Kaulig Racing Weekly Preview | Las Vegas Motor Speedway

October 16, 2024

Race Notes

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
South Point 400
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sunday, October 20 at 2:30PM EDT
NBC | PRN | SiriusXM

Team Notes

Kaulig Racing has made 10 NCS starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, completing 100% of laps. The team has earned two top 10s and six top-20 finishes at Las Vegas.
So far in the 2024 season, Kaulig Racing has earned one runner-up finish, 10 top 10s, 24 top 20s and led 108 laps.
The team earned its first NCS pole award last weekend for the Bank of America ROVAL 400.

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Wendy’s Camaro ZL1

On Sunday, Shane van Gisbergen will make his 11th NCS start this season, his first at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for Kaulig Racing, driving the No. 16 Wendy’s® Chevrolet.
Last weekend at the Charlotte ROVAL, Van Gisbergen secured Kaulig Racing’s first NCS pole award and ultimately took the checkered flag seventh.
Wendy’s® will serve as the No. 16’s primary sponsor on Sunday. Van Gisbergen’s paint scheme will feature Wendy’s® Spicy Chicken® livery.

“Excited to go Cup racing again with the No.16 Kaulig Racing team this weekend! The intermediate tracks are difficult for me, so Vegas will definitely be a challenge. I’ll just continue to learn every lap and see what my Wendy’s® Spicy Chicken Chevrolet can accomplish on Sunday. Thanks to Chevrolet, Trackhouse Racing and Kaulig Racing for this opportunity!”

– Shane van Gisbergen on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Camaro ZL1

Daniel Hemric has made four NCS starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
He has earned two top-20 finishes and led one lap at Las Vegas.
So far in the 2024 NCS season, Hemric has earned four top 10s, 11 top-20 finishes and has led 15 laps.

“I’m looking forward to going back to Las Vegas, which is like another home track for me. It’s special having South Point back on our No. 31 Chevrolet, a partner that has done so much for me in my career. We went home with a top-20 finish there in the spring, and I think with all the work we’ve been doing on our mile-and-a-half package, we have a chance to improve on that.”

– Daniel Hemric on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Race Notes

Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Ambetter Health 302
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Saturday, October 19 at 7:30PM EDT
The CW | PRN | SiriusXM

Team Notes

Kaulig Racing has made 33 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The team has earned one win, six top fives and 22 top-10 finishes there.
In 2021, AJ Allmendinger won at Las Vegas in the No. 16 Ellsworth Advisors Chevy Camaro after leading 44 laps in the fourth race of the NXS season.
So far in the 2024 NXS season, Kaulig Racing has earned three wins, 13 top fives, 31 top 10s and 261 laps led.

Daniel Dye, No. 10 Trackside Chevrolet Camaro

Daniel Dye will make his second-career NXS start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Dye is currently competing in a limited NXS schedule in the No. 10 Chevy for Kaulig Racing and has earned two top 10s and four top-20 finishes.
The 20-year-old Daytona Beach, Florida native will pilot the white, red, and black Camaro, with sponsorship from “Track Side” radio show and its partners. Track Side airs Friday evenings at 6:00 PM ET on WNZF Daytona Beach.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back to Las Vegas and competing with our Kaulig Racing No. 10 team. Las Vegas is one of my favorite places on the schedule to visit, and I’m confident that we will bring a Chevrolet Camaro capable of battling towards the front on Saturday.”

– Daniel Dye on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet Camaro

Josh Williams has made 12 starts in the NXS at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He led 10 laps in the series’ first trip to the track in 2024, finishing 14th.
Williams sits 17th in the NXS points standings with four top 10s and 14 laps led.

“Las Vegas is a super-fun race track for me. It’s got multiple grooves. We ran pretty decent there in the beginning of the year for being one of my first races with Kaulig Racing.”

– Josh Williams on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Modern Day Garage Chevrolet Camaro

AJ Allmendinger has made five NXS starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He has led 103 laps, earned one win, one top five and four top-10 finishes. Allmendinger has an average finish of 9.0 at the track.
Allmendinger’s Las Vegas Motor Speedway win came at his first NXS start at the track in 2021. Earlier this season, Allmendinger finished sixth.
So far in the 2024 NXS season, Allmendinger has earned six top five, 15 top-10 finishes and led 147 laps. Allmendinger is currently scored seventh in the Playoff standings, 18 points below the cutline.

“Happy to be headed to Vegas in the Round of 8. I feel like Vegas has always been our best mile-and-a-half racetrack as a team. I’m looking forward to getting there and hopefully having a good day to get some momentum, knowing we are starting behind in points. It’s a racetrack that we have won at in the past and hopefully we can go there, win and lock ourselves into the Championship 4.”

– AJ Allmendinger on Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet Camaro

Shane van Gisbergen and the No. 97 WeatherTech team head west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his second-career NXS start on the 1.5-mile oval track.
Last weekend at the Charlotte Roval, Van Gisbergen secured his third pole award of the season. Van Gisbergen ultimately took the checkered flag third.
Van Gisbergen has now recorded three wins, seven top fives and 10 top 10s with just four races remaining in the 2024 NASCAR season.
The New Zealand native will carry the white and red WeatherTech livery this weekend at Las Vegas. For decades, WeatherTech has delivered on its promise of quality and craftsmanship through a commitment to American-made auto, home and pet products. More information can be found at weathertech.com.

“In the spring at Vegas I didn’t get a good run at it due to an engine failure at the beginning of the race, so this weekend is going to be a massive challenge. I need to be more aggressive at the start of oval races. Always in Stage 3, I’m a top 10, top-15 guy, but I need to be there from the start. I’m excited to see how our WeatherTech Chevrolet stacks up with the rest of the field on Saturday. Only a couple more races left in the season and I’m still eager to accomplish an oval!”

– Shane van Gisbergen on Las Vegas Motor Speedway