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NASCAR Xfinity Series

Alsco Uniforms 302

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

October 14th, 2023

Race #30 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
- Extended to 201 laps
Miles Raced : 301.5
Time of Race : 02 Hours 18 minutes 31 seconds
Average Speed: 130.598 mph
Margin of Victory : 14.959 seconds
Cautions: 5
Caution Laps: 26
Lead Changes: 11
Cars in Race : 38
Finished On Lead Lap: 10 (26%)

Riley Herbst celebrates after winning — Las Vegas, Nevada - October 14th, 2023: Riley Herbst, driver of the #98 Monster Energy Ford, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by Sean Gardner | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	8	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	51	40	11	6	201	103	3	10	1	Running
2	38	20	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	48	35	13	0	201	0	0	6	3	Running
3	2	0	Cole Custer	Ford	53	34	19	1	201	62	3	1	2	Running
4	4	16	Chandler Smith	Chevrolet	47	33	14	0	201	23	2	2	6	Running
5	14	1	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	35	32	3	0	201	0	0	0	8	Running
6	7	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	42	31	11	0	201	0	0	7	4	Running
7	10	21	Austin Hill	Chevrolet	36	30	6	0	201	0	0	5	0	Running
8	13	9	Brandon Jones	Chevrolet	33	29	4	0	201	0	0	8	10	Running
9	6	10	Daniel Hemric	Chevrolet	41	28	13	0	201	1	1	4	5	Running
10	9	11	Layne Riggs	Chevrolet	27	27	0	0	201	0	0	0	0	Running
11	19	19	Myatt Snider	Toyota	26	26	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
12	1	8	Josh Berry	Chevrolet	29	25	4	0	200	11	2	0	7	Running
13	11	48	Parker Kligerman	Chevrolet	26	24	2	0	200	0	0	9	0	Running
14	5	31	Parker Retzlaff	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
15	15	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
16	17	39	Ryan Sieg	Ford	21	21	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
17	3	18	Sammy Smith	Toyota	30	20	10	0	199	0	0	3	9	Running
18	24	29	Kyle Sieg	Ford	19	19	0	0	199	1	1	0	0	Running
19	28	24	Connor Mosack	Toyota	18	18	0	0	199	0	0	0	0	Running
20	25	66	Ryan Reed	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	198	0	0	0	0	Running
21	23	44	Daniel Dye	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	198	0	0	0	0	Running
22	18	27	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
23	35	45	Rajah Caruth	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
24	27	25	Brett Moffitt	Ford	13	13	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
25	34	6	Brennan Poole	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
26	29	8	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
27	32	43	Ryan Ellis	Chevrolet	10	10	0	0	197	0	0	0	0	Running
28	31	2	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	195	0	0	0	0	Running
29	37	28	CJ McLaughlin	Ford	8	8	0	0	194	0	0	0	0	Running
30	16	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
31	21	74	Dawson Cram	Chevrolet	6	6	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
32	36	35	Joey Gase	Toyota	5	5	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Running
33	26	92	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	20	78	Anthony Alfredo	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	54	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	22	26	Kaz Grala	Toyota	2	2	0	0	53	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	12	91	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	53	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	30	38	Joe Graf Jr	Ford	1	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	33	53	Patrick Emerling	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Brennan Poole	Pre-Race to the Rear Pitting before taking the green	Tail End	0	0	White
John Hunter Nemechek	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Williams	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Riley Herbst	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Patrick Emerling	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Berry	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments	Tail End	0	0	White
Parker Kligerman	Tire violation	Tail End	48	52	Yellow
Dawson Cram	Tire violation	Tail End	49	52	Yellow
Jeremy Clements	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	58	Yellow
Josh Williams	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	58	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	54	0	Yellow
Rajah Caruth	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	54	58	Yellow
Brett Moffitt	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	92	96	Yellow
Josh Berry	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	94	96	Yellow
Ryan Sieg	Tire violation	Pass Thru	141	144	Green
Dawson Cram	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	145	150	Green
Rajah Caruth	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	145	147	Green
Daniel Dye	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	146	150	Green

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Race Fast Facts

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.

Race Recap

Riley Herbst wins first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race in hometown of Las Vegas

October 14th, 2023

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

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).