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.

What a crazy year,” Allmendinger said after securing his 18th career victory in the Xfinity Series on Saturday at the 1.5-mile track. “It was goin

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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.

After dominating for much of the evening, AJ Allmendinger held off Ryan Sieg in a two-lap shootout to score his first victory of the 2024 season. Sieg caught — and nearly passed Allmendinger — during the race's final green flag run, but a caution for a stalled Sammy Smith brought out the yellow flag and re-racked the field.

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.

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

Sieg by 0.156 seconds. Allmendinger started the race — the opener of the semifinal round of the Xfinity playoffs — seventh out of eight and below the cutline.