2021 Alsco Uniforms 302

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2021 Alsco Uniforms 302
Race details
Race 27 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Alsco Uniforms 302 logo.png
DateSeptember 25, 2021
Official name Alsco Uniforms 302
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 201 laps, 301.5 mi (485.214 km)
Scheduled Distance 201 laps, 301.5 mi (485.214 km)
Average speed 123.509 miles per hour (198.768 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 90
Winner
No. 1 Josh Berry JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Brad Daugherty
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2021 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 27th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 4th iteration of the event, and the first race of the playoffs and the Round of 12. The race was held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 201 laps to complete. Josh Berry, in a dominating finish where his team, JR Motorsports finished 1–2–3, won the race after almost being involved in a wreck early in the race. [1] Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson would fill in the rest of the podium positions, finishing second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway diagram.svg
The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass K9 Grass
1 Michael Annett* JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"
2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Alsco Uniforms
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Our Motorsports
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet KDST CPA
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Bucked Up Energy
8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Big Machine Records, "29: Written in Stone" by Carly Pearce
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Hyperice
17 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Parler "Your Voice Matters, Freedom To Speak"
18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Poppy Bank
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Jeld-Wen
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DEX Imaging
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Odyssey Battery
23 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet Raceline
26 Dylan Lupton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Marques General Engineering
31 Ty Dillon Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Larue Industrial Snowblowers, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Market Rebellion
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Peace Officers Research Association of California
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet First Pacific Funding
52 Carson Ware Rick Ware Racing Toyota KeepItSecure.net
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
61 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Angry Crab Shack
66 Matt Jaskol MBM Motorsports Toyota Auto Parts 4 Less
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Trade The Chain
74 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Sci Aps
78 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Gerber Collision & Glass
90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet Mini Doge
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Silverton Hotel and Casino
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
99 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Family First Life
Official entry list

*Driver changed to Josh Berry due to a leg injury Annett had suffered. [2]

Qualifying

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the last race, the 2021 Food City 300 and owner's points. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske won the pole. [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
122 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
216 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
411 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
520 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
654 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
718 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
99 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
1098 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
118 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
122 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
1410 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
151 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet
1668 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
1736 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
1892 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
1944 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
2039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
2107 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
220 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
2348 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet
2423 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet
2526 Dylan Lupton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
2647 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
2702 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet
2831 Ty Dillon Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
295 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
3078 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
316 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
3290 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet
3317 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
3466 Matt Jaskol MBM Motorsports Toyota
3552 Carson Ware Rick Ware Racing Toyota
3615 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet
374 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
3861 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
3999 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
4074 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
4113 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race

Pre-race ceremonies

In driver introductions, Matt Jaskol, Las Vegas native who was starting 34th would skydive out of a helicopter onto the track. [4]

Race recap

Post-race driver comments

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
116 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
218 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
322 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8
454 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
59 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
620 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
739 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 4
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
91 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
1002 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
231 Ty Dillon Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 9
322 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 8
49 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
518 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
61 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
754 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
802 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 3
916 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
1011 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 111

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1151 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20138running47
237 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20190running45
399 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2011running47
4122 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 20133running49
5718 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2010running47
6819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2010running34
7216 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 20120running42
82831 Ty Dillon Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20117running38
9411 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2012running29
10520 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2010running32
11654 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running37
122702 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running29
133615 Bayley Currey JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running0
141944 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running23
15122 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running22
16374 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running21
172039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 1990running24
182647 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1990running19
19316 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running18
202423 Blaine Perkins Our Motorsports Chevrolet 1980running17
213861 David Starr Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1970running16
221668 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 1970running15
233078 Mason Massey B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 1970running14
241892 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1960running13
253290 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet 1960running0
262348 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 1950running11
273466 Matt Jaskol MBM Motorsports Toyota 1950running10
28295 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running9
29220 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1940running8
303999 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1930running0
313552 Carson Ware Rick Ware Racing Toyota 1130electrical6
324074 C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1000overheating5
331098 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 310accident4
34118 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 310accident3
352526 Dylan Lupton Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 310accident0
361410 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300accident1
373317 J. J. Yeley SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 300accident1
381736 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 300accident1
391351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 300accident1
402107 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 300accident1
Failed to qualify
4113 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

References

  1. Long, Dustin (September 26, 2021). "Josh Berry wins Xfinity race at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. Glover, Luken (September 20, 2021). "Josh Berry Filling In Again For Michael Annett At Vegas". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. Tomlinson, Joy (September 22, 2021). "Austin Cindric Starting From Xfinity Pole At Las Vegas". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  4. Staff, BarDown (September 26, 2021). "NASCAR driver Matt Jaskol skydived from a helicopter ahead of race in Las Vegas - Article". BARDOWN. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  5. "2021 Alsco Uniforms 302 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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