Las Vegas native, Riley Herbst, finally put the No. 98 NASCAR Ford Mustang in Victory Lane for the first time at his home track on October 14th, 2023, leading 103 laps on his way to an absolultely dominating win – almost 15 seconds ahead of the pack.
“Oh my goodness, I love this town and I love this team,” Herbst said after the race, where he celebrated with dozens of his closest friends and family members. “Oh my goodness, you don’t know what this means, what this takes off my chest. I can’t believe it. I love you Las Vegas. Let’s go!”
He added, “I’ve been working on myself and everything I can control and all I can do is all I can do. If there was a caution, there was a caution and we would race them straight up.”
He was chased by John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra and current points leader. Another NASCAR Ford team – the No. 00 Mustang of Cole Custer – had a terrific day, leading 62 laps and finishing third.
“We got a little too loose at the end, but a great day by our guys maximizing the points and putting us in a good position,” Custer said in a post on social media after the race. “So happy for Riley Herbst! He’s worked so hard and had a lot of bad luck, to see it all come together was awesome.”
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 201 | 103 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 38 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 201 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 3 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | Haas Automation Ford | 201 | 62 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 4 | 16 | Chandler Smith # (P) | Barger Precast/Quick Tie Products Inc Chevrolet | 201 | 23 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 7 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | BRANDT Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 10 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 13 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Jeld-Wen Windows Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 6 | 10 | Daniel Hemric (P) | Cirkul Chevrolet | 201 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 10 | 9 | 11 | Layne Riggs | Infinity Communications Group Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 19 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Tree Top Toyota | 200 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 12 | 1 | 8 | Josh Berry | LubeZone Chevrolet | 200 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 5 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 15 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | Whelen Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith # (P) | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 18 | 24 | 29 | Kyle Sieg | HEC Ford | 199 | 1 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 28 | 24 | Connor Mosack | Comprehensive Cancer Centers Toyota | 199 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 20 | 25 | 66 | Ryan Reed | Tandem Diabetes Care Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 23 | 44 | Daniel Dye(i) | Champion Container Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 18 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 35 | 45 | Rajah Caruth(i) | Circle Pay Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 27 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | Lane Frost Brand Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 34 | 6 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 29 | 08 | Stefan Parsons | Sokal Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 27 | 32 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Eclipse Claims Consulting Ford | 197 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 31 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | To The Point Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 37 | 28 | CJ McLaughlin | Sci Aps Ford | 194 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 21 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 36 | 35 | Joey Gase | Nevada Donor Network Toyota | 193 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 33 | 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | Parking Guidance Systems Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 20 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | BJ McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 22 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Ruedebusch Toyota | 53 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 36 | 12 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | PORAC Chevrolet | 53 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 30 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | G-Coin Ford | 12 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 33 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | The Meredith Haga Foundation Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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