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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, celebrates with a burn-out after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Starting from pole Car 33 Austin Dillon Rheem Chevrolet dominated won the 19th Annual Boyd Gaming 300, his 3rd win in 80 NASCAR XFINITY Series races. Austin Dillon, the 2013 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion dominated the race with leading for 183 out of 200. Dillon’s first two career wins both came at Kentucky Speedway in 2012. This is also Dillon’s 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2015. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
2nd Place Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford starting from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in one races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2015. 3rd place Car 7 Regan Smith Great Clips Chevrolet starting from 7th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ty Dillon leads the point standings by 6 points over Chris Buescher.
4th Place Car 54 Denny Hamlin Monster Energy Toyota starting from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet starting from 8th place. 6th Place Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet starting from 5th place. 7th Place Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford starting from 12th place was the highest finishing rookie. 8th Place Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap/Prudential Overall Supply Chevrolet starting from 20th place followed by 9th place Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet starting from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota in 10th place starting from 15th place.
Ty Dillon leads the point standings by 6 points over Chris Buescher.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The race had 6 Cautions for 34 Laps:
1st Caution on lap 14 for Car 19 Mike Bliss Holiday Inn Club Vacations Toyota crash in turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 48 for Debris in turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 54 for Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota crash in turn 4. 4th Caution on lap 161 for Car 90 Mario Gosselin The D Las Vegas Chevrolet crash in turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 169 for Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford, Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota crash in turn 1. 6th Caution on lap 174 for #20, 22 crash in turn 4.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, spins off the wall on turn 4 during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 7 drivers: A. Dillon(i) 1-20; R. Blaney 21; A. Dillon(i) 22-105; B. Gaughan 106; D. Suarez # 107-109; E. Jones(i) 110-112; A. Dillon(i) 113-151; E. Jones(i) 152-155; D. Hamlin(i) 156; B. Gaughan 157-158; C. Elliott 159; A. Dillon(i) 160-165; R. Blaney 166; A. Dillon(i) 167-200.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, leads Ryan Blaney, driver of the #22 Discount Tire Ford, during the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Top 10 Driver Points: (1) T. Dillon 119;(2) C. Buescher 113;(3) R. Reed 104;(4) D. Wallace Jr. # 103;(5) C. Elliott 95;(6) R. Smith 86;(7) B. Gaughan 86;(8) D. Starr 83;(9) E. Sadler 82;(10) R. Chastain # 81.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, leads the field to start the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NASCAR XFINITY Series Race Number 3
Unofficial Race Results for the 19Th Annual Boyd Gaming 300 – Saturday, March 7, 2015. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300 Miles – Purse: $1,483,607
Finishing Position Starting Position Car # Driver Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 33 Austin Dillon(i) Rheem Chevrolet 200 Running
2. 4. Car 22 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
3. 7. Car 7 Regan Smith Great Clips Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 11. Car 54 Denny Hamlin(i) Monster Energy Toyota 200 Running
5. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 5. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 12. Car 6 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Ford EcoBoost Ford 200 Running
8. 20. Car 3 Ty Dillon Red Kap/Prudential Overall Supply Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 16. Car 42 Brennan Poole DC Solar Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 15. Car 18 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 200 Running
11. 9. Car 98 Aric Almirola(i) Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford 200 Running
12. 6. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 199 Running
13. 13. Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Ford 199 Running
14. 10. Car 60 Chris Buescher Roush Performance Products Ford 199 Running
15. 18. Car 16 Ryan Reed Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 199 Running
16. 27. Car 28 JJ Yeley Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota 199 Running
17. 31. Car 44 David Starr Zachry Toyota 198 Running
18. 38. Car 4 Ross Chastain # Flex Shot Chevrolet 198 Running
19. 21. Car 25 John Wes Townley(i) Zaxby’s Chevrolet 198 Running
20. 22. Car 01 Landon Cassill G&K Services Chevrolet 198 Running
21. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Huntinator Chevrolet 197 Running
22. 25. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 197 Running
23. 24. Car 24 Eric McClure Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota 196 Running
24. 26. Car 55 Jamie Dick Viva Auto Group Chevrolet 195 Running
25. 28. Car 14 Cale Conley # IAVA Toyota 195 Running
26. 29. Car 0 Harrison Rhodes # Flex Seal Colors Chevrolet 193 Running
27. 35. Car 52 Joey Gase Donate Life Nevada Chevrolet 192 Running
28. 33. Car 13 Derek White Braille Battery Grafoid Toyota 175 Running
29. 3. Car 20 Erik Jones(i) Interstate Batteries Toyota 172 Accident
30. 23. Car 43 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Ford 164 Accident
31. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Jr Peters Roadside Auto Dodge 164 Running
32. 32. Car 90 Mario Gosselin The D Las Vegas Chevrolet 154 Accident
33. 36. Car 70 Derrike Cope SWAE Watches/Trayvax.com Chevrolet 113 Running
34. 40. Car 15 Cody Ware Lilly Trucking Chevrolet 80 Suspension
35. 19. Car 8 Blake Koch LeafFilter Gutter Protection Toyota 52 Accident
36. 30. Car 40 Carl Long Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge 34 Electrical
37. 39. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Courtney Construction Chevrolet 15 Suspension
38. 2. Car 2 Brian Scott Albertsons/Sanderson Farms Chevrolet 14 Engine
39. 17. Car 19 Mike Bliss Holiday Inn Club Vacations Toyota 12 Accident
40. 34. Car 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 3 Vibration
Race Comments: Austin Dillon won the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his third victory in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #4, 13, 89 (unapproved adjustments), #52 (missed driver meeting). Failed to Qualify: (2) 92 Dexter Bean, 97 Josh Reaume #. Time of Race: 02 Hrs, 22 Mins, 50 Secs. Average Speed: 126.021 MPH Margin of Victory: 0.664 Seconds.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, poses with Miss Coors Light Rachel Rupert after winning the Coors Light Pole Award for the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
3M Lap Leader: Austin Dillon, #33 183 Laps Coors Light Pole Award: Austin Dillon, #33 184.332 mph Duralast Brakes “Brake in the Race”: Austin Dillon, #33 Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Earnhardt-Childress Racing Engines, #33 Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Darrell Wallace Jr, #6
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Mar. 14, 2015 – Phoenix International Raceway
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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