# 2025 The LiUNA!

The 2025 The LiUNA! was the 5th stock car race of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on March 15, 2025, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval shaped intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. Justin Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, would make a late-race pass for the lead on Aric Almirola with under ten laps to go, and took the victory in dominating fashion, winning the first stage and leading a race-high 102 laps to earn his 26th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.

## Report
### 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.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation |
| 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Clarience Tech |
| 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Suave |
| 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | FNB Corporation |
| 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Goat Power Bikes |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jarrett Logistics |
| 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Trackside |
| 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor |
| 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Soundgear |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Young Life |
| 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | OSI / Menards |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | Dead On Tools |
| 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Golden Corral |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Toppool.com |
| 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | City Lights Shine |
| 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | OVERPLAY |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Prescott Tire Pros |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | Sci Aps |
| 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | Audibel |
| 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Macc Door Systems |
| 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Mongoose Power Solutions |
| 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | First Pacific Funding |
| 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Nevada Donor Network |
| 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Operation 300 |
| 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | LH Waterfront Construction |
| 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Tablo |
| 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Realty.com |
| 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | WeatherTech |
| 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Rafael Construction |
| 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | Recycled Materials Association |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

For practice, drivers were separated into two different groups, A and B. Both sessions were 25 minutes long, and was held on Friday, March 14, at 3:35 PM PST. Connor Zilisch, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time between both sessions, with a lap of 30.267, and a speed of 178.412 mph (287.126 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.267 | 178.412 |
| 2 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 30.381 | 177.743 |
| 3 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.420 | 177.515 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 14, at 4:10 PM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is an intermediate speedway, the qualifying procedure used is a single-car, single-lap system with one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have one lap to post a qualifying time, and whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.
Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 29.435, and a speed of 183.455 mph (295.242 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.435 | 183.455 |
| 2 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.502 | 183.038 |
| 3 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.564 | 182.655 |
| 4 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.592 | 182.482 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 29.634 | 182.223 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.642 | 182.174 |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.645 | 182.156 |
| 8 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.668 | 182.014 |
| 9 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 29.674 | 181.977 |
| 10 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 29.688 | 181.892 |
| 11 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.710 | 181.757 |
| 12 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 29.724 | 181.671 |
| 13 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.807 | 181.165 |
| 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.822 | 181.074 |
| 15 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.833 | 181.008 |
| 16 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.063 | 179.623 |
| 17 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.075 | 179.551 |
| 18 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 30.094 | 179.438 |
| 19 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.133 | 179.206 |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 30.201 | 178.802 |
| 21 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 30.263 | 178.436 |
| 22 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.270 | 178.394 |
| 23 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 30.310 | 178.159 |
| 24 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.364 | 177.842 |
| 25 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.412 | 177.561 |
| 26 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.436 | 177.421 |
| 27 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.521 | 176.927 |
| 28 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 30.577 | 176.603 |
| 29 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 30.585 | 176.557 |
| 30 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 30.699 | 175.901 |
| 31 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 30.916 | 174.667 |
| 32 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.119 | 173.527 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 33 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.183 | 173.171 |
| 34 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.198 | 173.088 |
| 35 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.288 | 172.590 |
| 36 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.367 | 172.155 |
| 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.744 | 170.111 |
| 38 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.112 | 168.161 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 102 | Running | 59 |
| 2 | 11 | 19 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 51 | Running | 54 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 4 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running | 37 |
| 5 | 5 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 40 |
| 6 | 15 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 31 |
| 8 | 18 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 3 | 88 | Connor Zilisch (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 28 | Running | 44 |
| 10 | 23 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 199 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 11 | 21 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 199 | 6 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 10 | Daniel Dye (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 17 | 16 | Christian Eckes (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 1 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 13 | Running | 35 |
| 15 | 28 | 26 | Dean Thompson (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 199 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 2 | 1 | Carson Kvapil (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 33 |
| 18 | 22 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 4 | 54 | Taylor Gray (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 198 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 20 | 9 | 48 | Nick Sanchez (R) | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 12 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 10 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 13 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 26 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 25 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 29 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 34 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 192 | 0 | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 35 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 38 | 35 | Greg Van Alst | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 179 | 0 | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 36 | 32 | Austin Green | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | Alternator | 1 |
| 37 | 31 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | Suspension | 1 |
| 38 | 8 | 18 | William Sawalich (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||