Stock car racingevents in theNASCAR Xfinity Serieshas been held at theLas Vegas Motor SpeedwayinLas Vegas, Nevadasince the track opened1997.Currently, the track holds two Xfinity Series races. The 300-mile (480 km) spring race is currentlyThe LiUNA!and the 301.5-mile (485 km)playoffrace held in the fall is currently theFocused Health 302.
NASCAR Xfinity Series | |
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Venue | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Location | Las Vegas,Nevada,United States |
Corporatesponsor | Laborers' International Union of North America[1](spring race) Focused Health (fall race) |
First race | 1997 (spring race) 2018 (fall race) |
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) Alsco Uniforms 302(2021–2023) Ambetter Health 302(2024) |
Most wins (driver) | Mark Martin(4) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing(6) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet(18) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
History
editIn 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 atNew Hampshire Motor Speedwaywere moved to Las Vegas andKentucky 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 theOverton's 300atChicagoland Speedwaywhich moved to June. Due to anti-Buschwhackingrules, no drivers running for Cup Series 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 theCup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway(another SMI track), which is 301 miles in length.)
In 2021,Alscobecame the title sponsor of the spring Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas, replacingBoyd Gaming,which had been the title sponsor from2014to2020.[3]
In 2024, theLaborers' International Union of North AmericaLocal 872 (the branch of the union based in Las Vegas) became the title sponsor of the track's spring Xfinity Series race, replacingAlsco.[1]Alsco also did not return as the title sponsor of the fall race andAmbetter(owned by theCentene Corporation) became the title sponsor of that race.[4]Ambetter also did not return as the title sponsor of the fall race and Focused Health partnered with Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[5]
Past winners
editYear | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
1997 | March 16 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:37:41 | 114.153 | [6] |
1998 | February 28 | 12 | Jimmy Spencer | Spencer Motor Ventures | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:37:43 | 114.129 | [7] |
1999 | March 6 | 60 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:57 | 134.37 | [8] |
2000 | March 4 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:13:13 | 135.118 | [9] |
2001 | March 3 | 00 | Todd Bodine | Buckshot Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:17 | 125.625 | [10] |
2002 | March 2 | 9 | Jeff Burton | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:25:24 | 123.796 | [11] |
2003 | March 1 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:35:44 | 115.582 | [12] |
2004 | March 6 | 21 | Kevin Harvick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:20 | 122.172 | [13] |
2005 | March 12 | 9 | Mark Martin | Roush Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:21 | 122.158 | [14] |
2006* | March 11 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Evernham Motorsports | Dodge | 206* | 309 (497.287) | 2:28:08 | 125.158 | [15] |
2007* | March 10 | 29 | Jeff Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:52:12 | 104.53 | [16] |
2008 | March 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202* | 303 (487.631) | 2:48:09 | 108.118 | [17] |
2009 | February 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 209* | 313.5 (504.529) | 2:56:16 | 106.713 | [18] |
2010 | February 27 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Kevin Harvick Inc. | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:27:38 | 121.924 | [19] |
2011* | March 5 | 32 | Mark Martin | Turner Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:15:33 | 132.792 | [20] |
2012 | March 10 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:21:46 | 129.969 | [21] |
2013 | March 9 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Penske Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:23:54 | 125.087 | [22] |
2014 | March 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:22 | 131.997 | [23] |
2015 | March 7 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:22:50 | 126.021 | [24] |
2016 | March 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:03:47 | 145.415 | [25] |
2017 | March 11 | 12 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:31:52 | 118.525 | [26] |
2018 | March 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:16:29 | 131.884 | [27] |
September 15 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:30:56 | 119.258 | [28] | |
2019 | March 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 213* | 319.5 (514.185) | 2:35:12 | 123.518 | [29] |
September 14 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:10:10 | 138.234 | [30] | |
2020 | February 22–23 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:19:44 | 128.817 | [31] |
September 26 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:20:51 | 127.796 | [32] | |
2021 | March 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:38:10 | 113.804 | [33] |
September 25 | 1 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:26:28 | 123.509 | [34] | |
2022 | March 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:56:15 | 102.128 | [35] |
October 15 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:04:14 | 145.613 | [36] | |
2023 | March 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:11:51 | 136.519 | [37] |
October 14 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:18:31 | 130.598 | [38] | |
2024 | March 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:11:15 | 137.143 | [39] |
October 19 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 301.5 (485.217) | 2:22:12 | 127.215 | [40] |
- 2006, 2008, 2009, & 2019 Spring:Races extended due toNASCAR overtime.
- 2020 Spring:Race suspended on Saturday and finished on Sunday due to rain.
Multiple winners (drivers)
edit# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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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 | |
A. J. Allmendinger | Spring: 2021 Fall: 2024 |
Multiple winners (teams)
edit# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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6 | Roush Fenway Racing | Spring: 1999–2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012 |
5 | Richard Childress Racing | Spring: 2004, 2007, 2015, 2023 Fall: 2019 |
4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | Spring: 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
3 | Team Penske | Spring: 2013–2014, 2017 |
Stewart–Haas Racing | Spring: 2020 Fall: 2020, 2023 | |
2 | JR Motorsports | Fall: 2021–2022 |
Kaulig Racing | Spring: 2021 Fall: 2024 |
Manufacturer wins
edit# Wins | Make | Years Won |
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18 | Chevrolet | Spring: 1997–1998, 2001, 2003–2004, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023 Fall: 2018–2019, 2021–2022, 2024 |
12 | Ford | Spring: 1999–2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012–2014, 2017, 2020 Fall: 2020, 2023 |
4 | Toyota | Spring: 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
1 | Dodge | Spring: 2006 |
References
edit- ^ab"LiUNA Local 872 named sponsor 2024 spring Xfinity race at Las Vegas".Jayski's Silly Season Site.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 16, 2023.RetrievedOctober 19,2023.
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- ^"Ambetter Health 302".Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Speedway Motorsports.RetrievedJuly 25,2024.
- ^"Focused Health partners with Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sponsor annual fall Xfinity race".Jayski's Silly Season Site.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 19, 2024.RetrievedNovember 16,2024.
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- ^"2011 Sam's Town 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2012 Sam's Town 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2013 Sam's Town 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2014 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2015 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2016 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2017 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2018 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2018 DC Solar 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2019 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2019 Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2020 Boyd Gaming 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2020 Alsco 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2021 Alsco Uniforms 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2021 Alsco Uniforms 302".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2022 Alsco Uniforms 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2022 Alsco Uniforms 302".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2023 Alsco Uniforms 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2023 Alsco Uniforms 302".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 12,2023.
- ^"2024 The LiUNA!".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedMarch 2,2024.
- ^"2024 Ambetter Health 302".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedOctober 19,2024.
External links
edit- Las Vegas Motor Speedwayrace results at Racing-Reference