Starting from 8th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Extreme Concepts/iK9 Toyota won the 23rd Annual Boyd Gaming 300, his 93rd win in 346 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 2nd win & 6th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Kyle Busch won 2 of the 3 NASCAR Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on his way trying to sweep the weekend. 2nd Place Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek Allegiant Chevrolet, started from 10th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Switch Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Noah Gragson also was the highest finishing rookie.
4th Place Car 10 Austin Dillon Stitched Chevrolet, started from 31st place followed by 5th place Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet, started from 16th place. 6th Place Car 39 Ryan Sieg Lombard Bros Gaming Chevrolet, started from 18th place followed by 7th place Car 4 Ross Chastain RM Parks/EZ Angus Ranch Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 8th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps Ford, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 13th place. Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 18 points over Cole Custer.
The race had 7 Cautions for 37 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 3 for #35 and 90 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 60 for #22 and 8 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 190 for #99 Spin in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 200 for #0 and 19 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 207 for #2, 8, 20 and 22 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Custer 1-8; A. Cindric 9; C. Custer 10-48; T. Reddick 49-93; G. Gaulding 94-95; T. Reddick 96-111; K. Busch(i) 112-147; C. Bell 148-149; K. Busch(i) 150-180; C. Bell 181; K. Busch(i) 182-204; T. Reddick 205; K. Busch(i) 206-213.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 00, 19, 2, 20, 23, 1, 7, 22, 11, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 2, 20, 18, 00, 23, 7, 19, 1, 39, 98
Xfinity Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 23rd Annual Boyd Gaming 300 – Saturday, March 2, 2019. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 213 Laps – 319.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 8. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) Extreme Concepts/iK9 Toyota 213 Running |
| 2. 10. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek Allegiant Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 3. 4. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 4. 31. Car 10 Austin Dillon(i) Stitched Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 5. 16. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 6. 18. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Lombard Bros Gaming Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 7. 15. Car 4 Ross Chastain RM Parks/EZ Angus Ranch Chevrolet 213 Running |
| 8. 28. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps Ford 213 Running |
| 9. 1. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 213 Running |
| 10. 13. Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 212 Running |
| 11. 20. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERNFrplcs&Chmnys/ScubaLife Chev 211 Running |
| 12. 35. Car 08 Gray Gaulding Flywheel Chevrolet 211 Running |
| 13. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 210 Running |
| 14. 12. Car 2 Tyler Reddick Hurdl Chevrolet 208 Accident |
| 15. 17. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 36 Josh Williams All Sports Coffee/JoeFroyo Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 17. 11. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 19. 27. Car 52 David Starr Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 20. 29. Car 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 208 Running |
| 21. 2. Car 42 Chad Finchum Amana/Smithbilt Homes Toyota 207 Running |
| 22. 5. Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 206 Accident |
| 23. 34. Car 66 Timmy Hill Francovich Manhattan Toyota 206 Running |
| 24. 6. Car 8 Zane Smith The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Chevrolet 205 Accident |
| 25. 24. Car 99 Ja Junior Avila Art General Contractors/JW Transport Toyota 205 Running |
| 26. 14. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Chevrolet 202 Running |
| 27. 30. Car 01 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 200 Running |
| 28. 9. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota 198 Accident |
| 29. 25. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Chevrolet 196 Running |
| 30. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon Time for a Hero Chevrolet 194 Running |
| 31. 7. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 119 Engine |
| 32. 26. Car 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 99 Suspension |
| 33. 38. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd VisoneRV.com Chevrolet 61 Handling |
| 34. 21. Car 17 Bayley Currey(i) Chevrolet 24 Electrical |
| 35. 36. Car 13 Stan Mullis Fluidyne/CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 14 Vibration |
| 36. 32. Car 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 13 Electrical |
| 37. 23. Car 90 Donald Theetge Mercedes-Benz St-Nicolas/Circuit Acura 1 Accident |
| 38. 33. Car 35 Joey Gase Nevada Donor Network Toyota 1 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 01 and 20 (unapproved adjustments. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 123.518 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.192 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 37 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 9, 2019 – ISM Raceway
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