2025 The LiUNA!
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 5 of 33 of the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | March 15, 2025 | ||
| Official name | 29th Annual The LiUNA! | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482 km) | ||
| Average speed | 140.078 mph (225.434 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 29.435 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 102 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Kyle Busch | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
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.[9] To fill out the podium, Jesse Love, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Report
[edit]Background
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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
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
[edit]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.[10] 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
[edit]Qualifying was held on Friday, March 14, at 4:10 PM PST.[10] 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.[11]
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).[12]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Qualifying results
[edit]Race results
[edit]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[13] | 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[N 1] | 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 | |||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Josh Williams was recovering from illness during the race, and was relieved by Ty Dillon after the first stage. Since Williams started the race, he is officially credited with 29th place.
Standings after the race
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References
[edit]- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Entry list" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Practice Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Qualifying Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Starting lineup" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 14, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "Race Results" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Justin Allgaier hits jackpot at Las Vegas". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 15, 2025. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway Spring Race Page". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "2025 NASCAR Qualifying Procedures". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (March 14, 2025). "Sammy Smith Leads JR Motorsports Top-Three Sweep in Vegas Xfinity Qualifying". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025 The LiUNA! - Racing Reference". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved March 16, 2025.