AJ Allmendinger won Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He will advance to the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway after winning the opening race in the Round of 8. This is Allmendinger’s first win of the 2024 season and his 18th career victory in the Xfinity Series.
Cole Custer won the first stage and Justin Allgaier won the second stage. Saturday’s race had 13 lead changes and seven cautions.
“What a day to win at Las Vegas to get into the Championship 4,” Allmendinger said to reporters in Victory Lane. “(It’s) so much stress relief. … We’ve got three weeks to work on (our race car) and get to Phoenix.”
Unofficial results from the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Oct. 19, 2024 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Ryan Sieg, No. 28 RSS Racing Ford
Justin Allgaier, No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Chandler Smith, No. 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet
Jesse Love, No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Riley Herbst, No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Cole Custer, No. 00 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Austin Hill, No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Corey Heim, No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
Daniel Dye, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Aric Almirola, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Sam Mayer, No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Williams, No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 RSS Racing Ford
Brandon Jones, No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Our Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DGM Racing Chevrolet
Brennan Poole, No. 44 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
Myatt Snider, No. 07 SS Green Light Racing Ford
Jeb Burton, No. 27 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
JJ Yeley, No. 14 SS Green Light Racing Chevrolet
Kyle Sieg, No. 39 RSS Racing Ford
Dylan Lupton, No. 15 AM Racing Ford
Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
Garrett Smithley, No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet
Joey Gase, No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet
Blaine Perkins, No. 29 RSS Racing Ford
Sammy Smith, No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Taylor Gray, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Vargas, No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Akinori Ogata, No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Toyota
Dawson Cram, No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet
Leland Honeyman Jr., No. 42 Young’s Motorsports Chevrolet
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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