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The LiUNA!

Saturday, March 2nd, 2024

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

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  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 5 Toyota
  • 7 Ford

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA!
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 00 - Production Alliance Group Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the The LiUNA! with a lap of 29.788 seconds, 181.281 mph.
  • This is his 19th pole in 146 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2024.
  • This is his third pole in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Chandler Smith (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2024 and his third in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his third in three races this season.
  • Jesse Love (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
John Hunter Nemechek wins desert duel of Joe Gibbs Racing teammates

Chandler Smith won the battle. John Hunter Nemechek won the war. 

The Joe Gibbs Racing teammates spent most of Saturday afternoon racing each other for the top spot in The LiUNA!, a 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was Nemechek who proved superior in the long run. 

After Smith won the first two stages of the race—the second with a deft last-lap pass of Nemechek’s No. 20 Toyota—Nemechek asserted his dominance. 

By the time Nemechek crossed the finish line at the end of Lap 200, he held a 4.360-second lead over pole winner Cole Custer, who had charged into second place after a late cycle of green-flag pit stops. 

“Hats off to all the guys on this 20 team for Joe Gibbs Racing, said Nemechek, who led a race-high 99 laps in securing his first victory of the season, his first at Las Vegas and the 10th of his career. 

“Man, it’s awesome to come out here and win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with a limited number of starts. Our goal is to come and win as many as we possibly could. Nothing else matters. 

“Congrats to Tyler (Allen). He’s the crew chief this year on the 20 car—his first win as a crew chief. Our spotter, Ryan Blanchard—his first win as well… Man, it feels so good to win here in Las Vegas. Got to rest for tomorrow., so I’m excited.” 

Now full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series with Legacy Motor Club, Nemechek will race in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). 

Smith arguably had the best car in the race until he pitted with the rest of the field at the second stage break. 

“We just over-adjusted a little bit,” said Smith, who led 74 laps, including the first 49, and came home third. “(We were) trying to stay ahead of the race track, and it feels actually like it might have gotten a little colder as well. 

“It felt like track definitely freed up, and we went in that same direction, thinking it was going to tighten up. So you live and you learn… We were pretty dominant and we just over-adjusted, but I’m happy that a Joe Gibbs Racing car still won.” 

Austin Hill, who triumphed in the first two races of the season, at Daytona and Atlanta, was fourth, with Riley Herbst finishing fifth after dominating the Las Vegas race last fall. AJ Allmendinger, Ryan Sieg, Sammy Smith, Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier completed the top 10. 

Hill retained his series lead by 22 points over Smith in second. Hailie Deegan was the top Sunoco rookie with a 15th-place finish. 

For the second time in three races, ill fortune beset JR Motorsports’ Sam Mayer, who completed just 22 of 120 laps in the season opener at Daytona. 

Mayer was running 10th on Lap 8 on Saturday when the No. 31 Chevrolet of fifth-place qualifier Parker Retzlaff turned sideways in front of him and slammed into the right side of Mayer’s car, knocking him out of the race. 

“It’s just the year from hell,” Mayer said. “Very frustrating and unfortunate and can’t wait to get to Phoenix (for next Saturday’s race).” 

Another early casualty was New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen, who took his Kaulig Racing Chevrolet behind the wall with overheating problems after completing 27 laps. 

Van Gisbergen and Mayer finished 37th and 38th, respectively, in the 38-car field.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 04.360 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 11 Minutes 15 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 137.143
  • Cautions: 4 for 22 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,772 (10.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA!
  • Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 20 - Safeway/Albertsons Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Tyler Allen
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the The LiUNA!, his 10th victory in 103 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in 2024.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2024.
  • Chandler Smith (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Hailie Deegan (15th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Hill leads the point standings by 22 points over Chandler Smith.
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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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Austin Hill 5 4 Running 4 29.025 4 14.047 1 43.073 1 42.061 43.650
John Hunter Nemechek 12 1 Running 4 29.046 7 14.740 3 43.785 2 42.687 45.152
Riley Herbst 11 5 Running 4 28.878 2 15.232 5 44.110 3 43.109 45.048
Justin Allgaier 36 10 Running 4 29.366 16 14.957 4 44.323 4 39.484 47.729
Cole Custer 1 2 Running 4 28.726 1 15.690 8 44.416 5 43.600 45.271
Brennan Poole 18 19 Running 4 29.913 24 14.665 2 44.578 6 37.954 47.697
Aric Almirola 10 12 Running 4 29.073 9 15.507 7 44.580 7 36.675 50.369
AJ Allmendinger 3 6 Running 4 29.357 13 15.465 6 44.822 8 44.161 45.110
Sammy Smith 8 8 Running 4 29.078 10 15.857 10 44.935 9 44.105 45.466
Kyle Weatherman 20 21 Running 3 29.384 17 15.794 9 45.177 10 38.976 48.916
Chandler Smith 2 3 Running 4 29.016 3 16.191 11 45.207 11 43.492 48.099
Jeb Burton 21 23 Running 3 29.046 8 17.095 12 46.141 12 45.614 46.855
Brandon Jones 13 9 Running 4 29.032 5 17.442 16 46.474 13 45.379 47.389
Jesse Love 15 17 Running 3 29.035 6 17.440 15 46.474 14 45.098 48.511
Hailie Deegan 28 15 Running 4 29.390 18 17.175 14 46.565 15 45.452 47.871
Ryan Sieg 6 7 Running 4 29.143 11 17.651 19 46.794 16 46.083 47.932
Sheldon Creed 9 26 Running 4 29.718 22 17.100 13 46.818 17 44.835 48.505
Corey Heim 16 13 Running 4 29.478 19 17.481 17 46.959 18 46.742 47.360
Josh Williams 32 14 Running 3 29.648 21 17.595 18 47.243 19 46.593 48.135
Parker Kligerman 7 11 Running 4 29.175 12 18.159 20 47.334 20 45.117 49.677
2 29.362 15 18.754 21 48.116 21 47.453 48.779
Jeremy Clements 17 25 Running 1 29.358 14 19.219 24 48.577 22 48.577 48.577
Ryan Ellis 23 22 Running 1 29.877 23 18.756 22 48.633 23 48.633 48.633
Anthony Alfredo 37 16 Running 3 29.524 20 19.208 23 48.732 24 47.569 50.280
Patrick Emerling 30 28 Running 1 30.127 26 19.819 25 49.946 25 49.946 49.946
Kyle Sieg 27 20 Running 3 30.177 27 19.897 26 50.074 26 49.769 50.274
Nick Leitz 31 27 Running 1 30.114 25 20.019 28 50.133 27 50.133 50.133
Joey Gase 38 30 Running 2 30.514 28 19.987 27 50.500 28 49.832 51.168
Blaine Perkins 29 31 Running 1 31.220 30 20.254 29 51.474 29 51.474 51.474
BJ McLeod 24 32 Running 2 31.261 31 20.554 30 51.814 30 51.246 52.382
JJ Yeley 22 24 Running 1 30.941 29 20.954 31 51.895 31 51.895 51.895

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
178 177 29.231 18.222 47.453 4-wheel change
124 124 29.493 19.286 48.779 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 168 167 29.013 15.148 44.161 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 92 92 29.906 15.014 44.920 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 48 48 29.114 15.982 45.096 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 124 124 29.394 15.716 45.110 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 175 174 28.867 7.808 36.675 Right-sides only
Aric Almirola 124 124 29.050 15.682 44.732 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 92 92 28.992 17.550 46.542 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 48 48 29.381 20.988 50.369 4-wheel change
JJ Yeley 124 124 30.941 20.954 51.895 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 179 179 29.207 10.277 39.484 Right-sides only
Justin Allgaier 124 124 29.387 15.649 45.036 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 48 48 29.459 15.583 45.042 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 92 92 29.412 18.317 47.729 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 124 124 29.101 16.016 45.117 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 48 48 29.226 16.983 46.209 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 92 92 29.248 19.085 48.333 4-wheel change
Parker Kligerman 169 168 29.124 20.553 49.677 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 153 149 30.113 19.719 49.832 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 93 91 30.914 20.254 51.168 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 169 168 28.864 16.750 45.614 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 124 124 28.936 17.017 45.953 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 92 92 29.338 17.517 46.855 4-wheel change
BJ McLeod 160 156 30.392 20.854 51.246 4-wheel change
BJ McLeod 49 48 32.129 20.253 52.382 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 168 166 29.877 18.756 48.633 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 166 165 29.133 16.950 46.083 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 92 92 29.044 17.049 46.093 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 124 124 29.081 17.985 47.066 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 48 48 29.313 18.619 47.932 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 179 178 29.366 9.610 38.976 Right-sides only
Kyle Weatherman 48 48 29.354 18.286 47.640 4-wheel change
Kyle Weatherman 92 92 29.431 19.485 48.916 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 182 181 29.780 8.174 37.954 Right-sides only
Brennan Poole 124 124 29.837 16.083 45.920 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 92 92 29.991 16.749 46.740 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 48 48 30.045 17.652 47.697 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 167 166 28.519 15.081 43.600 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 92 92 28.683 15.147 43.830 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 48 48 29.013 15.950 44.963 4-wheel change
Cole Custer 124 124 28.688 16.583 45.271 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 124 124 28.773 13.914 42.687 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 168 168 29.038 14.580 43.618 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 92 92 29.136 14.547 43.683 4-wheel change
John Hunter Nemechek 48 48 29.235 15.917 45.152 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 167 166 28.915 13.146 42.061 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 48 48 29.013 14.048 43.061 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 92 92 28.904 14.614 43.518 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 124 124 29.269 14.381 43.650 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 124 124 28.996 16.383 45.379 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 92 92 29.141 16.816 45.957 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 48 48 28.920 18.252 47.172 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 165 164 29.071 18.318 47.389 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 173 170 29.358 19.219 48.577 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 48 48 29.509 17.084 46.593 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 124 124 29.483 17.518 47.001 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 92 92 29.951 18.184 48.135 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 92 92 28.929 14.180 43.109 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 48 48 28.688 15.450 44.138 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 167 166 28.997 15.148 44.145 4-wheel change
Riley Herbst 124 124 28.899 16.149 45.048 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 170 169 29.885 17.684 47.569 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 92 92 29.395 18.951 48.346 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 124 124 29.292 20.988 50.280 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 49 48 30.127 19.819 49.946 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 124 124 29.553 15.282 44.835 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 177 176 30.687 15.415 46.102 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 48 48 29.310 18.519 47.829 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 92 92 29.320 19.185 48.505 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 93 91 31.220 20.254 51.474 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 48 48 30.015 19.754 49.769 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 124 124 30.493 19.686 50.179 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 92 92 30.022 20.252 50.274 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 92 92 28.712 14.780 43.492 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 124 124 28.889 14.815 43.704 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 166 165 29.383 16.149 45.532 4-wheel change
Chandler Smith 48 48 29.079 19.020 48.099 4-wheel change
Hailie Deegan 169 168 29.270 16.182 45.452 4-wheel change
Hailie Deegan 124 124 29.301 16.416 45.717 4-wheel change
Hailie Deegan 48 48 29.502 17.718 47.220 4-wheel change
Hailie Deegan 92 92 29.487 18.384 47.871 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 92 92 29.893 16.849 46.742 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 124 124 29.366 17.438 46.804 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 167 166 29.445 17.484 46.929 4-wheel change
Corey Heim 48 48 29.208 18.152 47.360 4-wheel change
Nick Leitz 152 149 30.114 20.019 50.133 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 166 165 28.890 15.215 44.105 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 124 124 28.896 15.816 44.712 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 48 48 29.373 16.083 45.456 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 92 92 29.151 16.315 45.466 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 92 92 28.883 16.215 45.098 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 48 48 29.163 16.651 45.814 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 124 124 29.058 19.453 48.511 4-wheel change