Sammy Smith started on the pole for the first time in his five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Justin Allgaier quickly overtook him to win stage one. Aric Almirola pushed to the front during the second stage, and it became clear pit stop strategy and paying attention to the small details would come into play.

Josh Berry spent much of his career content as a journeyman racer who probably would never make it beyond the local short-track scene. When he got a break in NASCAR -- Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.