What’s Happening?

It’s time for the final mile-and-a-half race of the 2025 NASCAR season, and for both the NASCAR Xfinity and Cup Series, a shot at a spot in the Championship race is on the line.

• Las Vegas Motor Speedway is NASCAR’s lone mile-and-a-half race track on the West Coast. Since the destruction of Auto Club Speedway in California, the track also serves as the only oval one longer than 1.5 miles in the western United States.
• The track first hosted the NASCAR Cup Series in 1998. Though prior to this race, the track had hosted the Craftsman Truck Series in 1996 and the first NASCAR Xfinity Series race in 1997.
• Joey Logano is tied for first in all-time wins at Las Vegas, tying former leader Jimmie Johnson last fall, winning his fourth race at LVMS. This win also propelled him into the championship race, where he went on to win his third NASCAR Cup Series title.

Weekend TV Schedule (All Times Eastern)*

Saturday, October 11: Xfinity Series Practice and Qualifying | Cup Series Practice and Qualifying | Xfinity Series Race

• 2:00 PM – 2:55 PM: Xfinity Series Practice on The CW App
• 3:05 PM – 4:00 PM: Xfinity Series Practice and Qualifying on The CW App
• 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Cup Series Practice on TruTV
• 5:40 PM – 6:30 PM: Cup Series Practice and Qualifying on TruTV
• 7:30 PM — NASCAR Xfinity Series Focused Health 302 MRN on The CW [TV] & MRN [Radio]

Sunday, October 12: Cup Series Race

• 5:30 PM — Cup Series South Point 400 Presented by ESPN BET on USA [TV] & MRN [Radio]

*Las Vegas Motor Speedway is Pacific Time

Race Facts: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Track Facts: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Year Opened: 1996
• Length: 1.5 Miles
• Banking: 20° in All Turns
• Surface: Asphalt
• Rain Tires: No
• Lights: Yes

Focused Health 302 on The CW:

• Race Length: 201 Laps (301.5 Miles)
• Stages: 45 Lap Stage One, 45 Lap Stage Two, 111 Lap Final Stage
• Most Recent Race Winner: A.J. Allmendinger

South Points 400 on USA:

• Race Length: 267 Laps (400.5 Miles)
• Stages: 80 Lap Stage One, 85 Lap Stage Two, 102 Lap Final Stage

2024 South Point 400 Results:

• First: Joey Logano — No. 22
• Second: Christopher Bell — No. 20
• Third: Daniel Suarez — No. 99
• Fourth: William Byron — No. 24
• Fifth: Alex Bowman — No. 48

Top Storylines of the Weekend

• Las Vegas marks the final race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series on an intermediate, or 1.5-mile oval. In contrast, the final four races all favor different skill sets, with a Superspeedway at Talladega, a short track at Martinsville, and finally a flat oval in Phoenix.
• This weekend is the first race of the Round of Eight for the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Right now, Connor Zillisch, Justin Allgaier, Brandon Jones, and Sam Mayer find themselves sitting above the cut line, with Jesse Love, Sammy Smith, Carson Kvapil, and Sheldon Creed looking to find their way in. This season, intermediate races have favored Justin Allgeyer, who won the spring race at Las Vegas earlier this year in dominating fashion.
• This week, and also, of course, is the first race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of Eight. Last year, Joey Logano used his win at this track to propel himself to a championship. Now the No. 22 sits last in points entering this race, a race that has favored Penske Fords in the past few seasons. This includes the spring when satellite teammate Josh Berry of Wood Brothers Racing brought home his first career win at LVMS.

Entry Lists

Cup Series

Open and Notable Entries:

• #4 – Noah Gragson
• #23 – Bubba Wallace
• #34 – Todd Gilliland
• #35 – Riley Herbst
• #38 – Zane Smith
• #44 – J.J Yeley
• #45 – Tyler Reddick
• #78 – Katherine Legge

Xfinity Series

Notable Entries:

• #11 – Daniel Hemric (i)
• #24 – Trevor Bayne
• #70 – Thomas Annunziata
• #91 – Josh Williams

Note: This article will be updated as more information about the weekend comes out.