NASCAR Xfinity results from Playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Tonight, it’s the first race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. The 1.5-mile of Las Vegas Motor Speedway is set to open the Playoffs for the division.
View Las Vegas race results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
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Austin Cindric and AJ Allmendinger line up on the front row. 201 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Xfinity Las Vegas
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 45 (1-45 / 201)
Green flag, they run even into turn one and near even off turn four. They trade side drafts but Cindric takes the lead on the outside into turn three.
Lap 23, Allmendinger has caught the bumper of Cindric in the battle for the lead. He dives deep to the bottom but he’s unable to make it stick.
Lap 26, the competition caution is out.
Allgaier hits the pit lane. Many drivers were saying Allgaier was leaking fluid. The team is taking a look at it.
Green, Cindric and Allmendinger run side by side into turn one. Big crash behind them! They ran four and five wide and ran out of room into turn one. 10 plus cars are collected included the playoff drivers of Jeremy Clements, Riley Herbst and Jeb Burton. The caution is out.
Green, Allmendinger is clear into turn one. Cindric holds 2nd off turn two.
4 to go, Hemric to 2nd.
1 to go in stage one, Allmendinger leads Hemric by five car lengths.
AJ Allmendinger wins stage one at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Las Vegas Results (Stage 1) : 1. AJ Allmendinger; 2. Daniel Hemdric; 3. Austin Cindric; 4. Ty Gibbs; 5. Noah Gragson; 6. Harrison Burton; 7. Ryan Sieg; 8. Brandon Jones; 9. Josh Berry; 10. Brett Moffitt;
Xfinity Las Vegas
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 45 (46-90 / 201)
The leaders hit the pit lane. Hemric wins the race to the pit exit. Ty Dillon and Brandon Brown stay out.
Pit Penalty: Noah Gragson and Ryan Sieg will go to the tail following pit road violations.
Green flag on stage two, Dillon leads as Brown spins the tires. Hemric slots into 2nd off turn two.
Lap 54, Ryan Sieg spins and the caution is out.
Green, Dillon leads into turn one. Allgaier and Hemric run side by side for 2nd, Allgaier takes that spot off turn two as Hemric struggles on the inside lane.
Lap 65, Allgaier is all over the bumper of Ty Dillon in the battle for the lead. Allgaier moves to the top and he’s able to reach the right rear of Dillon off turn two. Dillon leaves the lane open and Allgaier drives right by on the outside of turn two, Allgaier leads.
Lap 75, Allgaier leads Dillon by 1.6 seconds.
Justin Allgaier cruises to the win in stage two at LVMS!
Las Vegas Results (Stage 2) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Ty Dillon; 3. Austin Cindric; 4. Noah Gragson; 5. Daniel Hemric; 6. Josh Berry; 7. Ty Gibbs; 8. Brett Moffitt; 9. AJ Allmendinger; 10. Justin Haley;
Xfinity Las Vegas
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 111 (91-201 / 201)
Pit Penalty: Noah Gragson will go to the rear once again for speeding on the pit lane.
Green flag on stage three, Allgaier and Hemric run side by side into turn one. Allgaier wins the race off turn two via the outside lane as Cindric follows him through to take 2nd.
Lap 115, Noah Gragson has climbed all the way back to 7th after the pit penalty at the start of this stage.
Lap 121, Justin Haley spins into turn three with help from Brett Moffitt and the caution is out. Haley was able to keep it out of the wall.
Allgaier and the rest of the leaders hit the pit lane. Allgaier wins the race to the pit exit, by a few feet.
Green, Allgaier and Ty Gibbs run side by side into turn one. Cindric gives Allgaier a shove off turn two and Allgaier leads into turn three.
69 to go, Allgaier bobbles and Cindric closes. Cindric has a run off turn four and he wins the race to the inside in turn one. Cindric to the lead.
67 to go, Allgaier dives to the inside of Cindric but he can’t fight the momentum from the outside off the corner.
Allgaier has a run on Cindric off turn four. He drives right by on the inside and retakes the lead into turn one.
50 to go, Allgaier leads Josh Berry by 1 second. Berry is closing fast.
43 to go, Berry has closed to within a car length of Allgaier in the battle for the lead. Allgaier gets loose and bobbles off the bottom lane. Berry drives right by on the inside to the take the lead.
30 to go, Berry leads Allgaier by 3.2 seconds.
Pit stops
26 to go, green flag pit stops are underway. Brandon Jones is the first car to the pit lane.
23 to go, Allgaier pits from 2nd and it’s a four tire car for him.
Pit Penalty: Ty Gibbs has been caught speeding and will serve a pass through.
21 to go, Berry pits from the race lead for four tires.
18 to go, Allgaier cycles to the race lead after pitting a few laps earlier than Berry. However, Berry is all over his bumper and looking to retake the lead. Berry drives right by with ease, Berry leads once more.
10 to go, Berry leads Allgaier by 2.5 seconds.
Josh Berry wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway!
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race Results
September 25, 2021
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Josh Berry
2. Justin Allgaier
3. Noah Gragson
4. Austin Cindric
5. Daniel Hemric
6. Brandon Jones
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Ty Dillon
9. Justin Haley
10. Harrison Burton
11. Ty Gibbs
12. Brett Moffitt
13. Bayley Currey
14. Tommy Joe Martins
15. Myatt Snider
16. Landon Cassill
17. Ryan Sieg
18. Kyle Weatherman
19. Ryan Vargas
20. Blaine Perkins
21. David Starr
22. Brandon Brown
23. Mason Massey
24. Josh Williams
25. Spencer Boyd
26. Jade Buford
27. Matt Jaskol
28. Matt Mills
29. Jeffrey Earnhardt
30. BJ McLeod
31. Carson Ware
32. CJ McLaughlin
33. Riley Herbst
34. Sam Mayer
35. Dylan Lupton
36. Jeb Burton
37. JJ Yeley
38. Alex Labbe
39. Jeremy Clements
40. Joe Graf Jr
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Race 1 of Round 1
Points After: Las Vegas
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Austin Cindric
+66
2. AJ Allmendinger
+59
3. Justin Allgaier
+38
4. Noah Gragson
+37
5. Daniel Hemric
+34
6. Justin Haley
+17
7. Harrison Burton
+13
8. Brandon Jones
+10
— Round of 8 Cutline —
9. Myatt Snider
-10
10. Jeb Burton
-27
11. Riley Herbst
-32
12. Jeremy Clements
-36