AJ Allmendinger won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas

Starting from 9th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Modern Day Garage Chevrolet won the Ambetter Health 302, his 18th win in 128 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 28 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford, started from 10th place posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 18th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 81 Chandler Smith QuickTie Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 6th Place Rookie Car 2 Jesse Love Whelen Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 00 Cole Custer 3D Systems Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, started from 38th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Austin Hill Global Industrial Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 17th place. Justin Allgaier (P) leads the point standings by 16 points over Cole Custer (P).

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Cautions for 31 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for Debris on backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 36 for #15 Crash in turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 98 for #19, 8 Crash on the frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 172 for #39 spin frontstretch. 7th Caution on lap 196 for #8 slowed on track.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: Brandon Jones, driver of the #9 Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

The race had 13 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; B. Jones 1-8; S. Smith (P) 9-13; C. Custer (P) 14-35; B. Jones 36-38; R. Herbst 39-42; C. Custer (P) 43-51; J. Allgaier (P) 52-93; A. Allmendinger (P) 94-145; R. Sieg 146; P. Kligerman 147; J. Love # (P) 148-150; A. Allmendinger (P) 151-191; R. Sieg 192; A. Allmendinger (P) 193-201.

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet, Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, Chandler Smith, driver of the #81 QuickTie Toyota, and Aric Almirola, driver of the #20 MRC Construction Toyota, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 00, 7, 98, 16, 18, 28, 2, 21, 9, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 7, 16, 28, 9, 81, 00, 20, 2, 98, 19

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet, and Ryan Sieg, driver of the #28 Sci Aps Ford, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

Credit: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 19: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet, and Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 30
Race Results for the Ambetter Health 302 – Saturday, October 19, 2024
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 201 Laps – 301.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 10/19/2024 @ 10:13 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 9. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger (P) Modern Day Garage Chevrolet 201 Running

2. 10. Car 28 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 201 Running

3. 6. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Chevrolet 201 Running

4. 3. Car 81 Chandler Smith (P) QuickTie Toyota 201 Running

5. 11. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 201 Running

6. 8. Car 2 Jesse Love # (P) Whelen Chevrolet 201 Running

7. 7. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 201 Running

8. 2. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) 3D Systems Ford 201 Running

9. 38. Car 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 201 Running

10. 17. Car 21 Austin Hill (P) Global Industrial Chevrolet 201 Running

11. 14. Car 26 Corey Heim(i) Synergy Modular Toyota 201 Running

12. 30. Car 10 Daniel Dye(i) Trackside Chevrolet 201 Running

13. 12. Car 20 Aric Almirola (P) MRC Construction Toyota 201 Running

14. 4. Car 1 Sam Mayer (P) 10X Health Chevrolet 201 Running

15. 23. Car 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 201 Running

16. 24. Car 38 Matt DiBenedetto ReMA Ford 201 Running

17. 1. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet 201 Running

18. 19. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 201 Running

19. 18. Car 5 Anthony Alfredo Dead On Tools Chevrolet 201 Running

20. 27. Car 91 Kyle Weatherman MyRadar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet 201 Running

21. 32. Car 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 201 Running

22. 20. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 201 Running

23. 33. Car 07 Myatt Snider BBPrintingCO.com Chevrolet 201 Running

24. 15. Car 27 Jeb Burton Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet 201 Running

25. 28. Car 14 JJ Yeley Ford 199 Running

26. 22. Car 39 Kyle Sieg The Thomas Group Ford 199 Running

27. 21. Car 15 Dylan Lupton AirBox Ford 198 Running

28. 34. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Snapchat Chevrolet 198 Running

29. 31. Car 45 Garrett Smithley Vet the Vote Chevrolet 198 Running

30. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase Nevada Donor Network Chevrolet 198 Running

31. 35. Car 29 Blaine Perkins VIVID EV Ford 198 Running

32. 5. Car 8 Sammy Smith (P) Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 197 Running

33. 13. Car 19 Taylor Gray(i) Operation 300 Toyota 197 Running

34. 29. Car 74 Ryan Vargas Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 197 Running

35. 37. Car 35 Akinori Ogata(i) Moon Chevrolet 196 Running

36. 26. Car 92 Dawson Cram(i) Trade With thr Pros Chevrolet 193 Running

37. 25. Car 42 Leland Honeyman # LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet 130 Electrical

38. 16. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # WeatherTech Chevrolet 77 Fuel Pump

Race Comments: Prior to the green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: No. 18 (engine change), No. 91 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 22 Mins, 12 Secs. Average Speed: 127.215 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.156 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 31 laps Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: October 26, 2024 – Homestead-Miami Speedway

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