AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 NASCAR Chevy Camaro SS, put on a clinic in the Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19th, 2024, blocking a hard-charging Ryan Sieg in the closing laps to win by 0.156 seconds.
On his way to the win, Allmendinger’s No. 16 Camaro led 102 of 201 laps. By winning at Vegas, he’s secured his position in the Championship 4 and will be one of the four drivers up vying for a championship trophy at Phoenix in a few weeks. Allmendinger, a road course ace, was understandably thrilled to win on an oval track before making the leap to the Cup Series in 2025.
“I absolutely love these guys and girls at Kaulig Racing, it’s been such up-and-down but what I love about them is we stick together, we keep fighting,” AJ Allmendinger said after doing enough burnouts to create a virtual smokescreen on the front stretch.
He also acknowledged his team owner, Matt Kaulig, whose birthday is October 19th, saying, “Happy Birthday, Matt Kaulig. The boss’s birthday! I told you I was getting you a trophy. I love you.”
He added, “What a way to get to Phoenix after the year we’ve had. Let’s go win a championship. LET’S GOOOOOO!”
Sieg’s No. 28 Ford Mustang Dark Horse finished second, followed by Justin Allgaier, driver of the No. 7 NASCAR Chevy, who finished third after leading 42 laps. Chandler Smith, driver of the No. 81 Toyota TRD Supra, finished fifth, while Parker Kligerman’s No. 48 Camaro rounded out the top five. Austin Hill, Jesse Love and Sam Mayer are all NASCAR Chevy drivers who are in danger of being eliminated.
1,9,16,AJ Allmendinger (P),Modern Day Garage Chevrolet,201,102,Chevrolet Camaro
2,10,28,Ryan Sieg,Sci Aps Ford,201,2,Ford Mustang
3,6,7,Justin Allgaier (P),BRANDT Chevrolet,201,42,Chevrolet Camaro
4,3,81,Chandler Smith (P),QuickTie Toyota,201,0,Toyota TRD Supra
5,11,48,Parker Kligerman,Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet,201,1,Chevrolet Camaro
6,8,2,Jesse Love # (P),Whelen Chevrolet,201,3,Chevrolet Camaro
7,7,98,Riley Herbst,Monster Energy Ford,201,4,Ford Mustang
8,2,00,Cole Custer (P),3D Systems Ford,201,31,Ford Mustang
9,38,18,Sheldon Creed,Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota,201,0,Toyota TRD Supra
10,17,21,Austin Hill (P),Global Industrial Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
11,14,26,Corey Heim(i),Synergy Modular Toyota,201,0,Toyota TRD Supra
12,30,10,Daniel Dye(i),Trackside Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
13,12,20,Aric Almirola (P),MRC Construction Toyota,201,0,Toyota TRD Supra
14,4,1,Sam Mayer (P),10X Health Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
15,23,11,Josh Williams,Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
16,24,38,Matt DiBenedetto,ReMA Ford,201,0,Ford Mustang
17,1,9,Brandon Jones,Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet,201,11,Chevrolet Camaro
18,19,51,Jeremy Clements,First Pacific Funding Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
19,18,5,Anthony Alfredo,Dead On Tools Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
20,27,91,Kyle Weatherman,MyRadar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
21,32,44,Brennan Poole,Macc Door Systems Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
22,20,31,Parker Retzlaff,FUNKAWAY Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
23,33,07,Myatt Snider,BBPrintingCO.com Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
24,15,27,Jeb Burton,Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet,201,0,Chevrolet Camaro
25,28,14,JJ Yeley,Ford,199,0,Ford Mustang
26,22,39,Kyle Sieg,The Thomas Group Ford,199,0,Ford Mustang
27,21,15,Dylan Lupton,AirBox Ford,198,0,Ford Mustang
28,34,43,Ryan Ellis,Snapchat Chevrolet,198,0,Chevrolet Camaro
29,31,45,Garrett Smithley,Vet the Vote Chevrolet,198,0,Chevrolet Camaro
30,36,53,Joey Gase,Nevada Donor Network Chevrolet,198,0,Chevrolet Camaro
31,35,29,Blaine Perkins,VIVID EV Ford,198,0,Ford Mustang
32,5,8,Sammy Smith (P),Pilot Flying J Chevrolet,197,5,Chevrolet Camaro
33,13,19,Taylor Gray(i),Operation 300 Toyota,197,0,Toyota TRD Supra
34,29,74,Ryan Vargas,Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet,197,0,Chevrolet Camaro
35,37,35,Akinori Ogata(i),Moon Chevrolet,196,0,Chevrolet Camaro
36,26,92,Dawson Cram(i),Trade With thr Pros Chevrolet,193,0,Chevrolet Camaro
37,25,42,Leland Honeyman #,LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet,130,0,Chevrolet Camaro
38,16,97,Shane Van Gisbergen #,WeatherTech Chevrolet,77,0,Chevrolet Camaro
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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