2023 Alsco Uniforms 302
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.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 33 of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| 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 | ||
Background
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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
Practice
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
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]
Race results
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
- Cook, Garrett (October 14, 2023). "Riley Herbst Dominates Las Vegas for Long-Awaited 1st Xfinity Win". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- "2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Fall Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- "Practice Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "2023 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- Kornhoff, Taylor (October 13, 2023). "Josh Berry Wins Xfinity Pole at Las Vegas". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "Qualifying Results: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com. October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- "2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved October 14, 2023.