AJ Allmendinger held off Ryan Sieg in a green-white-checkered finish to take the win in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Camaro crossed the finish line ahead of Sieg by 0.156 seconds.
With the win, Allmendinger will advance to the Championship 4 of the Playoffs.
Justin Allgaier, Chandler Smith, and Parker Kligerman rounded out the top-five finishers in Saturday’s race.
2024 Ambetter Health 302 Race Results
| Fin | St | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Modern Day Garage Chevrolet | 201 | --- | Running | 56 |
| 2 | 10 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 201 | 0.156 | Running | 48 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports BRANDT Chevrolet | 201 | 0.657 | Running | 53 |
| 4 | 3 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing QuickTie Toyota | 201 | 1.041 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | 201 | 1.209 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 201 | 1.244 | Running | 38 |
| 7 | 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing Monster Energy Ford | 201 | 1.603 | Running | 40 |
| 8 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing 3D Systems Ford | 201 | 1.611 | Running | 44 |
| 9 | 38 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 201 | 1.713 | Running | 34 |
| 10 | 17 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 201 | 1.922 | Running | 30 |
| 11 | 14 | 26 | Corey Heim | Sam Hunt Racing Synergy Modular Toyota | 201 | 2.117 | Running | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Trackside Chevrolet | 201 | 2.359 | Running | 0 |
| 13 | 12 | 20 | Aric Almirola | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 201 | 2.558 | Running | 28 |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports 10X Health Chevrolet | 201 | 2.563 | Running | 24 |
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Empoyer Services Cherolet | 201 | 2.575 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing ReMA Ford | 201 | 2.803 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports Menards / Pelonis Chevrolet | 201 | 2.826 | Running | 29 |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 201 | 2.839 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports Dead On Tools Chevrolet | 201 | 3.048 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing Chevrolet | 201 | 3.336 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 201 | 3.36 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 201 | 3.377 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 33 | 07 | Myatt Snider | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 201 | 4.35 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet | 201 | 21.858 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 14 | JJ Yeley | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 199 | 2 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing The Thomas Group Ford | 199 | 2 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 21 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AM Racing AirBox Ford | 198 | 3 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | 198 | 3 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | 198 | 3 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports TBA Chevrolet | 198 | 3 laps | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing VIVID EV Ford | 198 | 3 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 197 | 4 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 13 | 19 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 197 | 4 laps | Running | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 197 | 4 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Akinori Ogata | Joey Gase Motorsports Moon Toyota | 196 | 5 laps | Running | 0 |
| 36 | 26 | 92 | Dawson Cram | DGM Racing Trade With the Pros Chevrolet | 193 | 8 laps | Running | 0 |
| 37 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman | Young's Motorsports LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet | 130 | 71 laps | Out | 1 |
| 38 | 16 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 77 | 124 laps | Out | 1 |
Lead Changes
| Lead Change | No. | Driver | From | To | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pole | 9 | Brandon Jones | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | 8 | Sammy Smith | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | 14 | 35 | 22 |
| 3 | 9 | Brandon Jones | 36 | 38 | 3 |
| 4 | 98 | Riley Herbst | 39 | 42 | 4 |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | 43 | 51 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | 52 | 93 | 42 |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 94 | 145 | 52 |
| 8 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | 146 | 146 | 1 |
| 9 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | 147 | 147 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | Jesse Love | 148 | 150 | 3 |
| 11 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 151 | 191 | 41 |
| 12 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | 192 | 192 | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 193 | 201 | 9 |
Cautions/Incidents
| Caution | Lap | Description | Free Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Debris backstretch | |
| 2 | 36 | Dylan Lupton incident Turn 2 | 35 |
| 3 | 47 | Stage 1 end | 15 |
| 4 | 92 | Stage 2 end | 51 |
| 5 | 98 | Jesse Love, Sammy Smith, Taylor Gray, Austin Hill, Corey Heim incident frontstretch | 29 |
| 6 | 172 | Kyle Sieg spin frontstretch | 5 |
| 7 | 196 | Sammy Smith slowed on track | 07 |
