Las Vegas Xfinity Series results, driver points: AJ Allmendinger takes his first win of the season

LAS VEGAS – AJ Allmendinger called out to his team on the radio after winning Saturday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and qualifying for next month’s Xfinity Series title race in Phoenix.

“Let’s win a championship!”

Allmendinger will go for his first Xfinity title after beating Ryan Sieg by 0.156 seconds.

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It was quite a turnaround for Allmendinger, who entered the Round of 8 in seventh place overall, 18 points below the cutline. Allmendinger became the 17th different winner this season.

While Allmendinger celebrated his first win of the season and the 18th of his career, Sieg continues to search for his first series win after 364 series starts.

“It’s a shame to come second,” said Sieg afterwards in the pit lane. “It’s great, but one day it will work out. Hard.”

Justin Allgaier was third, Chandler Smith was fourth and Parker Kligerman rounded out the top five.

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With Allmendinger’s victory, three places remain in the championship race. These positions are occupied by Allgaier (32 points above the cutline), Cole Custer (+16) and Chandler Smith (+8) with two races to go in this round.

Those below the cutline are Austin Hill (-8 points), Jesse Love (-13), Sam Mayer (-23) and Sammy Smith (-53).

Stage 1 Winners: Cole Custer

Stage 2 winners: Justin Allgaier

Next: The series races on October 26 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (4:00 p.m. ET on CW Network).