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2023 Alsco Uniforms 302

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2023 Alsco Uniforms 302
Race details
Race 30 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 14, 2023
Official name 6th Annual Alsco Uniforms 302
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 201 laps, 301 mi (485 km)
Scheduled Distance 201 laps, 301 mi (485 km)
Average speed 130.598 mph (210.177 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 29.671
Most laps led
Driver Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps 103
Winner
No. 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network USA
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN

The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would take the surprise win after putting on a blistering performance, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 103 laps, managing a 15 second lead over John Hunter Nemechek to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his 139th start. He would also be the first non-playoff driver to win a race this season.[1] Stewart-Haas Racing would dominate over half of the race, with Herbst leading 103 laps and Cole Custer winning the first stage and leading 62 laps. To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving Joe Gibbs Racing, and Custer, driving for SHR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Haas Automation
1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent
02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet To The Point
2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Whelen
4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor
6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet Macc Door Systems
07 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel
7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet BRANDT
08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sokal
8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet LubeZone
9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet Jeld-Wen, Menards
10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Cirkul
11 Layne Riggs Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Infinity Communications Group
16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Barger Precast, Quick Tie Products
18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pilot Flying J
19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Tree Top
20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pye-Barker Fire & Safety
21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Bennett Transportation
24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Comprehensive Cancer Centers
25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford Lane Frost Brand
26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Ruedebusch Development
27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Alsco
28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford HEC
31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet FUNKAWAY
35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota Nevada Donor Network
38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford G-Coin
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford Sci Aps
43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Ford Eclipse Claims Consulting
44 Daniel Dye (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Champion Container
45 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet Circle
48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet The Meredith Haga Foundation
66 Ryan Reed MBM Motorsports Chevrolet Tandem Diabetes Care
74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet CHK Racing
78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet PORAC
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Parking Guidance Systems
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
Official entry list

Practice

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The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:05 PM PST, and would last for 20 minutes.[2] Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.376, and an average speed of 177.772 mph (286.096 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 30.376 177.772
2 10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.443 177.381
3 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.528 176.887
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:35 PM CST.[2] Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[4] Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.671, and an average speed of 181.996 mph (292.894 km/h).[5]

Pos.[6] # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.671 181.996
2 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.719 181.702
3 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.761 181.446
4 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.797 181.226
5 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 29.804 181.184
6 10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.854 180.880
7 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.881 180.717
8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.905 180.572
9 11 Layne Riggs Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.959 180.246
10 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.004 179.976
11 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 30.104 179.378
12 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.127 179.241
13 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.173 178.968
14 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.193 178.849
15 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.241 178.566
16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.250 178.512
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.280 178.336
18 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.296 178.241
19 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.318 178.112
20 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.336 178.006
21 74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 30.350 177.924
22 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 30.407 177.591
23 44 Daniel Dye (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 30.463 177.264
24 29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 30.471 177.218
25 66 Ryan Reed MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 30.559 176.707
26 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.596 176.494
27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 30.720 175.781
28 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 30.771 175.490
29 08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.784 175.416
30 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 30.863 174.967
31 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 30.938 174.543
32 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Ford 31.152 173.344
33 53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 31.187 173.149
Qualified by owner's points
34 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.253 172.783
35 45 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 31.340 172.304
36 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 31.436 171.778
37 28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 31.995 168.776
38 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Failed to qualify
39 4 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.487 171.499
40 07 Gray Gaulding SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.576 171.016
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 9
3 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 2
10 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10
2 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
6 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 111

Pos.[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 8 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 201 103 Running 51
2 38 20 John Hunter Nemechek (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 201 0 Running 48
3 2 00 Cole Custer (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 201 62 Running 53
4 4 16 Chandler Smith (R) (P) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 23 Running 47
5 14 1 Sam Mayer (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 35
6 7 7 Justin Allgaier (P) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 42
7 10 21 Austin Hill (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 36
8 13 9 Brandon Jones JR Motorsports Chevrolet 201 0 Running 33
9 6 10 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 1 Running 41
10 9 11 Layne Riggs Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 201 0 Running 27
11 19 19 Myatt Snider Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 Running 26
12 1 8 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 11 Running 29
13 11 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 26
14 5 31 Parker Retzlaff (R) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 23
15 15 2 Sheldon Creed (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 Running 22
16 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 0 Running 21
17 3 18 Sammy Smith (R) (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 0 Running 30
18 24 29 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Ford 199 1 Running 19
19 28 24 Connor Mosack (R) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 199 0 Running 18
20 25 66 Ryan Reed MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 Running 17
21 23 44 Daniel Dye (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 198 0 Running 0
22 18 27 Jeb Burton Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 15
23 35 45 Rajah Caruth (i) Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 0
24 27 25 Brett Moffitt AM Racing Ford 197 0 Running 13
25 34 6 Brennan Poole JD Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 Running 12
26 29 08 Stefan Parsons SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 Running 11
27 32 43 Ryan Ellis Alpha Prime Racing Ford 197 0 Running 10
28 31 02 Blaine Perkins (R) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Running 9
29 37 28 C. J. McLaughlin RSS Racing Ford 194 0 Running 8
30 16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 193 0 Running 7
31 21 74 Dawson Cram CHK Racing Chevrolet 193 0 Running 6
32 36 35 Joey Gase Emerling-Gase Motorsports Toyota 193 0 Running 5
33 26 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 56 0 Accident 4
34 20 78 Anthony Alfredo B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 Accident 3
35 22 26 Kaz Grala Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 53 0 Accident 2
36 12 91 Kyle Weatherman DGM Racing Chevrolet 53 0 Accident 1
37 30 38 Joe Graf Jr. RSS Racing Ford 12 0 Accident 1
38 33 53 Patrick Emerling Emerling-Gase Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 Accident 1
Official race results

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ Cook, Garrett (October 14, 2023). "Riley Herbst Dominates Las Vegas for Long-Awaited 1st Xfinity Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Fall Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Kornhoff, Taylor (October 13, 2023). "Josh Berry Wins Xfinity Pole at Las Vegas". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 14, 2023.


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