{"id":1601215,"date":"2024-10-18T20:58:25","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T00:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/?p=1601215"},"modified":"2024-10-18T20:58:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T00:58:25","slug":"nascar-xfinity-series-ambetter-health-302-qualifying-brandon-jones-pole-position-round-of-8-opening-lineup-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/news\/nascar-xfinity-series-ambetter-health-302-qualifying-brandon-jones-pole-position-round-of-8-opening-lineup-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302: Qualifying, Brandon Jones\u2019 Pole Position, Round of 8-Opening Lineup At Las Vegas Motor Speedway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Non-playoff competitor Brandon Jones captured the pole position for Saturday\u2019s Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by having \u201ca little more,\u201d runner-up Cole Custer told NBC Sports. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jones on Friday turned a hot lap of 183.43 mph, edging Custer by 0.039 seconds to secure his fourth pole of the season. Custer, the top playoff qualifier, said his team will seek to gain the little bit they were off. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThere\u2019s always room for more, but it was really fast,\u201d Custer said with a smile. \u201cIt was screamin\u2019 down the backstretch.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Custer mentioned the 1.5-mile oval track appeared to have more grip than in previous events. With Saturday\u2019s 7:30 p.m. ET start, the afternoon conditions may alter racing strategies during the evening hours.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cIt\u2019ll be a little different race because it\u2019s going into night a little bit,\u201d Custer predicted. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen everyone slippin\u2019 and slidin\u2019 around here the past couple of years, but it might be a little different race this time. \u00a0\u201cIt\u2019ll be interesting and we\u2019ll try to keep up with it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chandler Smith (182.76 mph), Sam Mayer (182.642) and Sammy Smith (182.587) rounded out the top five qualifiers Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This guy is fast everywhere we go.<\/p>\n<p>Take a lap around <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVMotorSpeedway?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LVMotorSpeedway<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ColeCuster?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ColeCuster<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NASCARPlayoffs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NASCARPlayoffs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ai6LW8XyH5\">pic.twitter.com\/Ai6LW8XyH5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASCAR_Xfinity\/status\/1847412923246821475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Justin Allgaier Shakes Slump, Advances To Round Of 8<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">He barely made it. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">But he did, by four points.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stage 3 of last Saturday\u2019s event at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course left Justin Allgaier a bit road-weary. The No. 7 Chevrolet team earned a P7, barely advancing to the third round of the playoffs. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cWe had a plan,\u201d Allgaier said, as reported by NASCAR.com. \u201cWe executed the plan to perfection today and really, that\u2019s all you can ask for. And so for me, having that plan, I had 90 million things running through my head today.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Most of the thoughts must have revolved around his recent slump, entering last weekend with three finishes of P30, P36 and P25, 18 points below the elimination line. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allgaier\u2019s plan was punctuated by earning 18 early points, highlighted by a Stage 2 win. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThis team has such a never-give-up attitude,\u201d Allgaier said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Allgaier joins JR Motorsports teammates Sammy Smith and Sam Mayer in the three-event Round of 8.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cI\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again, I still believe we could have all three of our Camaros in the final four,\u201d Allgaier said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Justin Allgaier rallied at the Charlotte road course to advance to the semifinal round. What he thought when he saw Sheldon Creed and Riley Herbst, two  drivers among the bubble, get in a wreck near the end of the second stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h91Fwe6NQg\">pic.twitter.com\/h91Fwe6NQg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bobpockrass\/status\/1845436070357500251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity\u00a0Series&#8217; Ambetter Health 302\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday\u2019s NASCAR Xfinity Series\u2019 Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting Position, Driver, Car No., Team<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">1,\u00a0Brandon Jones, 9, JR Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">2, Cole Custer, 00, Stewart-Haas Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">3,\u00a0Chandler Smith, 81, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">4,\u00a0Sam Mayer, 1, JR Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">5,\u00a0Sammy Smith, 8, JR Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">6,\u00a0Justin Allgaier, 7, JR Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">7,\u00a0Riley Herbst, 98, Stewart-Haas Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">8,\u00a0Jesse Love, 2, Richard Childress Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">9,\u00a0AJ Allmendinger, 16, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">10,\u00a0Ryan Sieg, 28, RSS Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">11,\u00a0Parker Kligerman, 48, Big Machine Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">12,\u00a0Aric Almirola, 20, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">13,\u00a0Taylor Gray, 19, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">14,\u00a0Corey Heim, 26, Sam Hunt Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">15,\u00a0Jeb Burton, 27, Jordan Anderson Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">16,\u00a0Shane van Gisbergen, 97, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">17,\u00a0Austin Hill, 21, Richard Childress Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">18,\u00a0Anthony Alfredo, 5, Our Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">19,\u00a0Jeremy Clements, 51, Jeremy Clements Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">20,\u00a0Parker Retzlaff, 31, Jordan Anderson Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">21,\u00a0Dylan Lupton, 15, AM Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">22,\u00a0Kyle Sieg, 39, RSS Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">23,\u00a0Josh Williams, 11, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">24,\u00a0Matt DiBenedetto, 38, RSS Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">25,\u00a0Leland Honeyman, 42, Young\u2019s Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">26,\u00a0Dawson Cram, 92, DGM Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">27,\u00a0Kyle Weatherman, 91, DGM Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">28,\u00a0JJ Yeley, 14, SS Greenlight Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">29,\u00a0Ryan Vargas, 74, Mike Harmon Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">30,\u00a0Daniel Dye, 10, Kaulig Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">31,\u00a0Garrett Smithley, 45, Alpha Prime Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">32,\u00a0Brennan Poole, 44, Alpha Prime Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">33,\u00a0Myatt Snider, 07, SS Greenlight Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">34,\u00a0Ryan Ellis, 43, Alpha Prime Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">35,\u00a0Blaine Perkins, 29, RSS Racing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">36,\u00a0Joey Gase, 53, Joey Gase Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">37, Akinori Ogata, 35, Joey Gase Motorsports<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">38, Sheldon Creed, 18, Joe Gibbs Racing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every 2nd place finish of Sheldon Creed&#39;s Xfinity Series career (THREAD) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZAFTP3kISV\">pic.twitter.com\/ZAFTP3kISV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; the hamlinator (@23xi45) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/23xi45\/status\/1804661880276783229?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Non-playoff competitor Brandon Jones captured the pole position for Saturday\u2019s Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by having \u201ca little more,\u201d runner-up Cole Custer told NBC Sports. \u00a0 Jones on Friday turned a hot lap of 183.43 mph, edging Custer by 0.039 seconds to secure his fourth pole of the season. Custer, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":221,"featured_media":1601233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[253795],"tags":[448213,448291,448147,448105,448284,448283,448210,447814,448106,447803,448117],"class_list":["post-1601215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nascar","tag-ambetter-health-302","tag-brandon-jones","tag-charlotte-motor-speedway-road-course","tag-cole-custer","tag-jr-motorsports","tag-justin-allgaier","tag-las-vegas-motor-speedway","tag-lineup","tag-nascar-xfinity-series","tag-qualifying","tag-round-of-8"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.5 (Yoast SEO v23.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NASCAR Xfinity Series: Brandon Jones Earns Las Vegas Pole<\/title>\n<meta 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