Saturday, March 6, 2021

Viva Las Vegas Fast Xfinity Series Facts

Viva Las Vegas Fast Xfinity Series Facts
Viva Las Vegas Fast Xfinity Series Facts - NASCAR

  • Next Race: Alsco Uniforms 300 
  • The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • The Date: Saturday, March 6
  • The Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
  • TV: FS1, 4 p.m. ET
  • Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • Distance: 300 miles (200 Laps)
    • Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 45)
    • Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 90)
    • Final Stage (Ends on Lap 200)

 

 

There have been Twenty-seven (27) NASCAR Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and seventeen (17) different pole winners and nineteen (19) different race winners. Only six races in history have been won from the pole.

 

The inaugural race was on March 16, 1997 and won by Jeff Green from the pole position. Most recently, Chase Briscoe won at Las Vegas on September 26, 2020 from the first starting spot.

 

Cole Custer holds the record for the youngest pole winner in 2018 at 20 years, seven months, 23 days. Mark Martin https://twitter.com/markmartin holds the record for the oldest pole winner in 1999 at 40 years, one month, 25 days.

 

Tyler Reddick became the youngest winner in 2019 at 23 years, eight months, three days and Martin also holds the record for the oldest race winner in 2011 at 52 years, one month, 24 days.

 

Kyle Busch holds the race record at 145.415 mph in 2016. He also holds the qualifying record from 2017 at 185.58 mph.

 

Joe Nemechek has run the most Xfinity Series races at Las Vegas (17). Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Martin and Cole Custer are all tied with two pole awards. Martin has the most wins at the track (four).

 

 

 

Justin Allgaier, Kevin Harvick and Martin are all tied for the most top fives (six) and Allgaier holds the record for the most top 10s (11).

 

Eleven races were won by drivers who started on the front row. Chevrolet has the most wins at the track with 13 but Ford is the most recent winner, sweeping both races in 2020 with Chase Briscoe. 

 

 

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