NASCAR Xfinity Series: 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas results
By Asher Fair
Kyle Larson took the checkered flag in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson led 142 of the 200 laps around the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway tri-oval in Las Vegas, Nevada in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, the Boyd Gaming 300, en route to taking the checkered flag in from of the rest of the field.
The race featured 10 lead changes among six different leaders as well as six caution flag periods. Aside of Larson, Christopher Bell, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick and Cole Custer led laps throughout the race.
Bell, the highest finishing Toyota driver, led six laps en route to a 2nd place finish, Allgaier led 12 laps en route to a 3rd place finish, Blaney, the highest finishing Ford driver, led 33 laps en route to a 4th place finish, Reddick led three laps en route to an 8th place finish, and Custer led four laps en route to a 9th place finish.
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Bell, who was the top finisher among Xfinity Series regulars, won the first stage and Larson, who drives the #42 Chevrolet for Chip Ganassi Racing full-time in the Cup Series, won the second stage before going on to win the race for his first victory of the season in any of NASCAR’s top three series.
Larson is set to start tomorrow’s Cup Series race, the Pennzoil 400, in 5th place as the top Chevrolet driver.
Here are the full results of the 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
| Rank | Driver | Car, Team, Manufacturer |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota |
| 3 | Justin Allgaier | #7, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 4 | Ryan Blaney | #22, Team Penske, Ford |
| 5 | Elliott Sadler | #1, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 6 | Daniel Hemric | #21, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet |
| 7 | Brandon Jones | #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | #9, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 9 | Cole Custer | #00, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford |
| 10 | Spencer Gallagher | #23, GMS Racing, Chevrolet |
| 11 | Matt Tifft | #2, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet |
| 13 | Michael Annett | #5, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Busch | #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota |
| 15 | Ryan Truex | #11, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet |
| 16 | Kaz Grala | #24, JGL Racing, Ford |
| 17 | Alex Labbe | #36, DGM Racing, Chevrolet |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | #4, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 19 | Ryan Reed | #16, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford |
| 20 | Joey Gase | #35, Go Green Racing, Chevrolet |
| 21 | Josh Williams | #90, DGM Racing, Chevrolet |
| 22 | Jeremy Clements | #51, Jeremy Clements Racing, Chevrolet |
| 23 | Garrett Smithley | #15, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 24 | Vinnie Miller | #01, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 25 | Tommy Joe Martins | #8, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 26 | B.J. McLeod | #78, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 27 | Matt Mills | #0, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet |
| 28 | Josh Bilicki | #45, JP Motorsports, Toyota |
| 29 | Ryan Sieg | #39, RSS Racing, Chevrolet |
| 30 | Stephen Leicht | #55, JP Motorsports, Toyota |
| 31 | Mike Harmon | #74, Mike Harmon Racing, Chevrolet |
| 32 | Chad Finchum | #40, MBM Motorsports, Toyota |
| 33 | Timmy Hill | #66, MBM Motorsports, Dodge |
| 34 | Austin Cindric | #60, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford |
| 35 | David Starr | #52, Jimmy Means Racing, Chevrolet |
| 36 | Spencer Boyd | #76, SS-Green Light Racing, Chevrolet |
| 37 | Morgan Shepherd | #89, Shepherd Racing Ventures, Chevrolet |
| 38 | J.J. Yeley | #93, RSS Racing, Chevrolet |
| 39 | Jeff Green | #38, RSS Racing, Chevrolet |
| 40 | Dylan Lupton | #28, JGL Racing, Ford |
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The next race on the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule is the DC Solar 200 at ISM Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. That race is scheduled for next Saturday, March 10th, and it is set to be broadcast live on FOX starting at 4:00 pm ET.