The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Austin Hill, driving for Richard Childress Racing, made a last lap pass on Chandler Smith for the lead, and earned his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, along with his second of the season. Smith dominated the race in general, leading 118 laps. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Smith, driving for Kaulig Racing, would finish 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 complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
#DriverTeamMake00Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord1Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet02Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet2Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet6Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet07Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet08Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord8Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet11Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet16Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet18Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota19Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota20John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet24Tyler Reddick (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota25Brett MoffittAM RacingFord26Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota27Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet28Alex LabbéRSS RacingFord31Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet35Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota38Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord43Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet44Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet45Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet48Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet53C. J. McLaughlinEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet66Mason Maggio (i)MBM MotorsportsFord74Ryan VargasCHK RacingChevrolet78Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet91Josh Bilicki (i)DGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Garrett SmithleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice The first and only practice session was held on Friday, March 3, at 3:30 PM PST, and last for 30 minutes. Daniel Hemric, driving for Kaulig Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.216, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed111Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet30.216178.71329Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.251178.506300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord30.298178.230Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, March 3, at 4:00 PM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate 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. Chandler Smith, driving for Kaulig Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.489, and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet29.489183.11927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.544182.778300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord29.589182.500425Brett MoffittAM RacingFord29.636182.21158Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.643182.168648Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet29.767181.409720John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.798181.220811Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet29.833181.008921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.939180.3671098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord29.960180.2401110Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet29.974180.156122Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.989180.066131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.009179.9461418Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.029179.8261524Tyler Reddick (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota30.053179.6831645Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet30.190178.8671719Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.238178.5831839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord30.282178.324199Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.326178.0652031Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.348177.9362126Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota30.407177.5912238Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord30.417177.5322378Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.517176.9512427Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet30.558176.7132551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet30.648176.1942602Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet30.744175.6442792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet30.788175.3932899Garrett SmithleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.903174.740294Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.912174.6893007Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.916174.6673191Josh Bilicki (i)DGM RacingChevrolet30.918174.6563228Alex LabbéRSS RacingFord30.926174.610336Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.997174.210Qualified by owner's points3408Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord31.184173.1663544Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.289172.5853643Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet31.362172.1833735Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota31.422171.8543853C. J. McLaughlinEmerling-Gase MotorsportsChevrolet——Failed to qualify3966Mason Maggio (i)MBM MotorsportsFord31.151173.3494074Ryan VargasCHK RacingChevrolet31.326172.381Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9321Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8416Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet7598Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord6611Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet5710Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet0818Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota392Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2108Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1029Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet9310Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet041Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet7518Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6616Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4800Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord3925Brett MoffittAM RacingFord2102Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1921Austin HillRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20019Running58227Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20010Running443116Chandler Smith (R)Kaulig RacingChevrolet200118Running4641110Kyle Busch (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet2004Running0558Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2002Running336720John Hunter NemechekJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20045Running417131Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2001Running3781098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2000Running399122Sheldon CreedRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000Running3110811Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet2000Running3211648Parker KligermanBig Machine RacingChevrolet2000Running2612300Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord2000Running28131524Tyler Reddick (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1990Running0142427Jeb BurtonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1990Running23151719Joe Graf Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1990Running22162602Kyle WeathermanOur MotorsportsChevrolet1990Running21171418Sammy Smith (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1990Running29183228Alex LabbéRSS RacingFord1990Running19192378Anthony AlfredoB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1981Running18202238Kyle SiegRSS RacingFord1980Running1721199Brandon JonesJR MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running2522425Brett MoffittAM RacingFord1980Running17232126Kaz GralaSam Hunt RacingToyota1980Running14241839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1970Running13252551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1970Running12261645Rajah Caruth (i)Alpha Prime RacingChevrolet1970Running0273643Ryan EllisAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1970Running1028294Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1970Running9293544Jeffrey EarnhardtAlpha Prime RacingChevrolet1970Running8302792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1970Running7313191Josh Bilicki (i)DGM RacingChevrolet1960Running0323408Gray GauldingSS-Green Light RacingFord1960Running533336Brennan PooleJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960Running4343853Patrick EmerlingEmerling-Gase MotorsportsFord1940Running3353007Blaine Perkins (R)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1920Running2362899Garrett SmithleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1870Running1372031Parker Retzlaff (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1860Running1383735Joey GaseEmerling-Gase MotorsportsToyota1560Fuel Pump1Official race results
Notes
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Austin Hill 156 1 2 Justin Allgaier 135 (-21) 1 3 John Hunter Nemechek 132 (–24) 4 Chandler Smith 122 (–34) 5 Riley Herbst 112 (–44) 1 6 Sam Mayer 95 (–61) 1 7 Cole Custer 88 (–68) 1 8 Josh Berry 85 (–71) 1 9 Joe Graf Jr. 78 (–78) 1 10 Parker Kligerman 77 (–79) 4 11 Sammy Smith 73 (–83) 1 12 Jeb Burton 71 (–85)Official driver's standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.
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