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NASCAR Chevy Xfinity Teams Lag At Vegas Spring 2024: Video

Early in the Xfinity Series race, the NASCAR Chevy teams looked like they had the speed to make it three-for-three this season at Las Vegas on March 2nd, 2024. However, the chips didn’t fall in favor of The Bow Tie at the end of the day.

That’s not to downplay Austin Hill’s performance this weekend. After winning at Daytona and Atlanta, he brought the No. 21 NASCAR Chevy Camaro SS across the line in fourth, tailing the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra of John Hunter Nemechek, the No. 00 Ford Mustang of Cole Custer and the No. 81 Supra of Chandler Smith at the finish. Hill led just six laps before falling back, and he couldn’t find his way back to the front of the field when it mattered. However, Hill retains his series lead, 22 points ahead of Smith, heading into the fourth race of the season at Phoenix.

Meanwhile, Justin Allgaier’s No. 7 Camaro showed the way for 11 laps, but he wound up 10th, while the No. 11 Camaro of Josh Williams led 10 laps but finished 14th.

Woes continued for Sam Mayer, driver of the No. 1 Camaro, who was taken out from 10th place on Lap 8, collected when the No. 31 Camaro of Parker Retzlaff spun in front of him. The ensuing damage forced Mayer to exit the race early.

“It’s just the year from hell,” Mayer said. “Very frustrating and unfortunate and can’t wait to get to Phoenix.”

Shane Van Gisbergen also had troubles early in the race. His No. 97 Camaro suffered overheating issues that his crew could not solve, and he had to retire after 27 laps.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, March 2nd, 2024
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 12 20 John Hunter Nemechek(i) Safeway/Albertsons Toyota 200 99 Toyota TRD Supra
2 1 00 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
3 2 81 Chandler Smith QuickTie Toyota 200 74 Toyota TRD Supra
4 5 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 200 6 Chevrolet Camaro
5 11 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
6 3 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
7 6 39 Ryan Sieg Sci Aps Ford 200 0 Ford Mustang
8 8 8 Sammy Smith Pilot Flying J/BTI Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
9 13 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Jeld-Wen Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
10 36 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 200 11 Chevrolet Camaro
11 7 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet 200 0 Chevrolet Camaro
12 10 19 Aric Almirola He Gets Us Toyota 200 0 TOyota TRD Supra
13 16 26 Corey Heim(i) GearWrench Toyota 200 0 Toyota TRD Supra
14 32 11 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 199 10 Chevrolet Camaro
15 28 15 Hailie Deegan # AirBox Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
16 37 5 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
17 15 2 Jesse Love # Whelen Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
18 19 42 Leland Honeyman # LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
19 18 44 Brennan Poole Macc Door Systems Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
20 27 28 Kyle Sieg TOPPOOL.com Ford 199 0 Ford Mustang
21 20 91 Kyle Weatherman DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
22 23 43 Ryan Ellis Classic Collision Chevrolet 199 0 Chevrolet Camaro
23 21 27 Jeb Burton State Water Heaters Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
24 22 14 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 198 0 Chevrolet Camaro
25 17 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
26 9 18 Sheldon Creed Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota 197 0 Toyota TRD Supra
27 31 92 Nick Leitz Precision Measurements Inc Chevrolet 197 0 Chevrolet Camaro
28 30 07 Patrick Emerling Frontline Optics Chevrolet 196 0 Chevrolet Camaro
29 33 6 Garrett Smithley Teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 195 0 Chevrolet Camaro
30 38 35 Joey Gase Nevada Donor Network Chevrolet 195 0 Chevrolet Camaro
31 29 29 Blaine Perkins AutoParkit.com Ford 195 0 Ford Mustang
32 24 78 BJ McLeod BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 Chevrolet Camaro
33 34 38 CJ McLaughlin Viking Motorsports Ford 194 0 Ford Mustang
34 26 4 Dawson Cram # KSDT CPA Chevrolet 192 0 Chevrolet Camaro
35 4 31 Parker Retzlaff FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 115 0 Chevrolet Camaro
36 35 32 Sage Karam EasyCare Chevrolet 104 0 Chevrolet Camaro
37 25 97 Shane Van Gisbergen # Focused Health Chevrolet 27 0 Chevrolet Camaro
38 14 1 Sam Mayer Club Car Chevrolet 7 0 Chevrolet Camaro

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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  1. How does a Chevy “NASCAR win” translate into vehicle sales??
    Nothing raced is available for purchase at the Dealer.
    They might as well be racing Chevy-badged lawn mowers….

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