NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series has been held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada since the track opened 1997. Currently, the track holds two Xfinity Series races. The 300-mile (480 km) spring race is currently the LiUNA Local 872 300 and the 301.5-mile (485 km) playoff race held in the fall is currently the Alsco Uniforms 302.
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Laborers' International Union of North America[1] (spring race) Alsco (fall race) |
| First race | 1997 |
| Distance | Spring race: 300 miles (482.80 km) Fall race: 301.5 miles (485.22 km) |
| Laps | 200 (Spring)/201 (Fall) Stages 1/2: 45 each Final stage: 110 (Spring)/111 (Fall) |
| Previous names | Spring race: Las Vegas 300 (1997) Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 (1998) Sam's Town 300 (1999–2013) Boyd Gaming 300 (2014–2020) Alsco Uniforms 300 (2021–2023)Fall race: DC Solar 300 (2018) Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 (2019) Alsco 300 (2020) |
| Most wins (driver) | Mark Martin (4) |
| Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (6) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (17) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
History Edit
In 1997, after the track opened, Las Vegas Motor Speedway received a second-tier series date as a support to the Cup Series event. The race has usually been held as one of the first five races of the season.
On March 8, 2017, it was announced that Las Vegas Motor Speedway, would get a second Cup date, a second Xfinity date, and a second Truck date starting in 2018. The fall Cup and Truck Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway were moved to Las Vegas and Kentucky Speedway's fall Xfinity Series date (which had been a standalone race for the series) was moved to Las Vegas.[2] The new date that Las Vegas acquired from Kentucky became the final race of the regular season to replace the Overton's 300 at Chicagoland Speedway which moved to June. Due to anti-Buschwhacking rules, only Xfinity Series regulars competing for the championship points were permitted to race in the fall race.
In 2019, with the announcement of the track's September weekend going prime-time, the race became a Saturday night event. For 2022, the fall race received an extra lap in the process to make the race close to 302 miles with the event being 301.5 miles/201 laps in length. (This is similar to the Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (another SMI track), which is 301 miles in length.)
In 2021, Alsco became the title sponsor of the spring Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas, replacing Boyd Gaming, which had been the title sponsor from 2014 to 2020.[3]
In 2024, the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 872 (the branch of the union based in Las Vegas) became the title sponsor of the track's spring Xfinity Series race, replacing Alsco.[1]
Past winners Edit
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||
| 1997 | March 16 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:37:41 | 114.153 |
| 1998 | February 28 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Spencer Motor Ventures | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:37:43 | 114.129 |
| 1999 | March 6 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:57 | 134.37 |
| 2000 | March 4 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:13 | 135.118 |
| 2001 | March 3 | 00 | Todd Bodine | Buckshot Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:17 | 125.625 |
| 2002 | March 2 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:25:24 | 123.796 |
| 2003 | March 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:35:44 | 115.582 |
| 2004 | March 6 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:20 | 122.172 |
| 2005 | March 12 | 9 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:21 | 122.158 |
| 2006* | March 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 206* | 309 (497.287) | 2:28:08 | 125.158 |
| 2007* | March 10 | 29 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:52:12 | 104.53 |
| 2008 | March 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202* | 303 (487.631) | 2:48:09 | 108.118 |
| 2009 | February 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 209* | 313.5 (504.529) | 2:56:16 | 106.713 |
| 2010 | February 27 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:38 | 121.924 |
| 2011* | March 5 | 32 | Mark Martin | Turner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:15:33 | 132.792 |
| 2012 | March 10 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:21:46 | 129.969 |
| 2013 | March 9 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:54 | 125.087 |
| 2014 | March 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:22 | 131.997 |
| 2015 | March 7 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:22:50 | 126.021 |
| 2016 | March 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:03:47 | 145.415 |
| 2017 | March 11 | 12 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:31:52 | 118.525 |
| 2018 | March 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:29 | 131.884 |
| September 15 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:30:56 | 119.258 | |
| 2019 | March 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 213* | 319.5 (514.185) | 2:35:12 | 123.518 |
| September 14 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:10:10 | 138.234 | |
| 2020 | February 22–23 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:19:44 | 128.817 |
| September 26 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:20:51 | 127.796 | |
| 2021 | March 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:38:10 | 113.804 |
| September 25 | 1 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:26:28 | 123.509 | |
| 2022 | March 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:56:15 | 102.128 |
| October 15 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:04:14 | 145.613 | |
| 2023 | March 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:11:51 | 136.519 |
| October 14 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:18:31 | 130.598 | |
| 2024 | March 2 | 200 | 300 (482.803) | ||||||
| October 19 | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | |||||||
- 2006, 2008, 2009, & 2019 Spring: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
- 2020 Spring: Race suspended on Saturday and finished on Sunday due to rain.
Multiple winners (drivers) Edit
| # Wins | Driver | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mark Martin | Spring: 1999, 2005, 2008, 2011 |
| 3 | Jeff Burton | Spring: 2000, 2002, 2007 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick | Spring: 2004, 2010 |
| Kyle Busch | Spring: 2016, 2019 | |
| Chase Briscoe | Spring: 2020 Fall: 2020 | |
| Josh Berry | Fall: 2021, 2022 |
Multiple winners (teams) Edit
| # Wins | Team | Years Won |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Roush Fenway Racing | Spring: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012 |
| 5 | Richard Childress Racing | Spring: 2004, 2007, 2015, 2023 Fall: 2019 |
| 3 | Team Penske | Spring: 2013, 2014, 2017 |
| Joe Gibbs Racing | Spring: 2016, 2019, 2022 | |
| Stewart–Haas Racing | Spring: 2020 Fall: 2020, 2023 | |
| 3 | JR Motorsports | Fall: 2021, 2022 |
Manufacturer wins Edit
References Edit
- ^ a b "LiUNA Local 872 named sponsor 2024 spring Xfinity race at Las Vegas". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ Bruce, Tim. "2018 XFINITY Series rules include expanding Indianapolis aero package". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Alsco Widens Its Footprint with Speedway Motorsports in 2021". Speedway Motorsports (Press release). Business Wire. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
External links Edit
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway race results at Racing-Reference