The Xfinity Series begins the round of eight with the Alsco Uniforms 302 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

A total of 40 years brought cars to the Las Vegas for 38 starting spots.

Earlier this week it was announced that Sheldon Creed would not be returning to the number two car next season.  Currently Creed is among the eight remaining playoff drivers but is sitting 12 points below the cut line as the next round of the playoffs is set to begin.

But Riley Herbst will return next season to drive the number 98 car.

Sammy Smith will be remaining in the Xfinity Series but will be driving for a new owner next season when he moves from Joe Gibbs Racing to JR Motorsports to replace Josh Berry in the number eight car.

Ryan Reed returns to the track after an extended absence.  He has not been in an Xfinity Series car since 2019.

Again this week, John Hunter Nemechek’s car is leaking fluid and helps to push the car to the garage for repairs and will not make a qualifying run for the second week in a row.  Last week Nemechek had to start the race from the back of the field after not making a qualifying run due to a fluid leak.  As a result of last week’s issues, Nemechek will not get to make a pit stall selection this week or next.  NASCAR will give him a pit stall for this week.

After a 20 minute practice session, the drivers make a qualifying run with Dawson Cram the first driver on the track and posted a time of 30.350 seconds around the mile and a half track.

Layne Riggs is the first driver to break the 30 seconds mark with a time of 29.959 seconds.

Stefan Parsons has a smoking car while making his qualifying run.

Parker Retzlaff’s car is smoking during his qualifying run but posts a quick enough time at 29,804 seconds to put his number 31 car at the top of the leaderboard.

Las Vegas native Riley Herbst joined some breast cancer survivors to pain the start/finish line pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Posting a time of 29.671 seconds Josh Berry puts his number eight JR Motorsports car on the pole for his fourth career pole.

The starting lineup for the Alsco Uniforms 302:
Josh Berry
Cole Custer
Sammy Smith
Chandler Smith
Parker Retzlaff
Daniel Hemric
Justin Allgaier
Riley Herbst
Layne Riggs
Austin Hill
Parker Kligerman
Kyle Weatherman
Brandon Jones
Sam Mayer
Sheldon Creed
Jeremy Clements
Ryan Sieg
Jeb Burton
Myatt Snider
Anthony Alfredo
Dawson Cram
Kaz Grala
Daniel Dye
Kyle Sieg
Ryan Reed
Josh Williams
Brett Moffitt
Connor Mosack
Stefans Parsons
Joe Graf Jr
Blaine Perkins
Ryan Ellis
Patrick Emerling
Brennan Poole
Rajah Caruth
Joey Gase
CJ McLaughlin
John Hunter Nemechek

Garrett Smithley and Gray Gaulding failed to qualify for the race.

After crews made some unapproved adjustments to the cars Stefan Parsons, Patrick Emerling, Josh Williams, and Riley Herbst will all be starting the race from the back of the field.  John Hunter Nemechek will start the race from the back of the field after a crash during practice.

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 111 laps for a total of 201 laps around the mile and a half track.

 Josh Berry brings the field down for the green flag start of the race from the outside lane with Cole Custer alongside.  Drivers gets three wide going into turn two with Josh Berry and Cole Custer side by side.  Josh Berry gets out in front for the lead.

Lap two, the top five ae Josh Berry, Chandler Smith, Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric, and Sammy Smith.

Lap four, the caution flag comes out for Patrick Emerling’s heavily smoking car.  There is fluid all around the track.

When the caution flag came out, John Hunter Nemechek has moved up to 19th place after starting the race from the back of the field.

A few drivers came down pit road for service.

Josh Berry brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap eleven with Chandler Smith alongside.  Chandler Smith takes the lead from the inside lane.

A couple of drivers scrape the wall but the track stays green.

Lap 12, Chandler Smith leads the race with Josh Berry in second; Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric, and Sammy Smith round out the top five.

Joe Graf Jr gets into the wall on lap 13 and brings out the second caution flag of the race.   Brett Moffitt also hit the wall prior to Graf.

Earlier this week Josh Williams and his wife announced that they will be having a baby girl next March.

Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane on lap 19 with Josh Berry alongside.  Smith gets out in front for the lead with Cole Custer taking second; Josh Berry, Sammy Smith, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.

The drivers are getting three wide on the track.

Lap 21, Chandler Smith has a half second lead on Cole Custer; Josh Berry, Sammy Smith, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.

Lap 23, John Hunter Nemechek has entered the top 10.

Lap 26, Chandler Smith continues to lead the race with Cole Custer in second; Sammy Smith, Josh Berry, and Daniel Hemric round out the top five.

Lap 29, Chandler Smith’s lead is down to less than half a second on Cole Custer; Sammy Smith, Daniel Hemric, and Austin Hill round out the top five.  John Hunter Nemechek is just outside of the top five in sixth place.

Lap 36, Cole Custer has caught leader Chandler Smith and battles for the lead.  New leader, Cole Custer.

Lap 37, the top five are Cole Custer, Chandler Smith, Sammy Smith, Daniel Hemric, and Austin Hill.  There are 35 drivers on the lead lap.  Patrick Emerling and Joe Graf Jr are out of the race.

Josh Berry is reporting a free condition in his car.

Sam Mayer is also reporting a very free condition and the car is very difficult to drive.

Cole Custer wins stage one for his seventh stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Cole Custer
Chandler Smith
Sammy Smith
Daniel Hemric
Austin Hill
John Hunter Nemechek
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
Parker Kligerman
Riley Herbst

Drivers come down pit road for service with Cole Custer winning the race off of pit road.

Parker Kligerman was charged with an uncontrolled tire.

Sammy Smith has to make a second trip down pit road for loose lug nuts.

Cole Custer brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Daniel Hemric alongside on lap 53.  Daniel Hemric and Cole Custer battle for the lead with Custer finally getting out in front.

The caution flag comes out on lap 54 for a crash involving Kaz Grala, Rajah Caruth, Brennan Poole, Jeremy Clements, Anthony Alfredo, Josh Williams, and Kyle Weatherman.  Kaz Grala blew an engine and was spewing fluid all over the track.  NASCAR has displayed the red flag in order to get the track cleaned up.

After an eight and a half minute delay, NASCAR pulls the red flag and displays the yellow flag.  Crews can now work on the cars.

Austin Hill has to bring his car down pit road with a loose wheel.

Cole Custer brings the field down for the green flag restart on lap 59.  Drivers quickly get three wide across the track.  Cole Custer and Daniel Hemric battle for the lead with Josh Hunter Nemechek behind them.  Cole Custer gets out in front to hold on to the lead.

Lap 60, the top five are Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, Justin Allgaier, Daniel Hemric, and Riley Herbst.  There are 29 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 64, Cole Custer has a near half second lead on John Hunter Nemechek; Justin Allgaier, Daniel Hemric, and Riley Herbst round out the top five.

Lap 68, Riley Herbst passes Daniel Hemric for fourth.

Lap 71, Sam Mayer enters the top 10.

Lap 77, Cole Custer continues to lead the race but John Hunter Nemechek has the 00 car in his sights; Justin Allgaier is in third place nearly two seconds back with Riley Herbst and Daniel Hemric rounding out the top five.

Lap 80, Riley Herbst passes Justin Allgaier for third.

Sheldon Creed reports that he is losing grip; adding that the car is not good.  He is currently in 13th.

With six laps remaining in stage two, Riley Herbst has caught the leaders Cole Custer and John Hunter Nemechek.

Amid traffic, John Hunter Nemechek is beginning to challenge leader Cole Custer.  Riley Herbst is lurking behind them.

Lap 88, Riley Herbst and John Hunter Nemechek battle for second with Herbst taking the spot and is on leader Cole Custer’s bumper.

Riley Herbst passes Cole Custer on the last lap of stage two to take the lead and win the stage.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Riley Herbst
Cole Custer
John Hunter Nemechek
Justin Allgaier
Daniel Hemric
Chandler Smith
Josh Berry
Sam Mayer
Sammy Smith
Brandon Jones

With a stage of 111 laps, the drivers will have to make a pit stop during stage three.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Riley Herbst edging out Cole Custer for the win off of pit road.

Coming into today’s race, Cole Custer was two points below the cut line; but his 19 stage points today have put him above the cut line.

Riley Herbst brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 97 with Cole Custer alongside.  Cole Custer gets out in front for the lead with Riley Herbst in second; John Hunter Nemechek, Daniel Hemric, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

John Hunter Nemechek passes Riley Herbst for second.

There are 25 cars on the lead lap with six drivers out of the race.

Lap 98, Riley Herbst passes John Hunter Nemechek to retake second.

Chandler Smith passes Justin Allgaier for fifth.

Chandler Smith passes Daniel Hemric for fourth.

Jeb Burton goes a lap down after NASCAR called him down pit road for an adjustment to the car after they felt the crew had tried to adjust the car for an ontrack advantage.

Lap 105 Cole Custer has a quarter second lead on Riley Herbst but Herbst comes up to battle for the lead and takes the top spot.

The top five are Riley Herbst, Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smith, and Justin Allgaier.

Josh Berry had a slow stop during the stage break and is now mired back in the pack.

Lap 110, Riley Herbst has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Cole Custer; John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smit, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Lap 117, Riley Herbst has a lead of over two anda half seconds on Cole Custer; John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smith, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five with 24 cars on the lead lap.

Leader Riley Herbst is over three seconds out in front and is lapping slower cars; there are now just 23 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 126, Ryan Reed has gone a lap down in 23rd; he has not run in the Xfinity Series in over five years.  A Type One diabetic, Reed used to have a bull’s eye on the thigh of his fire suit to indicate where to administer a shot should his blood sugar levels fall too much during a race.

Lap 129, Riley Herbst has pulled out to a lead of over four seconds on Cole Custer; John Hunter Nemechek, Chandler Smith, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Lap 135, driving it like he stole it, Riley Herbst now has a lead of over five seconds on Cole Custer.

Lap 138, there are only 17 cars on the lead lap as leader Riley Herbst continues to lap slower traffic.

With non playoff driver Riley Herbst leading the race, John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings.

With 63 laps remaining in the race, Daniel Hemric begins the cycle of green flag pit stops.

Lap 143, leader Riley Herbst makes his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Brandon Jones.

Leader Brandon Jones makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Kyle Sieg. 

Riley Herbst passes Kyle Sieg to retake the lead.

Ryan Sieg was charged with a tire violation and has to serve a passthrough penalty.

Sammy Smith makes a second trip down pit road for another loose wheel.

With 52 laps remaining in the race, Riley Herbst has a lead of over seven seconds on Cole Custer; Kyle Sieg, Chandler Smith, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Lap 156 Riley Herbst has an eight second lead on Cole Custer; Chandler Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five with just 12 cars on the lead lap.

Sam Mayer passes teammate Justin Allgaier for fifth.

Forty to go, Riley Herbst has a nine second lead on Cole Custer; Chandler Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

Justin Allgaier reports a very tight condition in his car.

With 35 laps to go, Cole Custer and Chandler Smith battle for second with Smith taking the spot.  John Hunter Nemechek comes up to take third place from Custer.

Cole Custer and Justin Allgaier report major handling issues in their cars.

With 32 laps to go, Riley Herbst continues to increase his lead on second place driver John Hunter Nemechek.  There are only eleven crs on the lead lap.

Thirty to go, Riley Herbst dominates the race with John Hunter Nemechek in second; Chandler Smith, Cole Custer, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

Just 25 laps to go, home town driver Riley Herbst has increased his lead to over 12 seconds on John Hunter Nemechek.

With 23 laps to go, Riley Herbst shows no signs of slowing down and continues to increase his lead on the field – over 13 seconds on John Hunter Nemechek.

CJ McLauglin has the only female fueler taking car of putting fuel in his car.  A full fuel can weights 90 pounds!

Sixteen laps remain in the race; Riley Herbst has a lead of over 13 seconds on John Hunter Nemechek; Chandler Smith, Cole Custer, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.

NBC broadcaster Jeff Burton holds the previous record for leading an Xfinity race at Las Vegas by over eight seconds on Michael Waltrip.  Riley Herbst has nearly twice that with a 14 plus second lead on John Hunter Nemechek.

With 13 laps remaining in the race, there are only 10 cars on the lead lap.

Ten to go, Riley Herbst continues to dominate the race.  Cole Custer begins to challenge third place driver Chandler Smith.

Cole Custer passes Chandler Smith for third.

With just seven laps to go, the top five are separated by over 25 seconds.

Four to go, Riley Herbst continues to dominate the race.

Riley Herbst takes the white flag.

After failing to make the playoffs, Las Vegas native Riley Herbst gets his first ever Xfinity Series win before friends and family after starting the race at the back of the field.

After filling the cockpit with smoke from his burnout, Riley Herbst jumped up and down on the car in celebration.  Herbst said that he couldn’t express what the win means to him or even believe that he won the race.  He and the crew climbed the fence in celebration of the win.

The unofficial results of the Alsco Uniforms 302:
Riley Herbst
John Hunter Nemechek
Cole Custer
Chandler Smith
Sam Mayer
Justin Allgaier
Austin Hill
Brandon Jones
Daniel Hemric
Layne Riggs
Myatt Snider
Josh Berry
Parker Kligerman
Parker Retzlaff
Sheldon Creed
Ryan Sieg
Sammy Smith
Kyle Sieg
Connor Mosack
Ryan Reed
Daniel Dye
Jeb Burton
Rajah Caruth
Brett Moffitt
Brennan Poole
Stefan Parsons
Ryan Ellis
Blaine Perkins
CJ McLaughlin
Jeremy Clements
Dawson Cram
Joey Gase
Josh Williams
Anthony Alfredo
Kaz Grala
Kyle Weatherman
Joe Graf Jr
Patrick Emerling