Such was the case with AJ Allmendinger, who led 102 laps en route to victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Ambetter Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday (Oct. 19).

AJ Allmendinger won Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He will advance to the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway after winning the opening race in the Round of 8. This is Allmendinger's first win of the 2024 season and his 18th career victory in the Xfinity Series.

Allmendinger will go for his first Xfinity title after beating Ryan Sieg by 0.156 seconds for the win. It was quite a turnaround for Allmendinger, who entered the Round of 8 seventh in the standings, 18 points below the cutline. Allmendinger became the 17th different winner this season.

All the information you need to get ready for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series playoff race, Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Find the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff picture with points standings heading out of Saturday's race at Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS — Cup teams are on track Saturday in preparation for their Round of 8 playoff race, while the Xfinity Series begins its Round of 8. Cup teams will practice and qualify Saturday ahead of the Xfinity Series playoff race.

Through six races and two full rounds of competition, the NASCAR playoffs field has been whittled down to just eight of the best drivers from throughout the 2024 season. And for that group that has now made it to the Round of 8,

Joey Logano competes during a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race on Sunday in Las Vegas. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Brandon Jones earned his fourth pole of the NASCAR Xfinity season Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Seven playoff drivers will start in the top 10 for Saturday's race, which is the Round of 8 opener.

Logano saved enough fuel and just enough time to hold off Christopher Bell and win the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to advance to Phoenix. Logano was eliminated from the playoffs for about two hours last week before Alex Bowman's disqualification in post-race inspection pushed Bowman behind Logano in the points standings.