Race Results : Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The LiUNA!

Las Vegas Motor Speedway , Las Vegas, NV

Saturday, March 14th, 2026 Race 5 of 33 2026 Season
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  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA
  • Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Sam Mayer
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No 41 - Audibel Chevrolet
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • Sam Mayer won the Pole Award for the The LiUNA with a lap of 29462 seconds, 183287 mph
  • This is his sixth pole in 154 NASCAR O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his second pole and fourth top-10 start in 2026
  • This is his first pole in ten races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his fourth in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway It is his fourth in five races this season
  • Patrick Staropoli (22nd) was the fastest qualifying rookie

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 02.557 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 34 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 116.820
  • Cautions: 8 for 42 laps
  • Lead Changes: 16
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,327 (14.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The LiUNA
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No 88 - HendrickCarscom Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Mardy Lindley
  • Kyle Larson won the The LiUNA, his 18th victory in 121 O'Reilly Series races
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Chase Briscoe (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway It is his first top-10 finish in 2026
  • Sheldon Creed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Patrick Staropoli (21st) was the highest finishing rookie
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 13 points over Jesse Love
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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The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
1 2 88 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 47 1 7 5 Running
2 23 19 Chase Briscoe Toyota 0 0 0 0 200 2 2 3 2 Running
3 3 00 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 45 34 11 0 200 1 1 5 6 Running
4 9 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 53 33 20 0 200 48 3 1 1 Running
5 4 8 Sammy Smith Chevrolet 32 32 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
6 7 2 Jesse Love Chevrolet 43 31 12 0 200 36 4 6 4 Running
7 17 1 Connor Zilisch Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 8 Running
8 11 17 Corey Day Chevrolet 36 29 7 0 200 9 1 8 7 Running
9 14 18 William Sawalich Toyota 28 28 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
10 13 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 29 27 2 0 200 0 0 0 9 Running
11 18 9 Carson Kvapil Chevrolet 27 26 1 0 200 0 0 0 10 Running
12 12 99 Parker Retzlaff Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
13 5 20 Brandon Jones Toyota 25 24 1 0 200 4 1 10 0 Running
14 29 28 Kyle Sieg Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
15 27 52 Daniel Dye Ford 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
16 32 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
17 24 24 Harrison Burton Toyota 20 20 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
18 16 0 Cole Custer Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 200 0 0 9 0 Running
19 8 32 Rajah Caruth Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
20 26 44 Brennan Poole Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
21 22 48 Patrick Staropoli Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
22 33 31 Blaine Perkins Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
23 38 07 Josh Bilicki Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
24 10 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
25 19 87 Austin Green Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
26 30 45 Lavar Scott Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
27 15 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
28 37 91 Mason Maggio Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
29 36 55 Joey Gase Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
30 35 02 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 Running
31 25 26 Dean Thompson Toyota 6 6 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 Running
32 34 42 Nathan Byrd Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 Running
33 20 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
34 31 96 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
35 1 41 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 12 3 9 0 196 32 2 2 0 Running
36 28 5 Chandler Smith Ford 0 0 0 0 184 0 0 0 0 Ignition
37 6 54 Taylor Gray Toyota 16 1 15 0 148 21 2 4 3 Accident
38 21 25 Nicholas Sanchez Ford 1 1 0 0 141 0 0 0 0 Fuel Pump

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Blaine Perkins Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Patrick Staropoli Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Anthony Alfredo Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Lavar Scott Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 3 6 Yellow
Lavar Scott Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 4 6 Yellow
Austin Green Unspecified Tail End 14 19 Yellow
Chandler Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 15 19 Yellow
Sam Mayer Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 48 0 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Commitment Line Violation Tail End 57 63 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 57 63 Yellow
Mason Maggio Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 61 63 Yellow
Chandler Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 61 63 Yellow
Anthony Alfredo Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 61 63 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 92 97 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 92 97 Yellow
Nicholas Sanchez Speeding on pit road Pass Thru 112 117 Green
Dean Thompson Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 119 123 Yellow
Blaine Perkins Speeding on pit road Tail End 119 123 Yellow
Kyle Sieg Tire violation Tail End 119 123 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Safety violation Tail End 119 123 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 133 137 Yellow
Ryan Ellis Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 135 137 Yellow
Mason Maggio Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Sam Mayer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Chandler Smith Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Nathan Byrd Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Taylor Gray Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 148 0 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Speeding on pit road Tail End 149 153 Yellow
Josh Williams Tire violation Tail End 149 153 Yellow
Patrick Staropoli Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 152 153 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 152 153 Yellow
Nicholas Sanchez Speeding on pit road Garage Pass Thru 160 0 Green
Anthony Alfredo Speeding on pit road Tail End 197 200 Green