# 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302

The 2023 Alsco Uniforms 302 was the 30th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the first race of the Round of 8, and the 6th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 14, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 201 laps to complete. Riley Herbst, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would take the surprise win after putting on a blistering performance, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 103 laps, managing a 15 second lead over John Hunter Nemechek to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win in his 139th start. He would also be the first non-playoff driver to win a race this season. Stewart-Haas Racing would dominate over half of the race, with Herbst leading 103 laps and Cole Custer winning the first stage and leading 62 laps. To fill out the podium, Nemechek, driving Joe Gibbs Racing, and Custer, driving for SHR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, 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

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (P) denotes playoff driver.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pros Talent |
| 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | To The Point |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems |
| 07 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Ahern Luxury Boutique Hotel |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 08 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Sokal |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | LubeZone |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jeld-Wen, Menards |
| 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 11 | Layne Riggs | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Infinity Communications Group |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Barger Precast, Quick Tie Products |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pilot Flying J |
| 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Tree Top |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pye-Barker Fire & Safety |
| 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Comprehensive Cancer Centers |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | Lane Frost Brand |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Ruedebusch Development |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Alsco |
| 28 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 29 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | HEC |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Nevada Donor Network |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | G-Coin |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Ford | Eclipse Claims Consulting |
| 44 | Daniel Dye (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Champion Container |
| 45 | Rajah Caruth (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Circle |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Light Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | First Pacific Funding |
| 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | The Meredith Haga Foundation |
| 66 | Ryan Reed | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tandem Diabetes Care |
| 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | CHK Racing |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | PORAC |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Parking Guidance Systems |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:05 PM PST, and would last for 20 minutes. Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.376, and an average speed of 177.772 mph (286.096 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 30.376 | 177.772 |
| 2 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.443 | 177.381 |
| 3 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.528 | 176.887 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 13, at 4:35 PM CST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole. Josh Berry, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.671, and an average speed of 181.996 mph (292.894 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.671 | 181.996 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.719 | 181.702 |
| 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.761 | 181.446 |
| 4 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.797 | 181.226 |
| 5 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 29.804 | 181.184 |
| 6 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.854 | 180.880 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.881 | 180.717 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.905 | 180.572 |
| 9 | 11 | Layne Riggs | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.959 | 180.246 |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.004 | 179.976 |
| 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 30.104 | 179.378 |
| 12 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.127 | 179.241 |
| 13 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.173 | 178.968 |
| 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.193 | 178.849 |
| 15 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.241 | 178.566 |
| 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.250 | 178.512 |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 30.280 | 178.336 |
| 18 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.296 | 178.241 |
| 19 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.318 | 178.112 |
| 20 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.336 | 178.006 |
| 21 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 30.350 | 177.924 |
| 22 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 30.407 | 177.591 |
| 23 | 44 | Daniel Dye (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 30.463 | 177.264 |
| 24 | 29 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 30.471 | 177.218 |
| 25 | 66 | Ryan Reed | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.559 | 176.707 |
| 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.596 | 176.494 |
| 27 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 30.720 | 175.781 |
| 28 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 30.771 | 175.490 |
| 29 | 08 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.784 | 175.416 |
| 30 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 30.863 | 174.967 |
| 31 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.938 | 174.543 |
| 32 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Ford | 31.152 | 173.344 |
| 33 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.187 | 173.149 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.253 | 172.783 |
| 35 | 45 | Rajah Caruth (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 31.340 | 172.304 |
| 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 31.436 | 171.778 |
| 37 | 28 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 31.995 | 168.776 |
| 38 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | – | – |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 39 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.487 | 171.499 |
| 40 | 07 | Gray Gaulding | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.576 | 171.016 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 111
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 103 | Running | 51 |
| 2 | 38 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 201 | 0 | Running | 48 |
| 3 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 201 | 62 | Running | 53 |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) (P) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 23 | Running | 47 |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 35 |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 42 |
| 7 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 36 |
| 8 | 13 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 1 | Running | 41 |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | Layne Riggs | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 19 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 11 | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 14 | 5 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 30 |
| 18 | 24 | 29 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 1 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 28 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 66 | Ryan Reed | MBM Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 44 | Daniel Dye (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 22 | 18 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 35 | 45 | Rajah Caruth (i) | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 34 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 29 | 08 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 37 | 28 | C. J. McLaughlin | RSS Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 74 | Dawson Cram | CHK Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 193 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Accident | 4 |
| 34 | 20 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Accident | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 53 | 0 | Accident | 2 |
| 36 | 12 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 37 | 30 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 12 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| 38 | 33 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek | 3,103 |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Allgaier | 3,077 (-26) |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Hill | 3,075 (–28) |
| 1 | 4 | Cole Custer | 3,071 (–32) |
| 1 | 5 | Chandler Smith | 3,056 (–47) |
| 2 | 6 | Sam Mayer | 3,055 (–48) |
| 1 | 7 | Sammy Smith | 3,036 (–67) |
| 1 | 8 | Sheldon Creed | 3,030 (–73) |
| | 9 | Daniel Hemric | 2,144 (–959) |
| | 10 | Parker Kligerman | 2,126 (–977) |
| | 11 | Josh Berry | 2,091 (–1,012) |
| | 12 | Jeb Burton | 2,056 (–1,047) |
| Official driver's standings ||||