Stenhouse Jr. cashes out a winner in Las Vegas

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. walks away from Las Vegas a winner!

Leading the final 54 laps, Stenhouse pulled out with over a 5 second lead to claim his third NASCAR Nationwide series victory.

"All these guys been working their guts out," Stenhouse Jr. said of his crew as he spoke from victory circle, passing the praise to the No. 6 team.

"To win at a mile and a half is a big deal for me. I feel like our cars are better than me sometimes," Stenhouse said as he spoke from the media center.


Las Vegas marks Ricky's first win at an intermediate race track, showing that the young driver is maturing and his racing skills are taking shape. Bet on Stenhouse as a possible back-to-back title contender!

As for who Stenhouse beat for the win, none other then Mark Martin, a driver with 236 starts and second most Nationwide series wins. "That was one serious beating Ricky Stenhouse Jr. just put on me" Mark Martin said in his post-race interview. Martin, who made his first start in the No. 18 for Joe Gibbs Racing, finished second and in expecting to be back in the Nationwide series for up to 6 more races this season.

Race results:

1. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2. Mark Martin
3. Elliott Sadler
4. Trevor Bayne
5. Brendan Gaughan
6. Cole Whitt
7. Austin Dillon
8. Justin Allgaier
9. Sam Hornish Jr.
10. Kasey Kahne
11. Kenny Wallace
12. Danica Patrick
13. Michael Annett
14. James Buescher
15. Mike Bliss
16. Tayler Malsam
17. Mike Wallace
18. Blake Koch
19. Johanna Long
20. Joe Nemechek
21. Jeremy Clements
22. Morgan Shepherd
23. Brad Keselowski
24. Robert Richardson Jr.
25. Eric McClure
26. Daryl Harr
27. Jason Bowles
28. Kyle Fowler
29. Tim Schendel
30. Benny Gordon
31. T.J. Bell
32. Derrike Cope
33. Kyle Busch
34. Brian Scott
35. Erik Darnell
36. Jennifer Jo Cobb
37. Joey Gase
38. J.J. Yeley
39. Chase Miller
40. Jeff Green
41. Josh Wise
42. Scott Speed
43. Mike Harmon