Ryan Sieg, driver of the No. 28 NASCAR Ford Mustang Dark Horse, had a fast race car during the Xfinity Series race Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 19th, 2024. He only led two laps, and he was able to pace the leaders, but he just didn’t have enough to make something stick as the laps ticked down.
Sieg, who has yet to win in the Xfinity Series, crossed the line in second place. It’s the fifth time he’s earned a runner-up finish in 364 starts in the division. He managed to pass race winner AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Chevy Camaro SS, in the final 30 laps, but couldn’t hold onto the top spot and was passed again less than one lap later. He crossed the line 0.156 seconds behind Allmendinger when the checkered flag waved.
“We had the best car on the longer run and I needed a long run and we were getting there,” Sieg said after the race. “I just overdrove [turn] one and lost some of our track position, but I was able to gain it back. Just sucks to finish second again with a great car. One of these days it’s going to go our way.”
Riley Herbst, driver of the No. 98 Mustang, was the next-best NASCAR Ford driver, finishing seventh. Cole Custer brought up eighth in the No. 00 Mustang after starting on the front row and leading 31 laps.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger (P) | Modern Day Garage Chevrolet | 201 | 102 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 2 | 10 | 28 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 201 | 2 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier (P) | BRANDT Chevrolet | 201 | 42 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 3 | 81 | Chandler Smith (P) | QuickTie Toyota | 201 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 5 | 11 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet | 201 | 1 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | Jesse Love # (P) | Whelen Chevrolet | 201 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 201 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer (P) | 3D Systems Ford | 201 | 31 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 38 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 201 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 10 | 17 | 21 | Austin Hill (P) | Global Industrial Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 14 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | Synergy Modular Toyota | 201 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 12 | 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye(i) | Trackside Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 12 | 20 | Aric Almirola (P) | MRC Construction Toyota | 201 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 14 | 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer (P) | 10X Health Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 15 | 23 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 24 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | ReMA Ford | 201 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 1 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Pelonis Chevrolet | 201 | 11 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 19 | 18 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Dead On Tools Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 27 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | MyRadar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 32 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 20 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 33 | 07 | Myatt Snider | BBPrintingCO.com Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet | 201 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 25 | 28 | 14 | JJ Yeley | Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 22 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | The Thomas Group Ford | 199 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 21 | 15 | Dylan Lupton | AirBox Ford | 198 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 34 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Snapchat Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 31 | 45 | Garrett Smithley | Vet the Vote Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 30 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase | Nevada Donor Network Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | VIVID EV Ford | 198 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith (P) | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 197 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 13 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Operation 300 Toyota | 197 | 0 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 34 | 29 | 74 | Ryan Vargas | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 35 | 37 | 35 | Akinori Ogata(i) | Moon Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | 26 | 92 | Dawson Cram(i) | Trade With thr Pros Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 37 | 25 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | LH Waterfront Construction Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 38 | 16 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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