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NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS Entry List: Dates, Event Times At Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course 

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Published4 hours ago on October 07, 2024

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Jesse Love knew exactly what to say after emerging from a “Talladega Tradition,” an end-of-event, multi-car crash at the iconic superspeedway. 

“I’d say that’s Talladega,” he said, as reported by NASCAR.com. 

Despite competing with a damaged No. 2 Chevrolet, Love with three laps remaining in last Saturday’s United Rentals 250 emerged from most of the Turn 1 mele by driving low, but connected with Carson Kvapil’s No. 88 Chevrolet. Love’s Richard Childress Racing team decided to keep the ride on the track to keep his P6 positioning.  

On the restart, he maintained his spot, scoring a top-10 finish. Sammy Smith earned a spot in the Round of 8 with the win at Dega, the iconic 2.66-mile tri-oval.  

“I mean, I thought we maximized the day once that wreck happened with the 88,” Love said. 

The 19-year-old enhanced his playoff position, going from three points above the cutoff line to plus-22 points. Next Saturday’s event at Charlotte Road Course serves as the Round 12 finale. 

No. 9-ranked Justin Allgaier remains seven points below the elimination line. 

 NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule 

Here is a list of NASCAR national series events this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (All Times ET):

Saturday

  • 10 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice 
  • 11 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying 
  • 12:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice 
  • 2 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying 
  • 4 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS race

Sunday

  • 2 p.m.: Bank of America ROVAL 400 race

NASCAR Cup Series Drive for the Cure 250 Entry List 

Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.

  • 1, Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 00 Ford 
  • 2, Sam Mayer, JR Motorsports, No. 1 Chevrolet 
  • 3, Jesse Love, Richard Childress Racing, No. 2 Chevrolet 
  • 4, Anthony Alfredo, Our Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet 
  • 5, Justin Allgaier, JR Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet 
  • 6, Sammy Smith, JR Motorsports, No. 8 Chevrolet 
  • 7, Brandon Jones, JR Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet 
  • 8, Josh Williams, Kaulig Racing, No. 11 Chevrolet 
  • 9, Dylan Lupton, AM Racing, No. 15 Ford 
  • 10, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet 
  • 11, Sheldon Creed, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 18 Toyota 
  • 12, Josh Belicki, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota 
  • 13, Aric Almirola, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota 
  • 14, Austin Hill, Richard Childress Racing, No. 21 Chevrolet 
  • 15, Ed Jones, Sam Hunt Racing, No. 26 Toyota 
  • 16, Jeb Burton, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 27 Chevrolet 
  • 17, Ryan Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 28 Ford 
  • 18, Blaine Perkins, RSS Racing, No. 29 Ford 
  • 19, Parker Retzlaff, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet 
  • 20, Austin Green, Jordan Anderson Racing, No. 32 Chevrolet 
  • 21, Thomas Annunziata, Joey Gase Racing, No. 35 Toyota 
  • 22, Matt DiBenedetto, RSS Racing, No. 38 Ford 
  • 23, Kyle Sieg, RSS Racing, No. 39 Ford 
  • 24, Leland Honeyman Jr., Young’s Motorsports, No. 42 Chevrolet 
  • 25, Ryan Ellis, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 43 Chevrolet 
  • 26, Brennan Poole, Alpha Prime, No. 44 Chevrolet 
  • 27, Parker Kligerman, Big Machine Racing, No. 48 Chevrolet 
  • 28, Preston Pardus, Pardus Racing, Inc., No. 50 Chevrolet 
  • 29, Jeremy Clements, Jeremy Clements Racing, No. 51 Chevrolet 
  • 30, Chandler Smith, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 81 Toyota 
  • 31, Connor Mosack, JR Motorsports, No. 88 Chevrolet 
  • 32, Alex Labbe, DGM Racing, No. 91 Chevrolet 
  • 33, Dawson Cram, DGM Racing, No. 92 Chevrolet 
  • 34, Shane van Gisbergen, Kaulig Racing, No. 97 Chevrolet 
  • 35, Riley Herbst, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 98 Ford 
  • 36, Sage Karam, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 107 Chevrolet 
  • 37, Nathan Byrd, SS-Green Light Racing, No. 114 Chevrolet 
  • 38, Brad Perez, Alpha Prime Racing, No. 145 Chevrolet 

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Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  

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Jeff Hawkins Sports Editor

Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  

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