NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas
{{Short description|NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway}}
{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = NASCAR Xfinity Series at Las Vegas
| Logo =
| Track map = 200px
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Series short =
| Venue = Las Vegas Motor Speedway
| Location = Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
| Surface = Asphalt
| Length mi = 1.5
| Turns = 4
}}
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada since the track opened in 1997. Currently, the track holds two Xfinity Series races. The 300-mile (480 km) spring race is currently The LiUNA! and the 301.5-mile (485 km) playoff race held in the fall is currently the Focused Health 302.
Spring race
{{confuse|LiUNA! 150|LiUNA! 175}}
{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = The LiUNA!
| Logo = File:Liuna-final-patch 300x200.webp
| Track map =
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Series short =
| Sponsor = Laborers' International Union of North America{{cite web |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/16/liuna-local-872-named-sponsor-2024-spring-xfinity-race-at-las-vegas/ |title=LiUNA Local 872 named sponsor 2024 spring Xfinity race at Las Vegas |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC |date=October 16, 2023 |access-date=October 19, 2023}}
| First race = 1997
| Last race =
| Distance = {{convert|300|mi|km|2}}
| Laps = 200
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 110
| Previous names = Las Vegas 300 (1997)
Sam's Town Las Vegas 300 (1998)
Sam's Town 300 (1999–2013)
Boyd Gaming 300 (2014–2020)
Alsco Uniforms 300 (2021–2023)
| Most wins driver = Mark Martin (4)
| Most wins team = Roush Fenway Racing (6)
| Most wins manufacturer = Chevrolet (14)
| Surface = Asphalt
| Length mi = 1.5
| Turns = 4
}}
The LiUNA! is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada that has been held since 1997. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' Pennzoil 400. Justin Allgaier is the defending race winner.
=History=
In 1997 a year after the track opened, Las Vegas Motor Speedway received a second-tier series date as a support to the Truck series event. The race has usually been held as one of the first five races of the season.
File:Alsco300LasVegas.png to 2023]]
In 2021, Alsco became the title sponsor of the spring Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas, replacing Boyd Gaming, which had been the title sponsor from 2014 to 2020.{{cite press release |title=Alsco Widens Its Footprint with Speedway Motorsports in 2021 |date=February 2, 2021 |publisher=Business Wire |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210202005182/en/Alsco-Widens-Its-Footprint-with-Speedway-Motorsports-in-2021 |access-date=February 2, 2021 |work=Speedway Motorsports}}
In 2024, the Laborers' International Union of North America Local 872 (the branch of the union based in Las Vegas) became the title sponsor of the track's spring Xfinity Series race, replacing Alsco.{{cite web |date=October 16, 2023 |title=LiUNA Local 872 named sponsor 2024 spring Xfinity race at Las Vegas |url=https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/16/liuna-local-872-named-sponsor-2024-spring-xfinity-race-at-las-vegas/ |access-date=October 19, 2023 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}
=Past winners=
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! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Date ! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Team ! rowspan="2" | Manufacturer ! colspan="2" | Race Distance ! rowspan="2" | Race Time ! rowspan="2" | Average Speed (mph) ! rowspan="2" | Ref |
Laps
! Miles (km) |
---|
1997
|March 16 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:37:41 | align="center" |114.153 |
1998
|February 28 | align="center" |12 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:37:43 | align="center" |114.129 |
1999
|March 6 | align="center" |60 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:13:57 | align="center" |134.37 |
2000
|March 4 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:13:13 | align="center" |135.118 |
2001
|March 3 | align="center" |00 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:23:17 | align="center" |125.625 |
2002
|March 2 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:25:24 | align="center" |123.796 |
2003
|March 1 | align="center" |87 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:35:44 | align="center" |115.582 |
2004
|March 6 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:27:20 | align="center" |122.172 |
2005
|March 12 | align="center" |9 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:27:21 | align="center" |122.158 |
2006*
|March 11 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |206* | align="center" |309 (497.287) | align="center" |2:28:08 | align="center" |125.158 |
2007*
|March 10 | align="center" |29 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:52:12 | align="center" |104.53 |
2008
|March 1 | align="center" |5 | align="center" |202* | align="center" |303 (487.631) | align="center" |2:48:09 | align="center" |108.118 |
2009
|February 28 | align="center" |16 |Ford | align="center" |209* | align="center" |313.5 (504.529) | align="center" |2:56:16 | align="center" |106.713 |
2010
|February 27 | align="center" |33 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:27:38 | align="center" |121.924 |
2011*
|March 5 | align="center" |32 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:15:33 | align="center" |132.792 |
2012
|March 10 | align="center" |6 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:21:46 | align="center" |129.969 |
2013
|March 9 | align="center" |12 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:23:54 | align="center" |125.087 |
2014
|March 8 | align="center" |22 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:16:22 | align="center" |131.997 |
2015
|March 7 | align="center" |33 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:22:50 | align="center" |126.021 |
2016
|March 5 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:03:47 | align="center" |145.415 |
2017
|March 11 | align="center" |12 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:31:52 | align="center" |118.525 |
2018
|March 3 | align="center" |42 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:16:29 | align="center" |131.884 |
2019
|March 2 | align="center" |18 | align="center" |213* | align="center" |319.5 (514.185) | align="center" |2:35:12 | align="center" |123.518 |
2020
|February 22–23 | align="center" |98 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:19:44 | align="center" |128.817 |
2021
|March 6 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:38:10 | align="center" |113.804 |
2022
|March 5 | align="center" |54 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:56:15 | align="center" |102.128 |
2023
|March 4 | align="center" |21 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:11:51 | align="center" |136.519 |
2024
|March 2 | align="center" |20 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:11:15 | align="center" |137.143 |
2025
|March 15 | align="center" |7 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:08:30 | align="center" |140.078 |
- 2006, 2008, 2009, & 2019: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime.
- 2020: Race suspended on Saturday and finished on Sunday due to rain.
==Multiple winners (drivers)==
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! # Wins ! Driver ! Years Won |
4
| 1999, 2005, 2008, 2011 |
---|
3
| 2000, 2002, 2007 |
rowspan="2" | 2
| 2004, 2010 |
Kyle Busch
| 2016, 2019 |
==Multiple winners (teams)==
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! # Wins ! Team ! Years Won |
6
| 1999–2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012 |
---|
rowspan="2" | 4
| 2004, 2007, 2015, 2023 |
Joe Gibbs Racing
| 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
2
| 2008, 2025 |
==Manufacturer wins==
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! # Wins ! Make ! Years Won |
14
| {{flagicon|USA}} Chevrolet | 1997–1998, 2001, 2003–2004, 2007–2008, 2010–2011, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2025 |
---|
10
| {{flagicon|USA}} Ford | 1999–2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2012–2014, 2017, 2020 |
4
| {{flagicon|Japan}} Toyota | 2016, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
rowspan="2" | 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} Dodge | 2006 |
Fall race
{{Infobox motor race
| Race title = Focused Health 302
| Logo = File:Fh302-logo 300x200.webp
| Series long = NASCAR Xfinity Series
| Series short =
| Sponsor = Focused Health
| First race = 2018
| Last race =
| Distance = {{convert|301.5|mi|km|2}}
| Laps = 201
Stages 1/2: 45 each
Final stage: 111
| Previous names = DC Solar 300 (2018)
Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 (2019)
Alsco 300 (2020)
Alsco Uniforms 302 (2021–2023)
Ambetter Health 302 (2024)
| Most wins driver = Josh Berry (2)
| Most wins team = JR Motorsports
Stewart-Haas Racing (2)
| Most wins manufacturer = Chevrolet (5)
| Surface = Asphalt
| Length mi = 1.5
| Turns = 4
}}
The Focused Health 302 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada that has been held since 2018. The race is held on the weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series' South Point 400. A. J. Allmendinger is the defending race winner.
=History=
On March 8, 2017, it was announced that Las Vegas Motor Speedway, would get a second Cup date, a second Xfinity date, and a second Truck date starting in 2018. The fall Cup and Truck Series races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway were moved to Las Vegas and Kentucky Speedway's fall Xfinity Series date (which had been a standalone race for the series) was moved to Las Vegas.{{cite web |last1=Bruce |first1=Tim |title=2018 XFINITY Series rules include expanding Indianapolis aero package |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2017/11/1/xfinity-series-rules-2018-season |access-date=1 November 2017 |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Media Group}} The new date that Las Vegas acquired from Kentucky became the final race of the regular season to replace the Overton's 300 at Chicagoland Speedway which moved to June. Due to anti-Buschwhacking rules, no drivers running for Cup Series points were permitted to race in the fall race.
In 2019, with the announcement of the track's September weekend going prime-time, the race became a Saturday night event. For 2022, the fall race received an extra lap in the process to make the race close to 302 miles with the event being 301.5 miles/201 laps in length. (This is similar to the Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (another SMI track), which is 301 miles in length.)
In 2024, Alsco also did not return as the title sponsor of the fall race and Ambetter (owned by the Centene Corporation) became the title sponsor of that race.{{cite web |title=Ambetter Health 302 |url=https://www.lvms.com/events/ambetter-health-302/ |access-date=July 25, 2024 |website=Las Vegas Motor Speedway |publisher=Speedway Motorsports}} Ambetter also did not return as the title sponsor of the fall race and Focused Health partnered with Las Vegas Motor Speedway.{{cite web |date=October 19, 2024 |title=Focused Health partners with Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sponsor annual fall Xfinity race |url=https://www.jayski.com/2024/10/19/focused-health-partners-with-las-vegas-motor-speedway-to-sponsor-annual-fall-xfinity-race/ |access-date=November 16, 2024 |website=Jayski's Silly Season Site |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}
=Past winners=
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! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Date ! rowspan="2" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} ! rowspan="2" | Driver ! rowspan="2" | Team ! rowspan="2" | Manufacturer ! colspan="2" | Race Distance ! rowspan="2" | Race Time ! rowspan="2" | Average Speed (mph) ! rowspan="2" | Ref |
Laps
! Miles (km) |
---|
2018
| September 15 |style="text-align:center;"|42 |style="text-align:center;"|200 |style="text-align:center;"|300 (482.803) |style="text-align:center;"|2:30:56 |style="text-align:center;"|119.258 |
2019
|September 14 | align="center" |2 | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:10:10 | align="center" |138.234 |
2020
|September 26 | align="center" |98 |Ford | align="center" |200 | align="center" |300 (482.803) | align="center" |2:20:51 | align="center" |127.796 |
2021
|September 25 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |201 | align="center" |301.5 (485.217) | align="center" |2:26:28 | align="center" |123.509 |
2022
|October 15 | align="center" |8 | align="center" |201 | align="center" |301.5 (485.217) | align="center" |2:04:14 | align="center" |145.613 |
2023
|October 14 | align="center" |98 |Ford | align="center" |201 | align="center" |301.5 (485.217) | align="center" |2:18:31 | align="center" |130.598 |
2024
|October 19 | align="center" |16 | align="center" |201 | align="center" |301.5 (485.217) | align="center" |2:22:12 | align="center" |127.215 |
2025
|October 11 | align="center" | | | | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | | align="center" | |
==Multiple winners (drivers)==
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! # Wins ! Driver ! Years Won |
2
| 2021–2022 |
---|
==Multiple winners (teams)==
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! # Wins ! Team ! Years Won |
rowspan="2" | 2
| 2020, 2023 |
---|
JR Motorsports
| 2021–2022 |
==Manufacturer wins==
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Racing-Reference track|Las_Vegas_Motor_Speedway|Las Vegas Motor Speedway}}
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