2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Thirty Las Vegas

Cars in field: 38
Pole: Josh Berry (8) | JR Motorsports
Outside pole: Cole Custer (00) | Stewart-Haas Racing
Stages: 45-45-111

Caution on lap 3 of 201 for Patrick Emerling (53) going up in smoke.

Caution on lap 12 of 38 for and incident involving Joe Graf Jr (38) slamming the wall after Brett Moffitt (15) tagged the outside wall.

Stage one ends with Cole Custer (00) at the front of the field.

Caution on lap 53 of 201 for an incident caused by Kaz Grala (26) losing an engine and laying down oil on the track resulting in spins by Anthony Alfredo (78), Kyle Weatherman (91), Josh Williams (92), Rajah Caruth (45), Jeremy Clements (51) and Brennan Poole (6).

Red flag is out at 1644 eastern for cleanup.

Caution is out at 1651.

Riley Herbst (98) passes Cole Custer (00) for the stage two win.

You know it’s funny, the television broadcasts began using the split-screen because fans complained about constantly missing the action during commercial breaks. On lap 120 of 201 NBCSports showed oil covering the car camera from the incident on lap 53 of 201. They then have a two-panel split-screen that is showing what appears to be a wheel-well of a car and some other part of the car that was circled in yellow. What didn’t we see? The action on the racetrack. If they’re that bored, they might as well show commercials since they’re not showing racing. Then again, far too often during the broadcasts they should simply show full-screen commercials since they spend so much time showing so little of the race. During an average commercial break the audience is stuck with a view of a car’s bumper from the windshield of another car, or of a driving, in the dark, driving, or of the track surface and the door of a nearby car, or the view of the race from heaven – without binoculars. They feature totally useless video that does not allow the viewer to see the race action in any meaningful way.

PRN is getting excited about upcoming green flag pit stops because they’re basically driving around in circles with, seemingly, no actual racing occurring.

Daniel Hemric (10) pits on lap 139 of 201 for his green flag pit stops.

Sheldon Creed (2) pits on lap 140 of 201. Green flag pit stops continue as additional cars roll down pit road.

On lap 159 of 201 Riley Herbst (98) leads by 8.451 seconds.

The field is pretty spread out. On lap 197 of 201 Herbst is 14.816 seconds ahead of second position.

Riley Herbst (98) finally ends the boredom 14.959 seconds ahead of the rest of the field.

That was a total waste of time. A badly broadcasted nothing of an event.

Motorsport News:

1. 1. 1. Matt Kenseth named Legacy Motor Club’s Competition Advisor.
      2. Cadillac moves into Petit lead at halfway amid tightening points.
      3. Truex turning things around for the Round of 8 in Las Vegas.
      4. Porsche No. 7 leads Petit Le Mans – and championship race – after first quarter.
      5. No. 6 Porsche falls out of title contention at Petit Le Mans.
      6. Bourdais leads early at Petit Le Mans, two titles settled.
      7. LMP2 primed for a tight championship-decider at Petit Le Mans.
      8. FIA to Find Additional Cooling Solutions after Drivers Suffer in Qatar Grand Prix.
      9. Marquez to leave Honda after 11 years.
      10. Denny Hamlin Returns Fire at Jeff Gordon for Criticism of His Controversial Behavior.
      11. Christopher Bell hits jackpot with Las Vegas Busch Light Pole.
      12. Chase Elliott & Daniel Suarez starting from the rear of the field at Las Vegas.
      13. NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8 begins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend on NBC & USA Network.
      14. NASCAR, City of Chicago still negotiating deal for 2024 race.
      15. Kyle Larson to participate in Indianapolis 500 Rookie Orientation Program UPDATE.
      16. Riley Herbst returning to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2024.
      17. Akinori Ogata driving for Emerling-Gase Motorsports at Martinsville.
      18. Marco Andretti driving for Spire in Truck Series at Homestead, Phoenix.
      19. Matt Mills joins Niece Motorsports full time in 2024.
      20. Lane Frost Brand joins Brett Moffitt, AM Racing for Las Vegas Motor Speedway run.
      21. Sheldon Creed not returning to Richard Childress Racing in 2024 UPDATE.
      22. NASCAR meets with drivers at Charlotte.
      23. Compelling NASCAR Cup Playoffs Round of 8 gets underway at Las Vegas.
      24. Carson Hocevar to drive No. 77 for Spire Motorsports next season.
      25. NASCAR member penalty announced prior to Las Vegas.
      26. Race Team Alliance holding Racers Forum at NASCAR Hall of Fame.
      27. Kaulig Racing comments on No. 16 Cup car for 2024; AJ Allmendinger expected to return to Xfinity Series.
      28. Chandler Smith linked to Joe Gibbs Racing for 2024.
      29. Congrats to Josh and Trazia Rae Williams.
      30. https://www.jayski.com/2023/10/09/homestead-honoring-kevin-harvick-with-entitlement-sponsor-of-cup-race/.
      31. NASCAR, Rev Racing announce participants for Drive for Diversity Combine.
      32. Commercial breakdown: 2023 Bank of America ROVAL 400.
      33. Tyler Reddick points himself into the Round of 8.
      34. Charlotte post-race inspection complete.
      35. AJ Allmendinger grabs emotional win in Charlotte Road Course elimination race.
      36. Sam Mayer comes up clutch at the Charlotte Roval; advances to Round of 8.
      37. Austin Cindric returning to Team Penske in 2024.
      38. Tyler Reddick claims NASCAR Cup pole position at Charlotte Road Course.
      39. Kyle Larson to start Charlotte race from the rear after practice incident.
      40. Ernie Elliott named 2023 Smokey Yunick Award Recipient.
      41. NASCAR discusses Harvick’s Talladega windshield penalty.
      42. Charlotte Motor Speedway names 2023 Jimmie Johnson Scholarship winner.
      43. Stanley Cup champions Adin Hill and William Carrier to be grand marshals for South Point 400 at Las Vegas.
      44. Ryan Newman running Xfinity Series race at Homestead for MBM Motorsports.
      45. Hailie Deegan signs multiyear deal with AM Racing to compete in Xfinity Series.
      46. Inaugural Chicago Street Race delivered $108.9 million economic impact; $23.6 million total media value to Chicago.
      47. iRacing acquires NASCAR Team Properties exclusive simulation-style console racing game license.
      48. Transcripts: Ben Kennedy – NASCAR schedule release press conference.
      49. NASCAR announces 2024 NASCAR National Series Schedules.
      50. Championship weekend at Phoenix Raceway pushed back one week in 2024.
      51. Carson Hocevar to run final four Cup races for Legacy Motor Club.
      52. WWEs Liv Morgan named Grand Marshal, Kurt Busch to serve as honorary starter at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
      53. Alex Labbe continues to overachieve in every opportunity.
      54. Charlotte Road Course has a history of delivering Playoff drama.
      55. Irwin has ‘no relationship’ with rival Bridewell.
      56. Sheffield Tigers celebrate first Premiership title.
      57. Nicholls still hoping for Panthers ‘miracle’.
      58. Qatar Grand Prix review.
      59. Marquez to join Gresini team for 2024 season.
      60. Is Irwin v Bridewell British Superbikes’ Senna v Prost?
      61. How Allmendinger’s tearful win response sent a reminder to NASCAR.
      62. Said’s Missed Hendrick Opportunity at The ROVAL.
      63. NASCAR West Series: Tribute to Team Owner Wayne Spears.
      64. Memo Gidley Caps Off GT America Season with Indy Sweep.
      65. Conquest Racing Overcomes Penalty to Win Indy GT4 Race No. 2.
      66. Max Verstappen Speeds to Qatar Grand Prix Victory.
      67. Bubba Wallace Frustrated With Chicane Rules Following Playoff Elimination.
      68. Kyle Busch Scores First Top 5 Since July Despite Playoff Elimination.
      69. Did You Notice?: Jeff Gordon Unclear on What He Wants Hendrick To Be.
      70. Perhaps Xfinity Is No Longer Necessary in Path to Cup.
      71. Ford Multimatic Motorsports Announces 2024 Lineup.
      72. IMSA Holds State of the Sport; Announces 2024 Full-Time Teams.
      73. A Tale of 2 Ty Dillons.
      74. Alex Filsinger Wins FOX Factory 120 Pole.
      75. Louis Deletraz Wins Petit Le Mans Pole.
      76. Sean Hingorani Wins Pole for ARCA West at Las Vegas Bullring.
      77. Josh Berry Wins Xfinity Pole at Las Vegas.
      78. Hometown Hero Dylan Cappello Scores ARCA West Win at Las Vegas Bullring.
      79. Armenian Automobile Federation lobbies for awareness amid Nagorno-Karabakh crisis.
      80. Scheider Stuns in South Africa.
      81. INTERVIEW: Joao Ferreira “really, really looking forward” to new life at Can-Am.
      82. Motorsport misses out on 2028 Olympic proposal.
      83. TRANSCRIPT: TCF Interview with Joao Ferreira.
      84. ‘Difficult’ Sunday in Qatar for Sergio Pérez as Track Limit Penalties Restricts him to Tenth.
      85. Pirelli to Analyse Tyres and Supply Information to FIA after ‘Demanding’ Qatar Weekend.
      86. EuroNASCAR returns to Raceway Venray in 2024.
      87. Lukas Lauda on W2RC debut: “I expect not much but (will) try to learn a lot and finish”.
      88. Toby Price departs Mitsubishi as he contemplates Dakar 4-wheel switch.
      89. Noaker tops first Mazda MX-5 Cup session at Road Atlanta.
      90. Armstrong, Lundqvist, Blomqvist pass Indy 500 Rookie Orientation.
      91. Torrence, Tasca, Kramer and Herrera lead Friday NHRA qualifying at Texas.
      92. Motul Petit Le Mans race day news and notes.
      93. AlphaTauri ‘definitely’ expects Daniel Ricciardo back for Austin.
      94. From Mexico to Huntersville: Daniel Suarez reflects on journey to NASCAR Cup Series.
      95. Ryan Newman to make first NASCAR Xfinity start in over a decade.

Next Race: Homestead

GO 7 & 8!!!!