| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 4, 2023 | ||
| Official name | 27th Annual Alsco Uniforms 300 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway,North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Average speed | 136.519 mph (219.706 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kaulig Racing | ||
| Time | 29.489 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chandler Smith | Kaulig Racing | |
| Laps | 118 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander,Kevin Harvick, andRyan Blaney | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 was the 3rdstock car race of the2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 27th iteration of theevent. The race is scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, inNorth Las Vegas, Nevada atLas Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete.Austin Hill, driving forRichard Childress Racing, made a last lap pass onChandler Smith for the lead, and earned his fourth careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his second of the season.[1] Smith dominated the race in general, leading 118 laps. To fill out the podium,Justin Allgaier, driving forJR Motorsports, and Smith, driving forKaulig Racing, would finish second and third, respectively.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located inClark County, Nevada outside theLas Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of theLas Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered inCharlotte, North Carolina.
The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 3:30 PMPST, and last for 30 minutes.[2]Daniel Hemric, driving forKaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.216, and an average speed of 178.713 mph (287.611 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.216 | 178.713 |
| 2 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.251 | 178.506 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.298 | 178.230 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 4:00 PMPST.[2] SinceLas Vegas Motor Speedway is anintermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, single-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.[3]Chandler Smith, driving forKaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.489, and an average speed of 183.119 mph (294.701 km/h).[4]
Stage 1Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 16 | Chandler Smith(R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Sammy Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Chandler Smith(R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3Laps: 110
| Fin[5] | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 19 | Running | 58 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 10 | Running | 44 |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | Chandler Smith(R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 118 | Running | 46 |
| 4 | 11 | 10 | Kyle Busch(i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 4 | Running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 2 | Running | 33 |
| 6 | 7 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 45 | Running | 41 |
| 7 | 13 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 1 | Running | 37 |
| 8 | 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 9 | 12 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 10 | 8 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 11 | 6 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 13 | 15 | 24 | Tyler Reddick(i) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 19 | Joe Graf Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 26 | 02 | Kyle Weatherman | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 14 | 18 | Sammy Smith(R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 32 | 28 | Alex Labbé | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 23 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 22 | 38 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 22 | 4 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 23 | 21 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 16 | 45 | Rajah Caruth(i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 27 | 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 29 | 4 | Bayley Currey | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 44 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 27 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 31 | 91 | Josh Bilicki(i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 32 | 34 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 196 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 38 | 53 | Patrick Emerling[a] | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Ford | 194 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 07 | Blaine Perkins(R) | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 28 | 99 | Garrett Smithley | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff(R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 186 | 0 | Running | 1 |
| 38 | 37 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 156 | 0 | Fuel Pump | 1 |
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