While they didn’t win the Xfinity Series race at Nashville Superspeedway on June 29th, 2024, a pair of NASCAR Chevy teams rallied back from suboptimal starting positions to finish inside the top five.
Those two cars were the No. 2 Chevy Camaro SS of Jesse Love and the No. 21 Camaro of Austin Hill. Love, in particular, proved that his No. 2 Camaro was better than his 38th-place starting position seemed to indicate. In fact, Love completed 69 passes throughout the day on his way to his third-place finish, keeping his nose clean as he powered through the field.
To add an extra layer of complication, Love battled a malfunctioning cooling suit all day, meaning he had to deal with the Tennessee heat within the cockpit without help.
“I have no idea,” Love said when asked how he managed to pull off such a stellar result. “Just proud to be part of a team that doesn’t give up. That was probably the hottest I’ve ever been. Just proud of my guys.”
Hill wound up fourth after an up-and-down day that forced him to battle through the field. AJ Allmendinger was the next-best NASCAR Chevy team, bringing the No. 16 Camaro to a seventh-place finish, followed by Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro in eighth. John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra, led from the final restart to win.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 188 | 76 | Toyota TRD Supra |
2 | 8 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Barger Precast Toyota | 188 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
3 | 38 | 2 | Jesse Love # | C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
4 | 5 | 21 | Austin Hill | Global Industrial Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
5 | 7 | 30 | Noah Gragson(i) | Priestly Demolition Ford | 188 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
6 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 188 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
7 | 4 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
8 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Hellmann's/On Track to Read Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
9 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 188 | 64 | Ford Mustang |
10 | 24 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Huck's Market Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
11 | 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 188 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
12 | 30 | 88 | Carson Kvapil | Clarience Technologies Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
13 | 13 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Best Air Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
14 | 11 | 26 | Tyler Reddick(i) | Yahoo! Toyota | 188 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
15 | 28 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
16 | 10 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
17 | 21 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
18 | 17 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
19 | 19 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Hawkins Homes/Screaming Eagle Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
20 | 1 | 19 | Ty Gibbs(i) | He Gets Us Toyota | 188 | 48 | Toyota TRD Supra |
21 | 18 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
22 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
23 | 23 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Classic Collision Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
24 | 26 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
25 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | Hardscape Contractors Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
26 | 27 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Reliable RV Parts and Service Ford | 187 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
27 | 20 | 92 | Ross Chastain(i) | Use Your Melon Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
28 | 31 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | AirBox Ford | 187 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
29 | 22 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Rema Ford | 187 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
30 | 12 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
31 | 29 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
32 | 37 | 35 | Logan Bearden | Key Heating and Cooling Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
33 | 14 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 185 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
34 | 35 | 14 | Chad Finchum | Ted Russell Ford of Knoxville Ford | 184 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
35 | 34 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 184 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
36 | 36 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
37 | 32 | 4 | Dawson Cram(i) | Wilderness at the Smokies Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
38 | 33 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | 70 Acre Farm Motorsports Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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