The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would take the surprise win after putting on a blistering performance, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 103 laps, managing a 15 second lead over John Hunter Nemechek to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his 139th start. He would also be the first non-playoff driver to win a race this season. Stewart-Haas Racing would dominate over half of the race, with Herbst leading 103 laps and Cole Custer winning the first stage and leading 62 laps. To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving Joe Gibbs Racing, and Custer, driving for SHR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points. (P) denotes playoff driver.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord1Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet02Blaine Perkins (R)Our MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon Creed (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet4Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet08Stefan ParsonsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet11Layne RiggsKaulig RacingChevrolet16Chandler Smith (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy Smith (R) (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter Nemechek (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet24Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota25Brett MoffittAM RacingFord26Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord29Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord31Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota38Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingFord44Daniel Dye (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet66Ryan ReedMBM MotorsportsChevrolet74Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet78Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:05 PM PST, and would last for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.376, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed100Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord30.376177.772210Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet30.443177.381331Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.528176.887Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:35 PM CST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.671, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed18Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.671181.996200Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord29.719181.702318Sammy Smith (R) (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota29.761181.446416Chandler Smith (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet29.797181.226531Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet29.804181.184610Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet29.854180.88077Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet29.881180.717898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord29.905180.572911Layne RiggsKaulig RacingChevrolet29.959180.2461021Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.004179.9761148Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet30.104179.3781291Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet30.127179.241139Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.173178.968141Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet30.193178.849152Sheldon Creed (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet30.241178.5661651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.250178.5121739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord30.280178.3361827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.296178.2411919Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.318178.1122078Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.336178.0062174Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet30.350177.9242226Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota30.407177.5912344Daniel Dye (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet30.463177.2642429Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord30.471177.2182566Ryan ReedMBM MotorsportsChevrolet30.559176.7072692Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet30.596176.4942725Brett MoffittAM RacingFord30.720175.7812824Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota30.771175.4902908Stefan ParsonsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.784175.4163038Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord30.863174.9673102Blaine Perkins (R)Our MotorsportsChevrolet30.938174.5433243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingFord31.152173.3443353Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet31.187173.149Qualified by owner's points346Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.253172.7833545Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.340172.3043635Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota31.436171.7783728C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord31.995168.7763820John Hunter Nemechek (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota––Failed to qualify394Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.487171.4994007Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.576171.016Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts100Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord10216Chandler Smith (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet9318Sammy Smith (R) (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8410Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet7521Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet6620John Hunter Nemechek (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota577Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet489Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet3948Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet21098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord10200Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord9320John Hunter Nemechek (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota847Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet7510Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet6616Chandler Smith (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet578Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet481Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet3918Sammy Smith (R) (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2109Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 111 Pos.St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord201103Running5123820John Hunter Nemechek (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2010Running483200Cole Custer (P)Stewart-Haas RacingFord20162Running534416Chandler Smith (R) (P)Kaulig RacingChevrolet20123Running475141Sam Mayer (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2010Running35677Justin Allgaier (P)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2010Running4271021Austin Hill (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2010Running368139Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet2010Running339610Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2011Running4110911Layne RiggsKaulig RacingChevrolet2010Running27111919Myatt SniderJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running261218Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20011Running29131148Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2000Running2614531Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running2315152Sheldon Creed (P)Richard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running22161739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1990Running2117318Sammy Smith (R) (P)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1990Running30182429Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1991Running19192824Connor Mosack (R)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1990Running18202566Ryan ReedMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running17212344Daniel Dye (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1980Running0221827Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1970Running15233545Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1970Running0242725Brett MoffittAM RacingFord1970Running1325346Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running12262908Stefan ParsonsSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1970Running11273243Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingFord1970Running10283102Blaine Perkins (R)Our MotorsportsChevrolet1950Running9293728C. J. McLaughlinRSS RacingFord1940Running8301651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1930Running7312174Dawson CramCHK RacingChevrolet1930Running6323635Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1930Running5332692Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet560Accident4342078Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet540Accident3352226Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota530Accident2361291Kyle WeathermanDGM RacingChevrolet530Accident1373038Joe Graf Jr.RSS RacingFord120Accident1383353Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet30Accident1Official race results
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 John Hunter Nemechek 3,103 1 2 Justin Allgaier 3,077 (-26) 1 3 Austin Hill 3,075 (–28) 1 4 Cole Custer 3,071 (–32) 1 5 Chandler Smith 3,056 (–47) 2 6 Sam Mayer 3,055 (–48) 1 7 Sammy Smith 3,036 (–67) 1 8 Sheldon Creed 3,030 (–73) 9 Daniel Hemric 2,144 (–959) 10 Parker Kligerman 2,126 (–977) 11 Josh Berry 2,091 (–1,012) 12 Jeb Burton 2,056 (–1,047)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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