Chandler Smith Beats Out Allgaier for Pole in Las Vegas Xfinity Race

(LAS VEGAS, NV – MAR 3, 2023 – RIS) Chandler Smith and Justin Allgaier headed the time sheets after qualifying for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300. 

Qualifying Results: Alsco Uniforms 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Chandler Smith #, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 29.489 sec, 183.119 mph, ---, ---
2) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 29.544, 182.778, 0.055 sec, 0.055 sec
3) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 29.589, 182.500, 0.100, 0.045
4) Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, 29.636, 182.211, 0.147, 0.047
5) Josh Berry, No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, 29.643, 182.168, 0.154, 0.007
6) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, 29.767, 181.409, 0.278, 0.124
7) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 29.798, 181.220, 0.309, 0.031
8) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 29.833, 181.008, 0.344, 0.035
9) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 29.939, 180.367, 0.450, 0.106
10) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 29.960, 180.240, 0.471, 0.021
11) Kyle Busch(i), No. 10 LA Golf Chevrolet, 29.974, 180.156, 0.485, 0.014
12) Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 29.989, 180.066, 0.500, 0.015
13) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 30.009, 179.946, 0.520, 0.020
14) Sammy Smith #, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 30.029, 179.826, 0.540, 0.020
15) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 24 GearWrench Toyota, 30.053, 179.683, 0.564, 0.024
16) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 45 Wendell Scott Foundation/Microsoft Chevrolet, 30.190, 178.867, 0.701, 0.137
17) Joe Graf Jr., No. 19 CoverSeal Toyota, 30.238, 178.583, 0.749, 0.048
18) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com Ford, 30.282, 178.324, 0.793, 0.044
19) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet, 30.326, 178.065, 0.837, 0.044
20) Parker Retzlaff #, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 30.348, 177.936, 0.859, 0.022
21) Kaz Grala, No. 26 Fire Department Coffee Toyota, 30.407, 177.591, 0.918, 0.059
22) Kyle Sieg, No. 38 TopPool.com Ford, 30.417, 177.532, 0.928, 0.010
23) Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 30.517, 176.951, 1.028, 0.100
24) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, 30.558, 176.713, 1.069, 0.041
25) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 First Pacific Funding Chevrolet, 30.648, 176.194, 1.159, 0.090
26) Kyle Weatherman, No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet, 30.744, 175.644, 1.255, 0.096
27) Josh Williams, No. 92 Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet, 30.788, 175.393, 1.299, 0.044
28) Garrett Smithley, No. 99 PCARx Chevrolet, 30.903, 174.740, 1.414, 0.115
29) Bayley Currey, No. 4 KSDT CPA Chevrolet, 30.912, 174.689, 1.423, 0.009
30) Blaine Perkins #, No. 07 AUTOPARKit.com Chevrolet, 30.916, 174.667, 1.427, 0.004
31) Josh Bilicki(i), No. 91 JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet, 30.918, 174.656, 1.429, 0.002
32) Alex Labbe, No. 28 G Coin/Larue Ford, 30.926, 174.610, 1.437, 0.008
33) Brennan Poole, No. 6 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 30.997, 174.210, 1.508, 0.071
34) Gray Gaulding (OP), No. 08 Panini NFT Ford, 31.184, 173.166, 1.695, 0.187
35) Jeffrey Earnhardt (OP), No. 44 Jesus Revolution - The Movie Chevrolet, 31.289, 172.585, 1.800, 0.105
36) Ryan Ellis (OP), No. 43 Shine Water Chevrolet, 31.362, 172.183, 1.873, 0.073
37) Joey Gase (OP), No. 35 Nevada Donor Network Toyota, 31.422, 171.854, 1.933, 0.060
38) CJ McLaughlin (OP), No. 53 Sci Aps Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
39) Mason Maggio(i), No. 66 HMY Yachts Ford, 31.151, 173.349, 1.662, 31.151
40) Ryan Vargas, No. 74 Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chevrolet, 31.326, 172.381, 1.837, 0.175
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch, 03/11/17, 29.098, 185.58

Starting Line Up: Alsco Uniforms 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Chandler Smith #, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 29.489 sec, 183.119 mph
2) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 29.544, 182.778
3) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 29.589, 182.500
4) Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, 29.636, 182.211
5) Josh Berry, No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, 29.643, 182.168
6) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, 29.767, 181.409
7) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 29.798, 181.220
8) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 29.833, 181.008
9) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 29.939, 180.367
10) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 29.960, 180.240
11) Kyle Busch(i), No. 10 LA Golf Chevrolet, 29.974, 180.156
12) Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 29.989, 180.066
13) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 30.009, 179.946
14) Sammy Smith #, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 30.029, 179.826
15) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 24 GearWrench Toyota, 30.053, 179.683
16) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 45 Wendell Scott Foundation/Microsoft Chevrolet, 30.190, 178.867
17) Joe Graf Jr., No. 19 CoverSeal Toyota, 30.238, 178.583
18) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com Ford, 30.282, 178.324
19) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet, 30.326, 178.065
20) Parker Retzlaff #, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 30.348, 177.936
21) Kaz Grala, No. 26 Fire Department Coffee Toyota, 30.407, 177.591
22) Kyle Sieg, No. 38 TopPool.com Ford, 30.417, 177.532
23) Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 30.517, 176.951
24) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, 30.558, 176.713
25) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 First Pacific Funding Chevrolet, 30.648, 176.194
26) Kyle Weatherman, No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet, 30.744, 175.644
27) Josh Williams, No. 92 Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet, 30.788, 175.393
28) Garrett Smithley, No. 99 PCARx Chevrolet, 30.903, 174.740
29) Bayley Currey, No. 4 KSDT CPA Chevrolet, 30.912, 174.689
30) Blaine Perkins #, No. 07 AUTOPARKit.com Chevrolet, 30.916, 174.667
31) Josh Bilicki(i), No. 91 JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet, 30.918, 174.656
32) Alex Labbe, No. 28 G Coin/Larue Ford, 30.926, 174.610
33) Brennan Poole, No. 6 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 30.997, 174.210
34) Gray Gaulding, No. 08 Panini NFT Ford, Owner Points, 
35) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 44 Jesus Revolution - The Movie Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
36) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Shine Water Chevrolet, Owner Points, 
37) Joey Gase, No. 35 Nevada Donor Network Toyota, Owner Points, 
38) CJ McLaughlin, No. 53 Sci Aps Chevrolet, Owner Points,
(*) Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Did Not Qualify: No. 66 Mason Maggio(i), No. 74 Ryan Vargas

Track Race Record: Josh Berry, 10/15/22, 2:04:14, 145.613 mph

Practice results: Alsco Uniforms 300, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Daniel Hemric, No. 11 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 30.216 sec, 178.713 mph, 1, 17, ---.---, ---.---
2) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet, 30.251, 178.506, 2, 24, -0.035 sec, -0.035 sec
3) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 30.298, 178.230, 1, 18, -0.082, -0.047
4) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, 30.315, 178.130, 2, 21, -0.099, -0.017
5) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 30.405, 177.602, 2, 25, -0.189, -0.090
6) Chandler Smith #, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 30.405, 177.602, 2, 29, -0.189, -0.000
7) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 30.418, 177.526, 4, 22, -0.202, -0.013
8) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 30.453, 177.322, 9, 29, -0.237, -0.035
9) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 CMRroofing.com Ford, 30.465, 177.253, 2, 18, -0.249, -0.012
10) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 24 GearWrench Toyota, 30.499, 177.055, 2, 18, -0.283, -0.034
11) Brett Moffitt, No. 25 AM Technical Solutions Ford, 30.513, 176.974, 3, 18, -0.297, -0.014
12) Kyle Busch(i), No. 10 LA Golf Chevrolet, 30.547, 176.777, 1, 4, -0.331, -0.034
13) Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 30.579, 176.592, 9, 26, -0.363, -0.032
14) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 30.583, 176.569, 2, 22, -0.367, -0.004
15) Sammy Smith #, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 30.585, 176.557, 3, 29, -0.369, -0.002
16) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 30.665, 176.097, 2, 26, -0.449, -0.080
17) Josh Berry, No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, 30.717, 175.798, 4, 21, -0.501, -0.052
18) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 45 Wendell Scott Foundation/Microsoft Chevrolet, 30.793, 175.365, 1, 21, -0.577, -0.076
19) Kaz Grala, No. 26 Fire Department Coffee Toyota, 30.866, 174.950, 3, 31, -0.650, -0.073
20) Kyle Sieg, No. 38 TopPool.com Ford, 30.892, 174.803, 2, 23, -0.676, -0.026
21) Parker Retzlaff #, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 30.904, 174.735, 8, 21, -0.688, -0.012
22) Joe Graf Jr., No. 19 CoverSeal Toyota, 30.966, 174.385, 5, 30, -0.750, -0.062
23) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 First Pacific Funding Chevrolet, 30.969, 174.368, 1, 19, -0.753, -0.003
24) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet, 30.990, 174.250, 3, 16, -0.774, -0.021
25) Anthony Alfredo, No. 78 Dude Wipes Chevrolet, 31.078, 173.756, 6, 19, -0.862, -0.088
26) CJ McLaughlin, No. 53 Sci Aps Chevrolet, 31.092, 173.678, 1, 6, -0.876, -0.014
27) Kyle Weatherman, No. 02 Our Motorsports Chevrolet, 31.107, 173.594, 3, 15, -0.891, -0.015
28) Josh Bilicki(i), No. 91 JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet, 31.129, 173.472, 8, 20, -0.913, -0.022
29) Alex Labbe, No. 28 G Coin/Larue Ford, 31.173, 173.227, 4, 13, -0.957, -0.044
30) Josh Williams, No. 92 Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet, 31.288, 172.590, 6, 14, -1.072, -0.115
31) Blaine Perkins #, No. 07 AUTOPARKit.com Chevrolet, 31.302, 172.513, 1, 12, -1.086, -0.014
32) Bayley Currey, No. 4 KSDT CPA Chevrolet, 31.411, 171.914, 1, 12, -1.195, -0.109
33) Joey Gase, No. 35 Nevada Donor Network Toyota, 31.455, 171.674, 3, 8, -1.239, -0.044
34) Mason Maggio(i), No. 66 HMY Yachts Ford, 31.487, 171.499, 11, 15, -1.271, -0.032
35) Gray Gaulding, No. 08 Panini NFT Ford, 31.562, 171.092, 7, 7, -1.346, -0.075
36) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 44 Jesus Revolution - The Movie Chevrolet, 31.565, 171.076, 3, 12, -1.349, -0.003
37) Brennan Poole, No. 6 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 31.589, 170.946, 4, 9, -1.373, -0.024
38) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Shine Water Chevrolet, 31.616, 170.800, 3, 14, -1.400, -0.027
39) Ryan Vargas, No. 74 Lerner & Rowe Injury Lawyers Chevrolet, 31.660, 170.562, 3, 4, -1.444, -0.044
40) Garrett Smithley, No. 99 PCARx Chevrolet, 31.674, 170.487, 1, 7, -1.458, -0.014
(*) Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed, , , , 
1) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 BRANDT Chevrolet, 9, 18, 174.423, , , , 
2) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 20 Mobil 1 Toyota, 10, 19, 174.103, , , , 
3) Chandler Smith #, No. 16 Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, 9, 18, 174.071, , , , 
4) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 14, 23, 173.491, , , , 
5) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 9, 18, 173.487, , , , 
6) Josh Berry, No. 8 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, 9, 18, 173.393, , , , 
7) Sammy Smith #, No. 18 Pilot Flying J Toyota, 10, 19, 173.375, , , , 
8) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, 9, 18, 172.519, , , , 
9) Kaz Grala, No. 26 Fire Department Coffee Toyota, 8, 17, 172.240, , , , 
10) Joe Graf Jr., No. 19 CoverSeal Toyota, 9, 18, 171.461, , , , 
11) Sheldon Creed, No. 2 Whelen Chevrolet, 17, 26, 171.436, , , , 
12) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet, 14, 23, 171.090, , , , 
13) Rajah Caruth(i), No. 45 Wendell Scott Foundation/Microsoft Chevrolet, 8, 17, 170.988, , , ,
#) Rookie
Must run 10 consecutive laps to be included.

John Davison

Long-time RIS staffer, beginning in the mid-80s. Charlotte, NC area local contact.

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