The last time Ricky Stenhouse Jr. visited Victory Lane was during the 2023 Daytona 500, but the superspeedway ace proved his prowess once again by winning a three-wide sprint to the finish line at Talladega on October 6th, 2024. His No. 47 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 won the race by mere inches, just 0.006 seconds ahead of the runner-up racer.
Stenhouse started near the back of the field and took the green flag in 32nd place. He spent the day battling to the front of the field in his NASCAR Chevy Camaro, ultimately leading 19 laps, including the final one. In fact, he had to defend his lead when a massive 27-car wreck unfolded and set the stage for a NASCAR Overtime finish, which swept up eight of the 12 Playoff eligible drivers with major championship implications.
Stenhouse, who missed this year’s Playoffs, lunged ahead at the line, fending off the No. 6 Ford Mustang Dark Horse of Brad Keselowski, who finished second, and the No. 24 NASCAR Chevy Camaro of William Byron in third.
“Man, this team has put a lot of hard work in and obviously we haven’t won since the Daytona 500 in ’23,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr. said. “It’s been an up and down season, a lot of hard work this season trying to find a little bit of speed but we knew this track is one of ours to come get it.”
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s victory marks the third time in five races that a non-Playoff driver has won. Byron is the only Playoff driver who has mathematically secured his spot in the Round of 8.
Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
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1 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger Health/Palmolive Chevrolet | 195 | 19 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
2 | 13 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 195 | 2 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
3 | 16 | 24 | William Byron (P) | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 195 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
4 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 195 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
5 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Dollar Tree Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
6 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | DEWALT Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
7 | 35 | 7 | Justin Haley | Gainbridge Chevrolet | 195 | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
8 | 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet | 195 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
9 | 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | U.S. Air Force Toyota | 195 | 3 | Toyota TRD Camry |
10 | 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx One Rate Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
11 | 24 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
12 | 34 | 15 | Cody Ware | Arby's Ford | 195 | 1 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
13 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 195 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
14 | 37 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Delaware Life Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
15 | 17 | 16 | Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 195 | 9 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
16 | 23 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 195 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
17 | 20 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Nexletol Ford | 195 | 12 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
18 | 28 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Mighty Fire Breaker Ford | 195 | 5 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
19 | 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 195 | 7 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
20 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | Nasty Beast Toyota | 195 | 2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
21 | 39 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Focused Health Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
22 | 38 | 78 | * BJ McLeod(i) | Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet | 195 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
23 | 3 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Georgia Peanuts Commission Ford | 194 | 2 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
24 | 33 | 62 | * Anthony Alfredo(i) | Fortify Building Solutions Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
25 | 22 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Beef A Roo Ford | 194 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
26 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
27 | 40 | 44 | * JJ Yeley(i) | Epoxy Depot Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
28 | 25 | 13 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | Strive Chevrolet | 193 | 9 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
29 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 190 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
30 | 36 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Rush Truck Centers Ford | 189 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
31 | 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | GearWrench Toyota | 188 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
32 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 183 | 29 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
33 | 6 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 183 | 19 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
34 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 183 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
35 | 18 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Wonder Bread Ford | 183 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
36 | 19 | 4 | Josh Berry # | SunnyD Ford | 183 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
37 | 1 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 183 | 42 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
38 | 10 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 183 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
39 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Pennzoil Ford | 124 | 6 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
40 | 27 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Camo Chevrolet | 120 | 17 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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