The 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Mission 200 at The Glen is done and dusted. The 25th race of the season, with 38 entries, started at 3 pm ET on Saturday, September 14. It took place at Watkins Glen International and lasted two hours, 35 minutes, and 38 seconds.
Mission 200 at The Glen saw 10 lead changes among seven drivers and witnessed seven caution flags.
Who won the NASCAR Xfinity Series race today?
Driving the #88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, Connor Zilisch survived two wild overtime restarts while managing fuel mileage at Watkins Glen to win his first career NASCAR victory in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut. He pulled off an incredible performance on his debut against the best NASCAR drivers at a historic 2.45-mile-long road course.
The 18-year-old rising star was also the most dominant driver of the race, as he won Stage 1 from pole and led race high 45 of 90 laps to cross the finish line in P1. He crossed the finish line under caution, holding off runner-up finisher Sheldon Creed.
With the win, he became the seventh driver in Xfinity Series history to win on his debut and the second-youngest winner after Joey Logano in the series.
Meanwhile, Sheldon Creed finished runner-up for a record 12th time, followed by AJ Allmendinger, Chandler Smith, and Shane van Gisbergen in the top five. Ross Chastain, Parker Kligerman, Jesse Love, Joey Logano, and Josh Bilicki completed the top 10.
NASCAR 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen final results
Here are the final results of the 2024 Mission 200 at The Glen at the Watkins Glen International:
- #88 - Connor Zilisch
- #18 - Sheldon Creed
- #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
- #81 - Chandler Smith
- #97 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
- #92 - Ross Chastain (i)
- #48 - Parker Kligerman
- #2 - Jesse Love (R)
- #15 - Joey Logano (i)
- #91 - Josh Bilicki
- #32 - Austin Green
- #17 - William Byron (i)
- #98 - Riley Herbst
- #31 - Parker Retzlaff
- #43 - Ryan Ellis
- #42 - Leland Honeyman (R)
- #7 - Justin Allgaier
- #51 - Jeremy Clements
- #8 - Sammy Smith
- #1 - Sam Mayer
- #00 - Cole Custer
- #39 - Ryan Sieg
- #44 - Brennan Poole
- #26 - Ed Jones
- #19 - Ty Gibbs (i)
- #20 - Aric Almirola
- #14 - R. C. Enerson
- #9 - Brandon Jones
- #35 - Thomas Annunziata
- #87 - Mike Skeen
- #27 - Jeb Burton
- #11 - Josh Williams
- #21 - Austin Hill
- #5 - Anthony Alfredo
- #38 - Matt DiBenedetto
- #45 - Alon Day
- #28 - Kyle Sieg
- #36 - Kyle Weatherman
Catch Xfinity Series drivers and teams in action at Bristol Motor Speedway for the regular season final race on September 20.