The two-time Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led 24 of 206 over-scheduled laps, won the second stage period and netted a strong fourth-place result in the Irish Hills to cut his deficit of making the 2024 Playoffs to 97 points with two regular-season events remaining.
The 24th event of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Irish Hills is set to resume on Monday, August 19, at 11 a.m. ET on USA Network after Sunday's on-track precipitation halted the event on Lap 51 of 200.
The 42-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, is set to return to the NASCAR Cup Series level on a full-time basis in 2025 after spending this season competing in the Xfinity Series.
The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Michigan International Speedway this weekend with only three races to go in the Cup Series regular season and six to go in the Xfinity Series.
The 2020 Xfinity Series championship-winning crew chief from Detroit, Michigan, is scheduled to reach a milestone feat in his third full-time season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.
The 2020 Cup Series championship-winning crew chief from Ormond Beach, Florida, is scheduled to achieve a milestone feat in his 20th consecutive season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.
The 2015 Xfinity Series championship-winning crew chief from Clifton Spring, New York, native is scheduled to achieve a milestone feat in his ninth full-time season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.
Hamlin started on the pole at Richmond and had a win in hand on the final corner, but was intentionally wrecked by Austin Dillon. Hamlin finished second.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, collided with veterans Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the final lap amid an overtime shootout to snap a 68-race winless drought and clinch a 2024 Cup Series Playoff berth with a wild victory at Richmond.
