Justin Allgaier hits jackpot at Las Vegas: On Friday night, Justin Allgaier saw the Eagles in concert. On Saturday, he was flying. Holding off Aric Almirola over a 102-lap green-flag run, Allgaier finally claimed victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after finishing second four times at the 1.5-mile track.(Read more)(NASCAR)

In dominant fashion, #7-Justin Allgaier led 102 laps to win The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It his first victory of the 2025 season, and his first win at Las Vegas in 22 starts.
#19-Aric Almirola won Stage 2 and led 51 laps en route to a runner-up finish. Richard Childress Racing teammates #2-Jesse Love and #21-Austin Hill overcame mid-race issues to finish third and fourth, respectively. #41-Sam Mayer rounded out the top five.
#20-Brandon Jones placed sixth, with #39-Ryan Sieg, #25-Harrison Burton, #88-Connor Zilisch and #00-Sheldon Creed filled the rest of the top 10.
There were seven lead changes among five drivers and three cautions for 18 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 140.078 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points, Owner Points, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Las Vegas Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Las Vegas:
Justin Allgaier won the The LiUNA!, his 26th victory in 476 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and 19th top-10 finish in 22 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Aric Almirola (second) posted his first top-10 finish in seven races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2025.
Jesse Love (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 19 points over Jesse Love.

Xfinity Series Standings after Las Vegas (Race 5 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 1 win (9 playoff points)
2)#7-Justin Allgaier 1 win (7 playoff points, regular season championship leader)
3)#2-Jesse Love 1 win (5 playoff points)
4)#88-Connor Zilisch 1 win (5 playoff points)
5)#41-Sam Mayer 170, +56
6)#8-Sammy Smith 156, +42
7)#00-Sheldon Creed 144, +30
8)#54-Taylor Gray 137, +23
9)#39-Ryan Sieg 133, +19
10)#16-Christian Eckes 127, +13
11)#27-Jeb Burton 121, +7
12)#25-Harrison Burton 119, +5
Currently below the elimination line
13)#1-Carson Kvapil 114, -5
14)#20-Brandon Jones 110, -9
15)#48-Nick Sanchez 103, -16
16)#10-Daniel Dye 103, -16
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 200: #7-Allgaier wins by one second over #19-Almirola. #2-Love, #21-Hill and #41-Mayer round out the top five. #20-Jones, #39-Sieg, #25-Burton, #88-Zilisch and #00-Creed complete the top 10.
Lap 197: #19-Almirola slips through Turns 3 and 4, allowing #7-Allgaier to pad his lead to three-quarters of a second.
Lap 191: #1-Kvapil pits from a top-10 position for a splash of gas.
Lap 190: #7-Allgaier continues to lead with #19-Almirola on his rear bumper.
Lap 180: #19-Almirola continues to chop into the lead of #7-Allgaer, less than a half-second behind.
Lap 176: #19-Almirola has cut into the lead of #7-Allgaier to just one second with 24 laps remaining. #2-Love is nearly 12 seconds back in third.
Lap 166: Both Richard Childress Racing cars have rebounded from early issued to running inside the top five with #2-Love in third and #21-Hill sitting fifth.
Lap 160: #7-Allgaier has stretched the lead t0 1.6 seconds with 40 laps remaining. #54-Gray is making an unscheduled pit stop.
Lap 146: #19-Allgaier got jumbled in traffic, allowing #7-Allgaier to get by. #88-Zilisch and #8-Smith are both caught for speeding on pit road. #27-Burton left his stall with the gas can engaged, spilling into the stall of #1-Kvapil
Lap 145: Race leader #7-Allgaier pits, along with #19-Almirola, #2-Love, #8-Smith, #20-Jones and #25-Burton. Almirola gets out of the pits ahead of Allgaier.
Lap 144: The final cycle of green-flag stops is underway with #41-Mayer, #39-Sieg, #00-Creed, #48-Sanchez and #54-Gray on pit road.
Lap 138: #19-Almirola takes second position from #88-Zilisch, just under two seconds behind #7-Allgaier for the race lead.
Lap 128: #7-Allgaier clears #88-Zilisch for the race lead.
Lap 127: #7-Allgaier gets #88-Zilisch through Turns 3 and 4, but Zilisch powers into Turn 1 and keeps the race lead.
Lap 123: #7-Allgaier has caught #88-Zilisch while navigating lapped traffic. #21-Hill has rebounded to 10th after being a lap down earlier in the race.
Lap 120: #39-Sieg continues to overcome him shifter linkage issue and has driven to eighth spot.
Lap 103: #7-Allgaier gets by #19-Almirola for second position, a half-second behind race leader #88-Zilisch.
Lap 100: #88-Zilisch takes the lead from #19-Almirola on the outside through Turns 1 and 2.
Lap 98: #19-Almirola keeps the lead on the restart. #88-Zilisch passes #7-Allgaier for second position.
Lap 94: #54-Gray had a safety violation on pit road and will need to restart at the rear of the field.
Lap 90: #19-Almirola wins Stage 2, his first stage victory of the season. #7-Allgaier, #88-Zilisch, #8-Smith, #41-Mayer, #1-Kvapil, #54-Gray, #20-Jones, #00-Creed and #2-Love earn stage points.
Lap 88: #7-Allgaier pins #19-Almirola behind a lap car to get the lead, then slips through Turns 1 and 2 allowing Almirola to get back by for the lead.
Lap 80: #7-Allgaier has chased down #19-Almirola to battle for the lead.
Lap 72: #21-Hill makes an unscheduled pit stop for a possible loose wheel.
Lap 67: #7-Allgaier has drove back to second position, passing #88-Zilisch. He trails #19-Almirola by one second.
Lap 54: #19-Almirola clears the field for the lead on the restart. #21-Hill jumped to second. #7-Allgaier has cycled in outside the top five.
Lap 53: #39-Sieg has a shift linkage issue on the restart and drops outside the top 20.
Lap 49: #2-Love will need to restart at the rear of the field for an uncontrolled tire. Multiple cars ran out of fuel during the stage break, including #31-Perkins, #44-Ellis, #45-Massey, #51-Clements and #53-Gase all ran out of fuel.
Lap 47: Dillon has strapped into the Kaulig car to replace #11-Williams. #51-Clements is stopped on the track in Turns 1 and 2 with s fuel pressure issue.
Lap 45: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 1, his second stage victory of the season. #19-Almirola, #1-Kvapil, #88-Zilisch, #54-Gray, #8-Smith, #21-Hill, #2-Love, #41-Mayer and #39-Sieg earn stage points.
Lap 41: Polesitter #8-Smith has dropped outside the top five to sixth position. #7-Allgaier has stretched his lead to nearly eight seconds.
Lap 33: #19-Almirola takes second from #8-Smith, more than seven seconds behind #7-Allgaier.
Lap 29: #91-Bilicki scraped the wall in Turns 1 and 2 and has a flat right-front tire. #7-Allgaier has stretched his lead to over six seconds.
Lap 25: #11-Williams has dropped to 34th and still recovering from an illness. Ty Dillon will jump in at the end of the opening stage.
Lap 19: #7-Allgaier has stretched the lead to 2.5 seconds. #54-Gray has passed #88-Zilisch for fourth position to break up the JRM train at the front of the field.
Lap 15: #7-Allgaier takes the lead from #8-Smith entering Turn 1. JR Motorsports still occupies the top four spots, with #54-Gray in fifth.
Lap 10: #7-Allgaier has charged up to second position, within three-quarters of a second of #8-Smith for the lead.
Lap 6: #8-Smith clears for the lead on the restart. JR Motorsports fills the top four spots.
Lap 1: #18-Sawalich wrecks off Turn 2 after #27-Burton got him aero loose. #4-Retzlaff spun trying to avoid Sawalich and blew a right-rear tire.

Cars to the rear: #20-Brandon Jones, #26-Dean Thompson, #70-Leland Honeyman (unapproved adjustments)

Pit-Stall Selections

At a speed of 183.455 mph, #8-Sammy Smith scored the pole for The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway. It is his third career pole, but his first since joining JR Motorsports in 2024.
JR Motorsports swept the top three spots, with rookies #1-Carson Kvapil (183.038 mph) and #88-Connor Zilisch (182.655 mph) slotting in second and third. #54-Taylor Gray (182.482 mph) and #41-Sam Mayer (182.223 mph) round out the top five.
#7-Justin Allgaier, #2-Jesse Love, #18-William Sawalich, #48-Nick Sanchez and #27-Jeb Burton complete the top 10.
All 38 cars will make the race.
See the complete Las Vegas Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sammy Smith won the Pole Award for the The LiUNA! with a lap of 29.435 seconds, 183.455 mph.
This is his third pole in 80 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2025.
This is his first pole in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Carson Kvapil # (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2025 and his first in one race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch # (third) posted his first top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his fourth in five races this season.
Carson Kvapil (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#88-Connor Zilisch 178.412 mph
#00-Sheldon Creed 177.742 mph
#8-Sammy Smith 177.514 mph
#54-Taylor Gray 177.503 mph
#27-Jeb Burton 177.427 mph
Slowest: #35-Greg Van Alst 168.929 mph
Most laps run: #32-Austin Green, 35
Notes: There were no incidents in the session. During his first run, #10-Daniel Dye had his eight-point harness come unbuckled and needed to return to the pits to get it clipped. #7-Justin Allgaier reported a flat tire late in the session.
See full Las Vegas Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

NASCAR National Series News and Notes — Las Vegas

• This weekend will be the 36th running of a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1997-2025).
• Las Vegas is the qualifying race for the 2025 season’s Dash4Cash, the four best finishing eligible drivers will compete for $100,000 prize at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 22.
• The last six Las Vegas races were won by six different drivers, and the last five were won by five different teams.
• All six races on 1.5 mile tracks in 2024 were won by a different drivers.
• Justin Allgaier has more, second-place finishes (4), top fives (11), stage wins (3) and laps led (330) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway than the rest of the field combined but is still winless at the track.

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for The LiUNA NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. No cars will miss the race.
Notables: #07-Patrick Emerling, #19-Aric Almirola, #32-Austin Green, #35-TBA, #45-Mason Massey, #53-Joey Gase, #70-Leland Honeyman Jr., #74-TBA, #91-Josh Bilicki.
See the full Las Vegas Entry List.

2025 practice and qualifying procedures

Las Vegas At-Track Schedule

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Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures