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 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. Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson would fill in the rest of the podium positions, finishing second and third, respectively.

Background

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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass K9 Grass1Michael Annett*JR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevroletAlsco Uniforms02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletOur Motorsports4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletVoyager5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevroletKDST CPA7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy8Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevroletBig Machine Records, "29: Written in Stone" by Carly Pearce9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota15Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletHyperice17J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevroletParler "Your Voice Matters, Freedom To Speak"18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPoppy Bank19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Jeld-Wen20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordOdyssey Battery23Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevroletRaceline26Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyotaMarques General Engineering31Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletLarue Industrial Snowblowers, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFordCMR Construction & Roofing44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletMarket Rebellion47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletPeace Officers Research Association of California48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevroletBig Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletFirst Pacific Funding52Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyotaKeepItSecure.net54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaInterstate Batteries61David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAngry Crab Shack66Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyotaAuto Parts 4 Less68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletTrade The Chain74C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevroletSci Aps78Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaGerber Collision & Glass90Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevroletMini Doge92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSilverton Hotel and Casino98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa99B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletFamily First LifeOfficial entry list *Driver changed to Josh Berry due to a leg injury Annett had suffered.

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. Pos.#DriverTeamMake122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota99Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord118Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet151Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2107Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet220Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2348Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet2423Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet2526Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyota2647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2831Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3078Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota316Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet3290Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet3317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3466Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota3552Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyota3615Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet374Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet3861David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3999B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4074C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevroletFailed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial 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.

Race recap

Post-race driver comments

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota391Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet21002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10231Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota661Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet5754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet3916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet21011Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 111 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1151Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20138running47237Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20190running45399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2011running474122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20133running495718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running476819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running347216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20120running4282831Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20117running389411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2012running2910520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running3211654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running37122702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000running29133615Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running0141944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2000running2315122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running2216374Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running21172039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1990running24182647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1990running1919316Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990running18202423Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet1980running17213861David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1970running16221668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1970running15233078Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1970running14241892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1960running13253290Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet1960running0262348Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1950running11273466Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota1950running1028295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running929220Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1940running8303999B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1930running0313552Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyota1130electrical6324074C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1000overheating5331098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord310accident434118Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet310accident3352526Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyota310accident0361410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet300accident1373317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet300accident1381736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet300accident1391351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet300accident1402107Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet300accident1Failed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial race results

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