The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 183.165 mph in 49.136 seconds, which was enough to edge teammate Todd Gilliland by three-tenths of a second for his fourth Cup pole of the 2024 season and set the best qualifying lap in a Next Gen car at Daytona.
The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team was docked 75 driver/owner points and crew chief Chris Gabehart was fined $100,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.7.1.E&F and 14.7.1.1.B&E of the NASCAR Rule Book involving meeting specific engine seal requirements.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, remains in a "must-win" situation to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs after the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds the penalties levied to Dillon and Richard Childress Racing at Richmond.
Kligerman's No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet team was docked 20 points and crew chief Patrick Donahue was fined $25,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.4.10.A of the NASCAR Rule Book involving modifications to the rear spoiler.
The reigning two-time Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, is set to commence the 2024 Playoffs in ninth place in the Playoff standings amid a roller coaster regular-season stretch mired with two top-five results and six top-10 results.
The 21-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, enters the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs with the top seed amid a strong regular-season stretch highlighted with five victories, 10 top-five results and 12 top-10 results.
The 19-year-old Gray from Artesia, New Mexico, is set to commence the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs in eighth place in the Playoff standings amid a strong 2024 regular-season stretch consisting of five top-five results and nine top-10 results.
The 2019 Truck Series Regular Season Champion from Fairhope, Alabama, enters the 2024 Playoffs in sixth place in the Playoff standings on the strength of five top-five results and eight top-10 results throughout the 2024 regular-season stretch.
The 22-year-old Caruth from Washington DC will commence his first Truck Series Playoffs in fifth place in the Playoff standings in a season where he notched his first career victory, three top-five results and eight top-10 results throughout the 2024 regular-season stretch.
The 2019 Truck Series Rookie-of-the-Year recipient from San Bernardino, California, is set to commence the 2024 Playoffs in seventh place in the Playoff standings following a consistent regular-season stretch that includes five top-five results and eight top-10 results.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones (second) and Christopher Bell (third) delivered podium finishes to lead Toyota in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Darlington Raceway on Saturday evening.
23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick was made available to the media on Saturday after winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race from Darlington Raceway.
BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I thought it was really smooth. It looks like Chris is qualified right next to me. I felt like I got all it had. We know the cars are gonna be very difficult to drive and that did not disappoint.”
