The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, posted a pole-winning lap at 134.168 mph in 26.832 seconds, which was enough to claim his first Xfinity pole in his third series start for the 2024 Championship Race at Phoenix.
The 2024 Cup Series championship hopes for both Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin came to an end despite both notching strong top-five runs during the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville.
The reigning Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led 32 of 500-scheduled laps and overtook Playoff contender Chase Elliott for the lead with 14 laps remaining to muscle his way to a redemptive Cup victory at Martinsville and return to the Championship 4 round with an opportunity to defend his series title.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led a race-high 150 of 250-scheduled laps and swept both stages en route to his third Xfinity victory of the 2024 season and secure an owner's championship berth for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Toyota team.
The 2017 Cup Series champion from Mayetta, New Jersey, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 96.190 mph in 19.686 seconds, which was enough to claim his first pole in his penultimate Cup Series career start at Martinsville.
The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his seventh and final full-time season with Front Row Motorsports while competing in NASCAR's premier series.
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, will pilot the No. 18 Toyota Supra entry for Joe Gibbs Racing on a full-time basis in 2025.
The 19-year-old Gray from Artesia, New Mexico, will pilot the No. 54 Toyota Supra led by crew chief Tyler Allen next season after spending this season competing on a full-time basis in the Truck Series with TRICON Garage and on a part-time basis in the Xfinity Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.
The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his third full-time season as a competitor in the Xfinity Series.
