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. The race was held on Saturday, June 29, 2024, in

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, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 188 laps to complete.

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, driving for

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, would take the lead from

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late in the race, and led the final 46 laps to earn his 11th career

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win, and his second of the season. Nemechek also dominated the majority of the race, leading a race-high 76 laps. To fill out the podium,

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, and

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, driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was the last start for

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as she would be replaced by

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at the

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and other drivers replacing her.

Report

Background

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is a

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complex located in

, United States, about southeast of

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. The track was built in

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competition. It is a

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oval track long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by

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, which also owns many other NASCAR tracks. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the

and

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circuits. Current permanent

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is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Saturday, June 29, at 11:00 AM EST, and would last for 20 minutes.

, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.173, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 29, at 11:30 AM EST. Since

is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. All drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that session will win the pole.

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, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.876, and a speed of . Jade Buford was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 98''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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