The Xfinity Series drivers get out on the track for a 20 minute practice session before making their qualifying runs.

There are 38 teams at Las Vegas this weekend for 38 starting spots including Aric Almirola, John Hunter Nemechek, and Shane van Gisbergen.

The wind continues to be an issue for the drivers with 23mph sustained winds and 50mph gusts.

Aric Almirola, Jeb Burton, and Shane van Gisbergen’s cars are all having issues getting through the inspection process.

Sofar this season in the two races that have already run, Jesse Love has won the pole both times with Ausitn Hill winning both races.  Will it continue or will there be different drivers at the top???

While many of the drivers and crew members are concerned about the wind; Cole Custer has a different view of the matter; saying, “well, there’s nothing I can do about it.”

Anthony Alfredo blows a tire and gets into the wall during practice and does some damage to his car.  Alfredo reports that something big broke.

Brandon Jones tops the leaderboard after practice; all four of the JRM cars are in the top 10 after practice.

Kyle Sieg is the first driver on the track to make a qualifying run and posts a time of 31.155.

Joey Gase’s qualifying time has been disallowed after the crew failed to properly prepare the car.  He will still be able to run in the race, just from the back of the field.

Justin Allgaier had a flat tire during his qualifying run but saved the car.

Cole Custer is the first driver to break the 30 second mark with a time of 29.788c seconds.

After crashing during practice, Anthony Alfredo did not make a qualifying run.

With a time of 29.788 seconds, Cole Custer puts his double zero car on the pole; Chandler Smith will start alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for The LiUNA!:

Cole Custer
Chandler Smith
AJ Allmendinger
Parker Retzlaff
Austin Hill
Ryan Sieg
Parker Kligerman
Sammy Smith
Sheldon Creed
Aric Almirola
Riley Herbst
John Hunter Nemechek
Brandon Jones
Sam Mayer
Jess Love
Corey Heim
Jeremy Clements
Brennan Poole
Leland Honeyman
Kyle Weatherman
Jeb Burton
JJ Yeley
Ryan Ellis
BJ McLeod
Shane van Gisbergen
Dawson Cram
Kyle Sieg
Hailie Deegan
Blaine Perkins
Patrick Emerling
Nick Leitz
Josh Williams
Garrett Smithley
CJ McLaughlin
Sage Karam
Joey Gase
Justin Allgaier
Anthony Alfredo

Justin Allgaier will have to start the race from the back of the field after having a flat tire during his qualifying run.

Joey Logano and Austin Cindric join Adam Alexander in the FOX Sports broadcast booth for today’s race.

It is VERY windy at the track with 25mph winds gusting to 70mph!

Stages one and two of the race are 45 laps each with stage three lasting 110 laps for a total of 200 laps around the mile and a half track.  The drivers can run 60 to 65 laps on a single load of fuel.

Cole Custer brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Chancler Smith alongside. Drivers quickly make it a three wide battle for the lead.  Drivers spread out throughout the field.

Chandler Smith leads the race with Austin Hill in second; AJ Allmendinger, Cole Custer, and John hunter Nemechek round out the top five.

Lap four, Chandler Smith has quickly pulled out to a lead of nearly a second on Austin Hill.

Lap five, Justin Allgaier has entered the top 20 after starting the race in 36th due to a flat tire in qualifying.

John hunter Nemechek has passed Austin Hill for second

Lap seven, the top five are Chandler Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, AJ Allmendinger, and Cole Custer.

Lap eight, Parker Retzlaff brings out the first caution flag of the race after some on track contact from Sam Mayer.  Mayer has taken his car to the garage.

After starting the race on pit road, Sage Karam’s car is pushed to the garage.

Due to the heavy winds, some of the cameras cannot be used due to safety issues.

Lap eleven, Justin Allgaier is inside the top 15.

Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag restart from the outside lane on lap 15 with John Hunter Nemechek alongside.  Smith holds on to the lead.

Lap 16 Chandler Smith has a near half second lead on Austin Hill; Cole Custer, AJ Allmendinger, and John Hunter Nemechek round out the top five.

Drivers are three wide across the track.

Lap 18, Justin Allgaier is just outside the top 10 in eleven.

Sam Mayer is out of the race.

Lap 20, Chandler Smith has a near one second lead on Austin Hill; Cole Custer, John Hunter Nemechek, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.  Justin Allgaier is now in the  top 10.

Lap 26, John Hunter Nemechek passes Austin Hill for third.

Lap 28, Chandler Smith has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on Cole Custer.  Ryan Ellis got very loose but saved the car and the track stays green.

Lap 30, Shane van Gisbergen is on pit road with the hood up after reporting a rise in engine temperatures. 

Justin Allgaier is up to eighth.

The crew pushes Shane van Gisbergen’s car to the garage.  According to NASCAR rules, teams may take their cars to the garage for mechanical repairs and make a return to the track.  If a driver takes his car to the garage after a crash, then he is out of the race.

Lap 34, Chandler Smith holds a lead of over two seconds on John Hunter Nemechek; Austin Hill, Cole Custer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Justin Allgaier is up to his car number – seventh.

Lap 38, John Hunter Nemechek has closed the gap on leader Chandler Smith to under two seconds.

Sage Karam has finally made it out on the track 32 laps down.

Five laps remain in stage one; the top five are Chandler Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Cole Custer, and AJ Allmendinger.  Riely Herbst passes Allmendinger for fifth.

Two laps remain in stage one with 24 cars on the lead lap.  Chandler Smith has led every lap so far.

After leading every lap in the stage, Chandler Smith wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Chandler Smith
John Hunter Nemechek
Austin Hill
Riley Herbst
Cole Custer
AJ Allmendinger
Justin Allgaier
Parker Kligerman
Ryan Sieg
Conner Jones

Drivers come down pit road for service.  Drivers are reporting tight issues in their cars.  Austin Hill wins the race off of pit road.  Chandler Smith comes out seventh.

Austin Hill brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 54 with Riely Herbst alongside.  Riley Herbst edges out for the lead from the inside lane.  Austin Hill takes the lead.  He has a big piece of debris on his grille.

Lap 55, the top five re Austin Hill, John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst, Chandler Smith, and AJ Allmendinger.

John Hunter Nemechek takes the lead.

Austin Hill works to get the debris off of his grille.

Lap 58, Justin Allgaier has entered the top five.

Austin Hill has fallen back to seventh; but he finally has the debris off of his grille.

Lap 59, the top five are John Hunter Nemechek, Riley Herbst, Chandler Smith, AJ Allmendinger, and Justin Allgaier.

Lap 61, Chandler Smith passes Riley Herbst for second.

Lap 64, there are 25 cars on the lead lap.

Cole Custer is reporting some major handling issues in his car.

Lap 72, John Hunter Nemechek has a lead of over half a second on Chandler Smith; Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Lap 75, Chandler Smith has closed the gap on leader John Hunter Nemechek to half a second.

Nine laps remain in stage two with John Hunter Nemechek a half second in front of Chandler Smith; Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Three laps remain in stage two; Chandler Smith has caught up to leader John Hunter Nemechek and is challenging for the lead.

On the final laps of stage two, Chandler Smith comes down on the inside and passes John Hunter Nemechek for the lead.

Chandler Smith wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Chandler Smith
John Hunter Nemechek
Riley Herbst
Justin Allgaier
AJ Allmendinger
Austin Hill
Jesse Love
Parker Kligerman
Cole Custer
Riley Herbst

Drivers come down pit road for service with Chandler Smith edging out Riley Herbst for the lead off of pit road.

Chandler Smith brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three on lap 97, but it is John Hunter Nemechek who gets out in front for the lead.

Lap 101, John Hunter Nemechek holds on to the lead with Chandler Smith in second; Riley Herbst, Austin Hill and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Lap 107, John Hunter Nemechek has pulled ot a near half second lead on Chnadler Smith; Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Yesterday Anthony Alfredo crashed his car in practiced and had to move to a backup car.  He is on the lead lap in 18th.

Lap 111, Chandler Smith passes John Hunter Nemechek for the lead.

Justin Allgaier passes Austin Hill for fourth.

Lap 118, Chandler Smith has pulled out to a half second lead on John Hunter Nemechek; Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, and Austin Hill round out the top five.

Lap 123, the caution flag comes out for Parker Retzlaff who stalls out at the end of pit road.

With 78 laps remaining in the race, the drivers are outside of their pit window and cannot make it to the end of the race from here.

Drivers come down pit road with 75 laps remaining in the race for some fresh tires and a full load of fuel.  John Hunter Nemechek wins the race off of pit road with Chandler Smith in second.

John Hunter Nemechek brings the field down for the green flag restart with 72 laps to go with Chandler Smith alongside.  Drivers get three wide in a battle for position.  Nemechek takes the lead.

Lap 129, the top five are John Hunter Nemechek Chandler Smith, Austin Hill, Riley Herbst, and Justin Allgaier.

There are 25 cars on the lead lap.

With 68 to go, making his first race of the season and his first Xfinity car in many years, Aric Almirola has entered the top 10.

With 65 laps to go, John Hunter Nemechek has a near half second lead on Chandler Smith; Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Sixty to go, John Hunter Nemechek has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on Chandler Smith; Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Riley Herbst passes Chandler Smith for second.

Chandler Smith reports that he has no lateral grip.

There are 52 laps remaining in the race with John Hunter Nemechek leading by over a second on Riley Herbst; Chandler Smith, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

Riley Herbst closes the gap on leader John Hunter Nemechek to just half a second.

With 43 laps to go, John Hunter Nemechek has increased his lead on Riley Herbst to nearly a second; Chandler Smith, Austin Hill, and Justin Allgaier round out the top five.

This is Xfinity Series start number 101 for AJ Allmendinger; he has won 17 of those previous 100 races.

Just 36 laps remain in the race; none of the drivers can make it to the end of the race on fuel but like Atlanta, some of them may try to save fuel and stretch it to the end.

Drivers begin to come down pit road for that final set of tires and fuel with Brandon Jones leading the way.

With 32 to go, leader John Hunter Nemechek comes down pit road.  Justin Allgaier is the new leader.

With 29 laps to go, the top eight cars have yet to make a pit stop.

Jeb Burton was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a pass through penalty.

With 21 laps to go, leader Justin Allgaier finally makes his green flag pit stop and gives the elad over to Josh Williams.

Once Josh Williams comes down pit road, John Hunter Nemechek will retake the lead.

With 17 laps to go, there are only 12 cars on the lead lap.

Fifteen to go, Josh Williams continues to lead the race with John Hunter Nemechek in second; Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, and Riley Herbst round out the top five.

Eleven to go, John Hunter Nemechek has closed the gap on leader Josh Williams to just six seconds.  Josh Williams makes his pit stop.

Ten to go, the top five are John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, Cle Custer, and Riley Herbst.

Josh Williams returns to the track first first car one lap down in 14th.

Chandler Smith and Cole Custer battle for third.

Just seven laps remain in the race with John Hunter Nemechek leading the race by over five seconds.

Five to go; John Hunter Nemechek has a big lead with Austin Hill in second; Cole Custer, Chandler Smith, and Riley Herbst round out the top five.

Three to go; the Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have led 170 laps of the race. As a part time driver.

John Hunter Nemechek takes the white flag.

Leading by over four seconds, John Hunter Nemechek wins the race.

The unofficial results of the LiUNA! 300:
John Hunter Nemechek
Cole Custer
Chandler Smith
Austin Hill
Riley Herbst
AJ Allmendinger
Ryan Sieg
Sammy Smith
Brandon Jones
Justin Allgaier
Parker Kligerman
Aric Almirola
Corey Heim
Josh Williams
Hailie Deegan
Anthony Alfredo
Jesse Love
Leland Honeyman
Brennan Poole
Kyle Sieg
Kyle Weatherman
Ryan Ellis
Jeb Burton
JJ Yeley
Jeremy Clements
Sheldon Creed
Nick Leitz
Patrick Emerling
Garrett Smithley
Joey Gase
Blaine Perkins
BJ McLeod
CJ McLaughlin
Dawson Cram
Parker Retzlaff
Sage Karam
Shane van Gisbergen
Sam Mayer