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Alsco Uniforms 302

Saturday, October 14th, 2023

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 7 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Alsco Uniforms 302
  • Pole Winner: Josh Berry
  • Age: 32
  • Team : No. 8 - LubeZone Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Taylor Moyer
  • Josh Berry won the Pole Award for the Alsco Uniforms 302 with a lap of 29.671 seconds, 181.996 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 92 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third pole and 18th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his 25th top-10 start of 2023 and his sixth in seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Sammy Smith (third) posted his first top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th in 30 races this season.
  • Sammy Smith (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, October 14th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Riley Herbst wins first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race in hometown of Las Vegas

It was a fitting venue, a perfect scenario for Riley Herbst to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race – a dominating 14.9-second victory in the Alsco Uniforms 302 at his home track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Herbst’s No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford led 103 of the 201 laps of the Playoff race leaving no room for error in this career-making day for the 24-year old Las Vegas native. It was the largest margin of victory in the series this season and nearly seven-seconds better than the previous best margin of victory for an Xfinity Series race at this track – 8.4-seconds set back in 2002.

More than 60 of Herbst’s close friends and family members were trackside for this standout showing and Herbst was understandably emotional as he climbed out of his Ford – earning his first trophy in his 139th series start.

“Oh my goodness, I love this town and I love this team,’’ Herbst said, effusively thanking the people – family, team owners and corporate sponsors - who had stuck by him as he made his way up the ranks.

“Oh my goodness, you don’t know what this means, what this takes off my chest. I can’t believe it. I love you Las Vegas. Let’s go.’’

“I’ve been working on myself and everything I can control and all I can do is all I can do,’’ he added. “If there was a caution, there was a caution and we would race them straight up.’’

But he didn’t need to – leading the last 57 laps of the race and extending his lead with each circuit around the 1.5-mile Vegas high banks. Although he did not qualify for the 2023 Playoffs he led six of those championship challengers across the finish line.

Championship points leader, Joe Gibbs Racing’s John Hunter Nemechek finished a distant runner-up to Herbst, followed by Herbst’s SHR teammate Cole Custer. Kaulig Racing’s Chandler Smith and JR Motorsports Sam Mayer rounded out the Top-5. Mayer’s teammate Justin Allgaier was sixth followed by Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill rounding out that top-finishing Playoff group.

JR Motorsports Brandon Jones, Kaulig teammates Daniel Hemric and Layne Riggs completed the Top 10. It was an especially impressive day for the 21-year-old Riggs’ who was just making his second career Xfinity Series start.

Only two of the eight Playoff drivers finished outside the Top-10. RCR’s Sheldon Creed was 15th and JGR’s Sammy Smith was 17th rallying from mid-race pit road issues.

“I’m really disappointed,’’ Allgaier said. “Obviously, a great points day and the guys did a great job. We got behind at the beginning and hard to get it back. … Proud of the effort all day. Hats off to Riley, that was a demonstration right there.’’

The runner-up showing was Nemechek’s fifth Top-3 finish in the last six races. The series-leading seven-time race winner now holds a 47-point lead atop the Playoff standings with two races – at Homestead-Miami and Martinsville, Va. – remaining to set the Championship 4 field for the Nov. 4 season finale in Phoenix.

“Congrats to Riley I know he’s been trying to win one of these things for a long time,’’ Nemechek said, adding, “We got stage points. .. solid points day just have to keep on with it.’’

The sixth-place finishing Allgaier is second to Nemechek in the Playoff standings, up 21 points on the cutoff line. Hill is ranked third, 19 points up and Custer’s third place effort (and stage win) was enough to move him into the Top-4. He holds a 15-point advantage over Chandler Smith for that final position.

Mayer is 16 points back, followed by Sammy Smith (-35) and Creed (-41).

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Laps Actual: 201 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 14.959 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 18 Minutes 31 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 130.598
  • Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,491 (8.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Alsco Uniforms 302
  • Race Winner: Riley Herbst
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 98 - Monster Energy Ford
  • Owner: Tony Stewart
  • Crew Chief: Davin Restivo
  • Riley Herbst won the Alsco Uniforms 302, his first victory in 139 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 23rd top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Chandler Smith (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 26 points over Justin Allgaier.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 8,400 Riley Herbst Stewart Haas Racing 98 Ford 201 140.20 8 1 45 7 65 38.46 29.25 103 51.2 25.75 107.00
2 11,500 John Hunter Nemechek Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 201 119.00 38 2 42 36 17 10.06 7.65 0 0.0 0.00 85.65
3 10,500 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 00 Ford 201 128.00 2 3 41 -1 28 16.57 12.60 62 30.9 15.50 68.10
4 9,200 Chandler Smith Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 201 116.30 4 4 40 0 9 5.33 4.05 23 11.4 5.75 49.80
5 10,200 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports 1 Chevrolet 201 101.40 14 5 39 9 2 1.18 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 48.90
7 11,200 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 201 105.80 7 6 38 1 5 2.96 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 41.25
8 10,800 Austin Hill Richard Childress Racing 21 Chevrolet 201 100.90 10 7 37 3 1 0.59 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 40.45
6 9,700 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 201 96.10 13 8 36 5 8 4.73 3.60 0 0.0 0.00 44.60
10 8,700 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing 10 Chevrolet 201 99.70 6 9 35 -3 7 4.14 3.15 1 0.5 0.25 35.40
11 8,000 Layne Riggs Kaulig Racing 11 Chevrolet 201 84.80 9 10 34 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 33.00
8 8,200 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 200 82.90 19 11 32 8 1 0.59 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 40.45
20 10,000 Josh Berry JR Motorsports 8 Chevrolet 200 85.30 1 12 31 -11 2 1.18 0.90 11 5.5 2.75 23.65
15 8,500 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing 48 Chevrolet 200 78.20 11 13 30 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
25 7,400 Parker Retzlaff Jordan Anderson Racing 31 Chevrolet 200 75.30 5 14 29 -9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 20.00
15 9,000 Sheldon Creed Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevrolet 200 79.50 15 15 28 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
15 7,600 Ryan Sieg N/A 39 Ford 199 74.80 17 16 27 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
22 9,400 Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 199 91.90 3 17 26 -14 24 14.2 10.80 0 0.0 0.00 22.80
13 6,200 Kyle Sieg N/A 29 Ford 199 67.90 24 18 25 6 0 0 0.00 1 0.5 0.25 31.25
11 7,000 Connor Mosack Sam Hunt Racing 24 Toyota 199 64.20 28 19 24 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 33.00
15 5,100 Ryan Reed Motorsports Business Management 66 Chevrolet 198 52.20 25 20 23 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
21 5,300 Daniel Dye Alpha Prime Racing 44 Chevrolet 198 58.30 23 21 21 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
29 7,500 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing 27 Chevrolet 197 59.80 18 22 20 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 16.00
14 6,000 Rajah Caruth Alpha Prime Racing 45 Chevrolet 197 55.20 35 23 19 12 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 31.00
23 7,800 Brett Moffitt AM Racing 25 Ford 197 41.70 27 24 18 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
19 5,600 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports 6 Chevrolet 197 46.30 34 25 17 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 26.00
27 5,900 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing 08 Chevrolet 197 42.80 29 26 16 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 19.00
25 5,200 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing 43 Chevrolet 197 46.00 32 27 15 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 20.00
28 4,900 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports 02 Chevrolet 195 40.70 31 28 14 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
23 4,800 CJ McLaughlin N/A 28 Ford 194 39.00 37 29 13 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
33 6,800 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing 51 Chevrolet 193 50.80 16 30 12 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -2.00
32 4,600 Dawson Cram CHK Racing 74 Chevrolet 193 44.00 21 31 10 -10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
30 4,700 Joey Gase N/A 35 Toyota 193 32.00 36 32 9 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
31 5,000 Josh Williams DGM Racing 92 Chevrolet 56 34.20 26 33 8 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 1.00
36 6,600 Anthony Alfredo BJ McLeod Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 54 48.50 20 34 7 -14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -7.00
36 7,200 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota 53 41.50 22 35 6 -13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -7.00
38 6,300 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing 91 Chevrolet 53 49.00 12 36 5 -24 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -19.00
35 5,800 Joe Graf Jr N/A 38 Ford 12 24.80 30 37 4 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -3.00
33 4,500 Patrick Emerling N/A 53 Chevrolet 3 23.70 33 38 3 -5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -2.00