The NASCAR Chevy teams didn’t have much to write home about at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 20th, 2024 – except for Shane Van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Chevy Camaro SS, who posted a fourth-place finish on the oval track on Saturday.
Van Gisbergen opted to take on four fresh tires in the closing laps at Indy. He powered through the final restart with less than 10 laps to go, making gains as the laps ticked down, enough to net him a finish inside the top four. It was a valuable experience for the former Australian Supercars Championship veteran, who has three road course wins so far in his rookie Xfinity Series season, but has recently struggled at oval tracks.
“It’s tough and I’m obviously still learning and I’m probably still a bit too conservative but I feel like the car got better and I got better,” Van Gisbergen said. “This Xfinity Series is so fun, the way the cars move around and the way they’re all sliding. I had a blast.”
Austin Hill’s No. 21 Camaro slotted in sixth place, the next-best Bow Tie team. Daniel Dye, AJ Allmendinger, Justin Allgaier, and Carson Kvapil, all driving NASCAR Chevy race cars, filled out the rest of the top 10.
Up front, Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, took the lead from Cole Custer’s No. 00 Mustang in the final corner to win.
A massive wreck in the opening laps took out 12 cars, including several NASCAR Chevy contenders. Sam Mayer’s No. 1 Camaro triggered the melee, and the race car suffered critical damage that rendered it unable to complete even a single lap.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 100 | 30 | Ford Mustang |
2 | 1 | 0 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 100 | 47 | Ford Mustang |
3 | 3 | 20 | Aric Almirola | He Gets Us Toyota | 100 | 5 | Toyota TRD Supra |
4 | 23 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | 12 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
6 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
7 | 22 | 10 | Daniel Dye(i) | Black Widow Trucks Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
8 | 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 100 | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro |
9 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
10 | 7 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | Clarience Technologies Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
11 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 100 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
12 | 38 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Tropical Coolers Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
13 | 15 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen/NLEOMF Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
14 | 16 | 26 | Conor Daly | Polkadot Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
15 | 6 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Pennington Chevrolet | 100 | 10 | Chevrolet Camaro |
16 | 29 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | ReMA Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
17 | 17 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr | Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota | 100 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
18 | 21 | 8 | Sammy Smith | TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
19 | 11 | 27 | Jeb Burton | iHeart Media/Q95 Rocks Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
20 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | Distributor Wire & Cable Co Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
21 | 30 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
22 | 31 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Night Owl Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
23 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Renascent Demolition Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
24 | 35 | 35 | Joey Gase | Bell Helmets Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
25 | 28 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
26 | 36 | 14 | David Starr | SHAR Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
27 | 32 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | Rita's Ice Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
28 | 33 | 13 | BJ McLeod | Falling In Reverse Chevrolet | 100 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
29 | 24 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 100 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
30 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
31 | 26 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor/RichMar Florist Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
32 | 37 | 7 | Greg Van Alst | CB Fabricating Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
33 | 13 | 81 | Chandler Smith | QuickTie Toyota | 86 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
34 | 5 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
35 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
36 | 19 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 83 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
37 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Huck's Market Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
38 | 10 | 15 | Josh Berry(i) | Klutch Vodka Ford | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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