2021 Alsco Uniforms 302 Explained

Type:CUST
Most Laps:90
Announcers:Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Brad Daugherty
Pole Team:Team Penske
Grid From Prev Perf:yes
Pole Driver:Austin Cindric
Network:NBCSN
First Driver:Josh Berry
First Team:JR Motorsports
Most Team:JR Motorsports
Most Driver:Justin Allgaier
Course Km:2.4
Course Mi:1.5
Car:1
Location:North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Official Name:Alsco Uniforms 302
Avg:123.509mph
Description:Race 27 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Race Name:Alsco Uniforms 302
Year:2021
Date:September 25
Scheduled Laps:201
Distance Laps:201
Scheduled Mi:301.5
Distance Km:485.214
Scheduled Km:485.214
Distance Mi:301.5
Radio:Performance Racing Network

The 2021 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 27th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the 4th iteration of the event, and the first race of the playoffs and the Round of 12. The race was held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5miles permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 201 laps to complete. Josh Berry, in a dominating finish where his team, JR Motorsports finished 1–2–3, won the race after almost being involved in a wreck early in the race.[1] Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson would fill in the rest of the podium positions, finishing second and third, respectively.

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevroletForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass K9 Grass
1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"
2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevroletAlsco Uniforms
02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevroletOur Motorsports
4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletVoyager
5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric
6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevroletKDST CPA
7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture
07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevroletBucked Up Energy
8Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevroletBig Machine Records, "" by Carly Pearce
9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevroletBass Pro Shops, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevroletNutrien Ag Solutions
11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection
13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota
15Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports
16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevroletHyperice
17J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevroletParler "Your Voice Matters, Freedom To Speak"
18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaPoppy Bank
19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Jeld-Wen
20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaDEX Imaging
22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordOdyssey Battery
23Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevroletRaceline
26Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyotaMarques General Engineering
31Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletLarue Industrial Snowblowers, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"
39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFordCMR Construction & Roofing
44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevroletMarket Rebellion
47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevroletPeace Officers Research Association of California
48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevroletBig Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletFirst Pacific Funding
52Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyotaKeepItSecure.net
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaInterstate Batteries
61David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAngry Crab Shack
66Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyotaAuto Parts 4 Less
68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletTrade The Chain
74C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevroletSci Aps
78Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaGerber Collision & Glass
90Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevroletMini Doge
92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSilverton Hotel and Casino
98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFordSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
99B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletFamily First Life
Official entry list
*Driver changed to Josh Berry due to a leg injury Annett had suffered.[2]

Qualifying

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the last race, the 2021 Food City 300 and owner's points. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske won the pole.[3]

Pos.DriverTeamMake
122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord
216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet
37Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet
411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet
520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
99Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet
1098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord
118Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet
122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
1351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet
1410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet
151Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet
1668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet
1736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet
1892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet
1944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet
2039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord
2107Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet
220Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet
2348Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet
2423Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet
2526Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyota
2647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet
2702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet
2831Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet
295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet
3078Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota
316Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet
3290Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet
3317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
3466Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota
3552Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyota
3615Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet
374Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet
3861David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota
3999B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet
4074C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet
Failed to qualify
4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota
Official starting lineup

Race

Pre-race ceremonies

In driver introductions, Matt Jaskol, Las Vegas native who was starting 34th would skydive out of a helicopter onto the track.[4]

Post-race driver comments

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

FinDriverTeamMakePts
116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10
218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8
454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
59Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6
620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
739Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord4
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3
91Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 45
FinDriverTeamMakePts
17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
231Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet9
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8
49Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
518Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
61Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
754Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet3
916A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet2
1011Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 111
Fin[5] StDriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1151Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet20138running47
237Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20190running45
399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet2011running47
4122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20133running49
5718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running47
6819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running34
7216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20120running42
82831Ty DillonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20117running38
9411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2012running29
10520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2010running32
11654Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running37
122702Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2000running29
133615Bayley CurreyJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running0
141944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2000running23
15122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running22
16374Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running21
172039Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1990running24
182647Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1990running19
19316Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990running18
202423Blaine PerkinsOur MotorsportsChevrolet1980running17
213861David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1970running16
221668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1970running15
233078Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1970running14
241892Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1960running13
253290Spencer BoydDGM RacingChevrolet1960running0
262348Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1950running11
273466Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota1950running10
28295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running9
29220Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1940running8
303999B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1930running0
313552Carson WareRick Ware RacingToyota1130electrical6
324074C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1000overheating5
331098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord310accident4
34118Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet310accident3
352526Dylan LuptonSam Hunt RacingToyota310accident0
361410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet300accident1
373317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet300accident1
381736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet300accident1
391351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet300accident1
402107Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet300accident1
Failed to qualify
4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota
Official race results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Long. Dustin. 2021-09-26. Josh Berry wins Xfinity race at Las Vegas. 2021-09-30. NASCAR Talk NBC Sports. en-US.
  2. Web site: Glover. Luken. 2021-09-20. Josh Berry Filling In Again For Michael Annett At Vegas. 2021-09-30. www.frontstretch.com. en-US.
  3. Web site: Tomlinson. Joy. 2021-09-22. Austin Cindric Starting From Xfinity Pole At Las Vegas. 2021-09-30. www.frontstretch.com. en-US.
  4. Web site: Staff. BarDown. 2021-09-26. NASCAR driver Matt Jaskol skydived from a helicopter ahead of race in Las Vegas - Article. 2021-09-30. BARDOWN. en.
  5. Web site: 2021 Alsco Uniforms 302 - The Third Turn. 2021-09-30. www.thethirdturn.com. en.