What’s Happening?

NASCAR heads from the desert in Phoenix to the desert in Las Vegas for the last race of NASCAR’s West Coast swing. This weekend will be the first triple header since Atlanta, and all three series are eager to see who’s fast on an intermediate track.

• Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened in 1996 as part of a larger West Coast expansion for NASCAR. During its early years, Ford dominated the Cup Series races in Las Vegas; however, in recent years, Chevrolet has found its groove. Both OEMs won at the track in 2024.
• NASCAR has raced in Las Vegas since 1996. However, in a rather untraditional manner, the Truck Series raced at the track first, then the Xfinity Series in 1997, and finally, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Las Vegas for the first time in 1998.
• This season, NASCAR has seen an interesting start to the schedule; two drafting tracks, a road course, and a short track have resulted in the Series waiting until the fifth race of the season to race on its first intermediate track.

Weekend TV Schedule (All Times ET)

Friday, March 14: Truck Series Practice and Qualifying – Xfinity Series Practice and Qualifying – TRUCK SERIES RACE

• 3:35 PM – 4:30 PM — Craftsman Truck Series Practice on FS2
• 4:40 PM – 5:30 PM — Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying on FS2
• 6:05 PM – 7:00 PM — Xfinity Series Practice on the CW App
• 7:10 PM – 8:00 PM — Xfinity Series Qualifying on the CW App
• 9:00 PM — Truck Series Ecosave 200 on FS1 [TV] & NASCAR Radio Network [Radio]

Saturday, March 15: Cup Practice and Qualifying – XFINITY SERIES RACE

• 1:35 PM – 2:30 PM — Cup Series Practice on Amazon Prime Video
• 2:40 PM – 3:30 PM — Cup Series Qualifying on Amazon Prime Video
• 4:30 PM — Xfinity Series The LiUNA! on the CW [TV] & MRN [Radio]

Sunday, March 16: CUP SERIES RACE

• 3:30 PM – Pennzoil 400 on FS1 [TV] & MRN [Radio]

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Race Facts

Track Facts: Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Year Opened: 1996
• Length: 1.5-mile
• Banking: Turns 1 & 2: 20 Degrees – Turns 3 & 4: 20 Degrees
• Surface: Asphalt
• Rain Tires: No
• Lights: Yes

Ecosave 200 on the FS1:

• Race Length: 134 Laps (201 Miles)
• Stages: 30 Lap Stage 1, 30 Lap Stage 2, 74 Lap Final Stage
• Most-Recent Race Winner: Rajah Caruth

The LiUNA! on the CW:

• Race Length: 200 Laps (300 Miles)
• Stages: 45 Lap Stage 1, 45 Lap Stage 2, 110 Lap Final Stage
• Most-Recent Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek

Pennzoil 400 on FS1:

• Race Length: 267 Laps (400.5 Miles)
• Stages: 80 Lap Stage 1, 85 Lap Stage 2, 102 Lap Final Stage

2024 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Results:

• First: Kyle Larson – No. 5
• Second: Tyler Reddick – No. 45
• Third: Ryan Blaney – No. 12
• Fourth: Ross Chastain – No. 1
• Fifth: Ty Gibbs – No. 54

Top Storylines of the Weekend

• This weekend will be the first time NASCAR will race on a true intermediate oval this season. Ovals like Las Vegas make up a large portion of the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, and this is the first chance fans will have to see who has speed on these tracks this season.
• Christopher Bell has a chance to do something that no NASCAR Cup Series driver has done in over 15 years. Bell currently has three wins in a row, and if he wins in Las Vegas, he will be the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four races in a row. Historically, Bell has faced an uphill climb as he has a 17.4 average finish through ten races in Las Vegas.
• The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action for the first time in over two weeks. Currently, the only full-time Truck Series driver to win a race this season is Corey Heim, as Kyle Busch walked away victorious in Atlanta. Grant Enfinger enters this weekend as the current points leader, just one point ahead of reigning champion Ty Majeski.

Entry Lists

Cup Series

Xfinity Series

Notable Entries:

• #19 Aric Almirola
• #70 Leyland Honeyman
• #07 Patrick Emerling

Xfinity Series

Notable Entries:

• #1 William Sawalich
• #2 Stephen Mallozzi
• #7 Corey Day
• #66 Luke Fenhaus
• #02 Nathan Byrd
• #07 Justin Haley

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