Race details | |||
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Race 27 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | September 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.
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.
*Driver changed to Josh Berry due to a leg injury Annett had suffered. [2]
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]
In driver introductions, Matt Jaskol, Las Vegas native who was starting 34th would skydive out of a helicopter onto the track. [4]
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 4 |
8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 1 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 31 | Ty Dillon | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 1 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 111
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