course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.^[13]

Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 9. In his first career start,Connor Zilisch, driving forJR Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:11.028, and a speed of 124.176 mph (199.842 km/h).^[14]

Three drivers would fail to qualify:Blaine Perkins,Jade Buford, andKyle Keller.

Stage 1Laps: 20

Stage 2Laps: 20

Stage 3Laps: 50

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Justin Allgaier 901 2 Cole Custer 858 (-43) 3 Chandler Smith 839 (–62) 4 Austin Hill 802 (–99) 5 A. J. Allmendinger 778 (–123) 6 Sheldon Creed 764 (–137) 1 7 Jesse Love 726 (–175) 1 8 Riley Herbst 724 (–177) 9 Parker Kligerman 704 (–197) 10 Sammy Smith 662 (–239) 11 Ryan Sieg 619 (–282) 12 Shane van Gisbergen 606 (–295) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 892 2 Toyota 856 (-36) 3 Ford 767 (–125) Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

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