For the second yr in a row on the Chicago Avenue Course, it was Shane van Gisbergen who made the the profitable transfer late within the race.
After main early and profitable Stage 1, van Gisbergen was set behind the eight-ball as a consequence of various pit methods. Nevertheless, the driving force of the No. 97 Chevrolet Camaro battled again, ultimately making his strategy to second place with three laps to go.
On lap 48 of fifty, van Gisbergen received round Talladega winner Jesse Love and by no means seemed again, pulling away from Ty Gibbs to win his third race of the 2024 Xfinity Collection season.
van Gisbergen and fellow star Kyle Larson placed on an unimaginable show of racing in Stage One, with each drivers swapping the lead a number of occasions. After van Gisbergen received round Larson for a vital stage win, each drivers discovered themselves outdoors of the highest 20.
Helped by a rash of late-race cautions, each van Gisbergen and Larson made their method again into the highest 5, with Larson clawing his method again to complete third.
Love got here dwelling fifth, although a top-five end was small comfort for a younger driver who appeared primed to steal a win from the heavy favorites.
Parker Kligerman got here dwelling fourth, with Connor Mosack and Austin Hill ending sixth and seventh, respectively. Joey Logano, Justin Allgaier and Austin Inexperienced rounded out the highest 10.
Different notable finishers from Saturday’s race embrace AJ Allmendinger in eleventh, Sammy Smith in thirteenth, Ryan Sieg in sixteenth, Sheldon Creed in twenty sixth and Riley Herbst in twenty eighth.
Because of an engine failure on lap 5, Chandler Smith completed final in Saturday’s race.
The Xfinity Collection’ subsequent race will likely be subsequent Saturday at Pocono, the place the sphere will attempt to tame the two.5-mile “Difficult Triangle.”
