Race: Las Vegas 300
NASCAR Busch Grand National Series: Race 5 of 30
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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Las Vegas 300 Race Information
| Winner | Jeff Green | Car | No. 8 Chevrolet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team / Owner | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | ||
| Winner Start | 1st | Winner Laps Led | 71 |
| Started First | Jeff Green | Most Laps Led | Jeff Green (71) |
| Race Distance | 300 miles (200 laps) | Track Length | 1.5 miles |
| Track Surface | Paved | Starters | 42 |
| Points Leader After Race | Todd Bodine | Season Race | 5 of 30 |
Las Vegas 300 Race Results
| Fin | Start | No. | Driver | Team / Owner | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 71 | running | 180 |
| 2 | 23 | 64 | Dick Trickle | Shoemaker Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 15 | running | 170 |
| 3 | 9 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Team 34 | Pontiac | 200 | 20 | running | 165 |
| 4 | 35 | 21 | Michael Waltrip | Michael Waltrip Racing | Ford | 200 | 4 | running | 160 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | Tim Steele | Phoenix Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 24 | running | 155 |
| 6 | 27 | 45 | Greg Sacks | Laughlin Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | running | 150 |
| 7 | 17 | 10 | Phil Parsons | MSRP Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 6 | running | 146 |
| 8 | 28 | 3 | Steve Park | Dale Earnhardt Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | running | 142 |
| 9 | 10 | 99 | Glenn Allen Jr. | J&J Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 138 |
| 10 | 15 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Parker Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | running | 134 |
| 11 | 31 | 32 | Dale Jarrett | Isenhower Brothers Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 130 |
| 12 | 25 | 44 | Bobby Labonte | Labonte Motorsports | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | 127 |
| 13 | 20 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Emerald Performance Group | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 124 |
| 14 | 24 | 85 | Shane Hall | Stegall Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 121 |
| 15 | 8 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 118 |
| 16 | 37 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Donald Laird Racing | Ford | 199 | 1 | running | 115 |
| 17 | 18 | 43 | Rodney Combs | Emerald Performance Group | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 112 |
| 18 | 21 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Hensley Racing | Pontiac | 199 | 0 | running | 109 |
| 19 | 36 | 48 | Randy Porter | Porter Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 106 |
| 20 | 39 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | NorthStar Motorsports | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 103 |
| 21 | 4 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 100 |
| 22 | 19 | 40 | Jerry Robertson | Taylor Motorsports | Ford | 197 | 3 | running | 97 |
| 23 | 40 | 77 | Jeff McClure | PRW Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 94 |
| 24 | 14 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Cicci-Welliver Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 91 |
| 25 | 7 | 37 | Mark Green | Brewco Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 0 | running | 88 |
| 26 | 42 | 79 | Brad Payne | Perry Racing | Ford | 185 | 0 | running | 85 |
| 27 | 34 | 20 | Jimmy Spencer | Crestinger Racing | Chevrolet | 170 | 0 | running | 82 |
| 28 | 22 | 5 | Terry Labonte | Terry Labonte Inc. | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 79 |
| 29 | 32 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | BACE Motorsports | Chevrolet | 161 | 0 | running | 76 |
| 30 | 2 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | accident | 73 |
| 31 | 6 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Akins-Sutton Motorsports | Ford | 125 | 0 | handling | 70 |
| 32 | 13 | 57 | Jason Keller | KEL Racing | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | accident | 67 |
| 33 | 3 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 122 | 49 | accident | 64 |
| 34 | 38 | 17 | Tim Bender | Reiser Enterprises | Chevrolet | 122 | 0 | accident | 61 |
| 35 | 30 | 7 | Mike Wallace | Wellrich Motorsports | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | accident | 58 |
| 36 | 16 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | ST Motorsports | Chevrolet | 97 | 0 | engine | 55 |
| 37 | 26 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Joe Bessey Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 | engine | 52 |
| 38 | 11 | 94 | Ron Barfield Jr. | Bill Elliott Racing | Ford | 58 | 0 | accident | 49 |
| 39 | 5 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Buckshot Racing | Pontiac | 57 | 0 | accident | 46 |
| 40 | 33 | 11 | Jimmy Foster | Key Motorsports | Ford | 35 | 0 | accident | 43 |
| 41 | 29 | 0 | Doug Taylor | Taylor Motorsports | Ford | 30 | 0 | brakes | 40 |
| 42 | 41 | 2 | Ed Spencer III | Ricky Craven Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | transmission | 37 |
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