Justin Allgaier will start Saturday evening's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where he finished back in the spring — from the front of the lineup.
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The JR Motorsports driver won the pole on Saturday afternoon with a lap of 30.157 seconds. This marked his 12th career pole and his second of the season. This is the first time that Allgaier has won the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Fellow playoff driver Connor Zilisch qualified second with a lap of 30.215 seconds. This is the 10th time in the last 12 races that Zilisch has qualified fourth or better for an Xfinity race. He has won the pole five times in this stretch. His worst starting position in the last 12 races is seventh at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway.
The rest of the top 10 included Brandon Jones (30.361), Aric Almirola (30.384), Nick Sanchez (30.402), Jesse Love (30.414), Christian Eckes (30.441), Taylor Gray (30.504), Carson Kvapil (30.520), and Sheldon Creed (30.547).
Three playoff drivers failed to qualify inside of the top 10. Austin Hill, who won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2023, posted the 12th-fastest lap at 30.675 seconds. Sammy Smith qualified 15th with a lap of 30.740 seconds.
Sam Mayer will line up furthest back of the playoff drivers. He qualified 16th with a lap of 30.775 seconds.
Trevor Bayne returned to the Xfinity Series lineup for the first time since the 2023 season. He joined Sam Hunt Racing and drove the No. 24 Toyota GR Supra. He qualified 26th (31.196) after struggling with handling on his qualifying lap.
Two drivers failed to post qualifying laps, but they will not have to worry about missing the race as only 38 cars showed up. Parker Retzlaff's team discovered a blown axle seal during practice that kept him out of qualifying.
Ryan Ellis's team discovered that something broke through the oil pan during practice. This forced the team to swap the engine in his No. 71 DGM Racing Chevrolet.
The Xfinity Series playoff race will take place on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. If one of the playoff drivers in the lineup wins this race, they will move on to the Championship 4.
