The 2024 Credit One NASCAR Amex Credit Card 300 was the 31st stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the fifth race of the Playoffs, the second race of the Round of 8, and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on October 26, 2024, at Homestead–Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. In an action-packed race, Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would pass Cole Custer for the lead in the final stages, and went on to have a dominating performance, leading a race-high 82 laps and winning both stages to earn his 10th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his fourth of the season. With his win, he would also clinch a spot in the Championship 4.[9] To fill out the podium, Custer, driving for Stewart–Haas Racing, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Craftsman Truck Series; due to Ford Motor Company sponsoring all three races the weekend was known as the 'Ford Championship Weekend'. The track has since held races on different dates in 2020 (June) and 2021 (February), which were both effected by the COVID-19 pandemic, before being moved back into the Playoffs as the second race of the Round of 8 in 2022, with the date being kept for 2023.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.[10]Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, and Aric Almirola, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with both drivers getting a lap of 33.629, and a speed of 160.576 mph (258.422 km/h).
Qualifying was held on Friday, October 25, at 4:40 PM EST.[10] Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[11]
Chandler Smith, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 33.067, and a speed of 163.305 mph (262.814 km/h).[12]
