Pit Stops : Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The LiUNA!

Saturday, March 15th, 2025

Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas, NV

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Austin Hill hopes to rebound from misfortune at Phoenix Raceway

A race-ending mistake last Saturday at Phoenix Raceway cost Austin Hill the NASCAR Xfinity Series lead.

Just 61 laps into the fourth event of the season, Hill bounced off the inside wall in Turn 3 and collected the cars of Sheldon Creed and Dean Thompson. Hill finished 37th and fell to fourth in the standings as Richard Childress Racing teammate Jesse Love took over the points lead with a ninth-place finish.

“I was right behind the No. 8 (Sammy Smith) and just messed up,” Hill said ruefully. “I misjudged the inside wall, and that may be the dumbest move I’ve had happen to me in racing…

“We’ll rebuild for Las Vegas and try to have a good outcome there.”

Hill will look to regain the form that earned a victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway and the series lead in Saturday’s The Liuna! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (4:30 p.m. ET on CW, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Hill is the only former Las Vegas winner in the field for Saturday’s race, but he’ll have plenty of competition from perennial contender Justin Allgaier. The driver of the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet has more second-place finishes (4), top fives (11), stage wins (3) and laps led (330) than the rest of the field combined, despite being winless at the track.

Last week’s winner, Aric Almirola, will make his third start of the season in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, seeking his first top-10 finish at LVMS in his seventh start there.

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA!
  • Pole Winner: Sammy Smith
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No 8 - Pilot Chevrolet
  • Owner: Dale Earnhardt, Jr
  • Crew Chief: Phillip Bell
  • Sammy Smith won the Pole Award for the The LiUNA! with a lap of 29435 seconds, 183455 mph
  • This is his third pole in 80 NASCAR Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2025
  • This is his first pole in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Carson Kvapil (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2025 and his first in one race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Connor Zilisch (third) posted his first top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway It is his fourth in five races this season
  • Carson Kvapil (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Saturday, March 15th, 2025
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Justin Allgaier holds off Aric Almirola for first win at Las Vegas

On Friday night, Justin Allgaier saw the Eagles in concert. On Saturday, he was flying.

Holding off Aric Almirola over a 102-lap green-flag run, Allgaier finally claimed victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after finishing second four times at the 1.5-mile track.

Allgaier’s victory in The Liuna! was his first of the season, the 26th of his career and the 90th for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The reigning series champion crossed the finish line 1.067 seconds ahead of Almirola, who lost ground trying to run the outside lane with just over three laps left.

The decisive moment in the race, however, may have come much earlier. Allgaier lost the lead to Almirola during an exchange of pit stops midway through the final stage, but he regained it in traffic on Lap 152 and remained out front the rest of the way.

With the victory, Allgaier qualified for the first Xfinity Dash4Cash race next Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, along with third-place finisher Jesse Love, fourth-place Austin Hill and fifth-place Sam Mayer. The highest finisher among the four earns a $100,000 bonus.

Almirola isn’t scheduled to run the Homestead race.

“It was amazing,” said Allgaier. “This whole team—I just can’t say enough. Aric and I were going at it. Hats of to him; he ran a heck of a race…

“Rick Brandt (of sponsor Brandt) was here last night. He took us to a great concert, Eagles concert … Everyone at JR Motorsports, I can’t say enough about how proud I am of what we have here. It’s been special.”

After Allgaier took the lead on Lap 152, he opened an advantage of more than two seconds over Almirola, who spent the next 40 laps whittling the margin down to a car-length. But Almirola couldn’t find a way past Allgaier in the closing laps.

“You always hate to finish second, but Justin and that team was I felt like the class of the field today,” Almirola said. “We were close, but they could just take off so much faster than I could. I think that’s really the difference.

“I thought my only hope was to cycle in front of him on the green-flag stop, and we did, but I just got caught up behind some lapped traffic there that I misjudged. I wasn’t sure which way they were going, and he got by me and built such a big gap that I used my stuff up trying to get back to him.”

The green-flag stops in the final stage proved costly to Sunoco rookie Connor Zilisch, who streaked into the lead on Lap 100 and held it until Allgaier nosed ahead at the start/finish line on Lap 127.

During the stops on Lap 145, however, Zilisch drew a speeding penalty and served a pass-through that dropped him to the back of the lead lap. He rallied to finish ninth, the last driver on the lead lap.

Allgaier led 102 of the 200 laps, followed by Almirola (51) and Zilisch (28). Brandon Jones, Ryan Seig, Harrison Burton, Zilisch and Sheldon Creed completed the top 10.

Allgaier, who won the first stage by 8.262 seconds and finished second in Stage 2, took over the series lead by 19 points over Love.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.067 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 8 Minutes 30 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 140.078
  • Cautions: 3 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,483 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA!
  • Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 38
  • Team : No 7 - Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
  • Crew Chief: James Pohlman
  • Justin Allgaier won the The LiUNA!, his 26th victory in 476 Xfinity Series races
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2025
  • This is his first victory and 19th top-10 finish in 22 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Aric Almirola (second) posted his first top-10 finish in seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway It is his third top-10 finish in 2025
  • Jesse Love (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Connor Zilisch (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 19 points over Jesse Love
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Las Vegas, Nevada - September 25, 2020 : Xfinity Series pit stops at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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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 PIT STOPS AVG DRVR TIME DRVR RANK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TTL TIME TTL RANK FST STOP SLW STOP
Brandon Jones 15 6 Running 3 28.793 5 14.900 1 43.693 1 43.080 44.553
Aric Almirola 11 2 Running 3 28.849 8 14.940 2 43.789 2 43.675 43.978
Taylor Gray 4 19 Running 4 28.733 4 15.160 4 43.893 3 43.431 44.742
Sammy Smith 1 14 Running 3 28.693 2 15.400 5 44.093 4 43.236 44.565
Austin Hill 14 4 Running 4 29.512 23 15.000 3 44.512 5 43.849 45.308
Justin Allgaier 6 1 Running 3 28.721 3 16.340 7 45.061 6 44.016 47.018
Jesse Love 7 3 Running 3 28.826 7 16.313 6 45.139 7 43.004 48.162
Carson Kvapil 2 17 Running 3 28.948 10 16.467 8 45.415 8 45.023 45.742
Connor Zilisch 3 9 Running 3 28.803 6 16.867 9 45.670 9 45.161 46.271
Christian Eckes 17 13 Running 3 29.210 14 16.973 10 46.183 10 44.468 47.238
Ryan Sieg 20 7 Running 3 28.965 11 17.260 11 46.225 11 45.293 47.466
Nicholas Sanchez 9 20 Running 3 28.641 1 17.780 13 46.421 12 44.126 48.288
Sheldon Creed 23 10 Running 3 28.921 9 17.960 16 46.881 13 45.048 49.344
Harrison Burton 18 8 Running 3 29.499 22 17.400 12 46.899 14 46.344 47.824
Sam Mayer 5 5 Running 3 29.066 13 17.887 15 46.952 15 45.643 47.977
Jeb Burton 10 23 Running 3 29.483 20 17.793 14 47.277 16 46.189 49.005
Matt DiBenedetto 19 16 Running 3 29.288 16 18.047 19 47.335 17 45.010 49.123
Dean Thompson 28 15 Running 3 29.428 19 17.960 16 47.388 18 46.938 47.798
Kyle Sieg 21 11 Running 3 29.744 25 17.960 16 47.704 19 46.902 48.520
Daniel Dye 16 12 Running 3 29.269 15 19.313 22 48.583 20 45.182 52.417
Patrick Emerling 25 28 Running 4 29.952 27 18.695 21 48.647 21 39.854 53.259
Parker Retzlaff 12 21 Running 4 30.021 28 18.665 20 48.686 22 46.920 50.635
Brennan Poole 30 22 Running 3 29.401 18 20.213 24 49.614 23 47.621 52.069
Kris Wright 26 25 Running 3 30.381 30 20.253 25 50.634 24 48.279 53.080
Ryan Ellis 35 34 Running 3 29.621 24 21.053 27 50.674 25 49.346 52.523
Mason Massey 31 37 Suspension 1 30.799 33 20.340 26 51.139 26 51.139 51.139
Jeremy Clements 13 24 Running 3 29.033 12 22.547 29 51.579 27 47.094 54.813
Josh Williams 24 29 Running 2 32.277 37 19.640 23 51.917 28 46.510 57.323
Greg Van Alst 38 35 Running 3 31.380 36 21.180 28 52.560 29 50.650 55.868
Anthony Alfredo 22 18 Running 3 29.300 17 23.347 31 52.646 30 49.365 55.443
Blaine Perkins 27 26 Running 2 29.498 21 23.410 32 52.908 31 48.115 57.701
Garrett Smithley 33 27 Running 3 29.901 26 23.253 30 53.154 32 50.404 55.224
Joey Gase 37 33 Running 2 30.418 31 23.620 33 54.038 33 52.818 55.258
Leland Honeyman Jr 29 30 Running 3 31.000 34 23.753 34 54.753 34 50.741 57.943
Austin Green 36 36 Alternator 2 30.765 32 24.020 35 54.785 35 49.762 59.807
Dawson Cram 32 32 Running 1 31.292 35 28.120 36 59.412 36 59.412 59.412
Josh Bilicki 34 31 Running 2 30.172 29 29.340 37 59.512 37 59.381 59.642

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
Aric Almirola 93 93 28.555 15.120 43.675 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 144 144 29.094 14.620 43.714 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 48 48 28.898 15.080 43.978 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 144 144 28.476 15.540 44.016 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 93 93 28.428 15.720 44.148 4-wheel change
Justin Allgaier 48 48 29.258 17.760 47.018 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 149 143 29.178 23.640 52.818 4-wheel change
Joey Gase 94 90 31.658 23.600 55.258 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 93 93 29.309 16.880 46.189 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 145 144 29.476 17.160 46.636 4-wheel change
Jeb Burton 48 48 29.665 19.340 49.005 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 146 145 29.270 15.740 45.010 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 93 93 29.212 18.660 47.872 4-wheel change
Matt DiBenedetto 48 48 29.383 19.740 49.123 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 49 48 29.986 19.360 49.346 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 94 92 29.774 20.380 50.154 4-wheel change
Ryan Ellis 150 147 29.103 23.420 52.523 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 144 143 29.093 16.200 45.293 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 48 48 28.775 17.140 45.915 4-wheel change
Ryan Sieg 93 93 29.026 18.440 47.466 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 93 93 29.321 18.300 47.621 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 149 148 29.273 19.880 49.153 4-wheel change
Brennan Poole 50 49 29.609 22.460 52.069 4-wheel change
Garrett Smithley 152 149 29.404 21.000 50.404 4-wheel change
Garrett Smithley 94 92 29.434 24.400 53.834 4-wheel change
Garrett Smithley 49 48 30.864 24.360 55.224 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 148 143 29.701 29.680 59.381 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 92 88 30.642 29.000 59.642 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 48 48 29.329 14.520 43.849 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 145 145 28.922 15.380 44.302 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 72 71 29.170 15.420 44.590 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 94 94 30.628 14.680 45.308 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 93 93 28.760 14.320 43.080 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 145 144 28.766 14.680 43.446 4-wheel change
Brandon Jones 48 48 28.853 15.700 44.553 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 93 93 29.304 17.040 46.344 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 145 144 29.430 17.100 46.530 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 48 48 29.764 18.060 47.824 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 152 150 28.794 18.300 47.094 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 94 92 29.011 23.820 52.831 4-wheel change
Jeremy Clements 50 47 29.293 25.520 54.813 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 156 151 30.450 16.060 46.510 4-wheel change
Josh Williams 49 47 34.103 23.220 57.323 4-wheel change
Mason Massey 94 89 30.799 20.340 51.139 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 148 147 29.025 20.340 49.365 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 48 48 29.251 23.880 53.131 4-wheel change
Anthony Alfredo 93 93 29.623 25.820 55.443 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 111 109 29.314 10.540 39.854 Right-sides only
Patrick Emerling 94 93 29.888 18.600 48.488 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 155 151 30.048 22.940 52.988 4-wheel change
Patrick Emerling 49 48 30.559 22.700 53.259 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 93 93 28.548 16.500 45.048 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 144 143 29.070 17.180 46.250 4-wheel change
Sheldon Creed 48 48 29.144 20.200 49.344 4-wheel change
Kris Wright 149 146 30.119 18.160 48.279 4-wheel change
Kris Wright 94 92 30.104 20.440 50.544 4-wheel change
Kris Wright 49 48 30.920 22.160 53.080 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 152 149 29.315 18.800 48.115 4-wheel change
Blaine Perkins 94 92 29.681 28.020 57.701 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 48 48 30.102 16.800 46.902 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 93 93 29.569 18.120 47.689 4-wheel change
Kyle Sieg 151 151 29.560 18.960 48.520 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 93 93 28.703 16.940 45.643 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 144 143 29.657 17.580 47.237 4-wheel change
Sam Mayer 48 48 28.837 19.140 47.977 4-wheel change
Dawson Cram 94 92 31.292 28.120 59.412 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 145 144 29.048 15.420 44.468 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 93 93 29.304 17.540 46.844 4-wheel change
Christian Eckes 48 48 29.278 17.960 47.238 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 146 145 29.238 17.700 46.938 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 48 48 29.928 17.500 47.428 4-wheel change
Dean Thompson 93 93 29.118 18.680 47.798 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 93 93 28.631 14.800 43.431 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 143 142 28.760 14.720 43.480 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 159 158 28.617 15.300 43.917 4-wheel change
Taylor Gray 48 48 28.922 15.820 44.742 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 143 142 28.446 15.680 44.126 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 48 48 28.810 18.040 46.850 4-wheel change
Nicholas Sanchez 93 93 28.668 19.620 48.288 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 48 48 29.660 17.260 46.920 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 147 146 28.982 18.400 47.382 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 93 93 30.148 19.660 49.808 4-wheel change
Parker Retzlaff 1 0 31.295 19.340 50.635 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 93 93 28.576 14.660 43.236 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 48 48 29.077 15.400 44.477 4-wheel change
Sammy Smith 145 144 28.425 16.140 44.565 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 94 91 31.381 19.360 50.741 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 144 139 29.636 25.940 55.576 4-wheel change
Leland Honeyman Jr 49 48 31.983 25.960 57.943 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 48 48 29.262 15.920 45.182 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 151 150 29.089 19.060 48.149 4-wheel change
Daniel Dye 93 93 29.457 22.960 52.417 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 93 93 28.804 14.200 43.004 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 145 144 28.871 15.380 44.251 4-wheel change
Jesse Love 48 48 28.802 19.360 48.162 4-wheel change
Greg Van Alst 94 84 31.150 19.500 50.650 4-wheel change
Greg Van Alst 141 124 30.823 20.340 51.163 4-wheel change
Greg Van Alst 49 48 32.168 23.700 55.868 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 48 48 28.683 16.340 45.023 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 145 145 29.339 16.140 45.479 4-wheel change
Carson Kvapil 93 93 28.822 16.920 45.742 4-wheel change
Connor Zilisch 48 48 29.221 15.940 45.161 4-wheel change
Connor Zilisch 145 145 28.617 16.960 45.577 4-wheel change
Connor Zilisch 93 93 28.571 17.700 46.271 4-wheel change
Austin Green 94 62 30.602 19.160 49.762 4-wheel change
Austin Green 118 85 30.927 28.880 59.807 4-wheel change