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Wikipedia / NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Stock car racess in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1998.

Spring race

The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube is the current name of the spring race. Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner.

History

For several years, the race was sponsored by United Auto Workers and DaimlerChrysler. From its inception, the race was run at a distance of except 2009, which was 427 miles. The extra 27 miles in the 2009 race were added by the sponsors Carroll Shelby International.

The race is unique in that its winner receives a championship belt rather than a trophy. The race was also part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.

From 2001 until 2008, this race carried sponsorship from Chrysler. For the first six of those years, the race was known as the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 to reflect the company formed by Chrysler's 1998 merger with Daimler-Benz. After Daimler sold Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, the race became known as the UAW-Dodge 400 for the 2008 race. Carroll Shelby International took over as a sponsor for 2009 and 2010, with the 2009 race adding as part of the sponsorship in honor of the Shelby 427 Cobra; the 2010 race was known as the Shelby American. Lowe's, through its Kobalt Tools subsidiary, became the race's title sponsor for 2011; Kobalt was the title sponsor for the spring race at Atlanta until the track gave up its early-season date after 2010. The race was called the Kobalt Tools 400 from 2011 to 2013 before becoming the Kobalt 400 for 2014 to 2017. For the 2018 season, the race became the Pennzoil 400.

Past winners

Year

Date

Driver

Team

Manufacturer

Race distance

Race time

Average speed(mph)

Report

Ref

Laps

Miles (km)

1998

March 1

6

Mark Martin

Roush Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:43:58

146.554

Report

1999

March 7

99

Jeff Burton

Roush Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:54:43

137.537

Report

2000

March 5

99

Jeff Burton

Roush Racing

Ford

148*

222 (357.274)

1:51:01

119.982

Report

2001

March 4

24

Jeff Gordon

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:57:17

135.546

Report

2002

March 3

40

Sterling Marlin

Chip Ganassi Racing

Dodge

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:55:43

136.754

Report

2003

March 2

17

Matt Kenseth

Roush Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:00:46

132.934

Report

2004

March 7

17

Matt Kenseth

Roush Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:06:35

128.79

Report

2005

March 13

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:18:32

121.038

Report

2006

March 12

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

270*

405 (651.784)

3:02:13

133.358

Report

2007

March 11

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:07:28

128.183

Report

2008

March 2

99

Carl Edwards

Roush Fenway Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:08:08

127.729

Report

2009

March 1

18

Kyle Busch

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

285

427.5 (687.994)

3:34:37

119.515

Report

2010

February 28

48

Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:49:53

141.450

Report

2011

March 6

99

Carl Edwards

Roush Fenway Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:57:20

135.508

Report

2012

March 11

14

Tony Stewart

Stewart–Haas Racing

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:54:44

137.524

Report

2013

March 10

20

Matt Kenseth*

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:44:16

146.287

Report

2014

March 9

2

Brad Keselowski

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:35:24

154.633

Report

2015

March 8

4

Kevin Harvick

Stewart–Haas Racing

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:47:15

143.677

Report

2016

March 6

2

Brad Keselowski

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:53:55

138.170

Report

2017

March 12

78

Martin Truex Jr.

Furniture Row Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:56:39

136.032

Report

2018

March 4

4

Kevin Harvick

Stewart–Haas Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:49:31

141.756

Report

2019

March 3

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:35:11

154.849

Report

2020

February 23

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:58:11

134.861

Report

2021

March 7

5

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

2:52:07

139.615

Report

2022

March 6

48

Alex Bowman

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

274*

411 (661.44)

3:29:50

117.552

Report

2023

March 5

24

William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

271*

406.5 (654.198)

2:50:35

142.98

Report

2024

March 3

5

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.542)

3:00:25

133.192

Report

2025

March 16

21

Josh Berry

Wood Brothers Racing

Ford

267

400.5 (654.198)

3:13:13

124.368

Report

2026

March 15

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (654.198)

2:41:17

148.992

Report

Notes

  • 2000: Race shortened due to rain.

  • 2006, 2022, & 2023: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins

Driver

Years won

4

Jimmie Johnson

2005, 2006, 2007, 2010

3

Matt Kenseth

2003, 2004, 2013

2

Jeff Burton

1999, 2000

Carl Edwards

2008, 2011

Brad Keselowski

2014, 2016

Kevin Harvick

2015, 2018

Joey Logano

2019, 2020

Kyle Larson

2021, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins

Team

Years won

9

Hendrick Motorsports

2001, 2005-2007, 2010, 2021-2024

7

RFK Racing

1998-2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011

4

Team Penske

2014, 2016, 2019, 2020

3

Stewart–Haas Racing

2012, 2015, 2018

Joe Gibbs Racing

2009, 2013, 2026

Manufacturer wins

# Wins

Manufacturer

Years won

13

Ford

1998-2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018-2020, 2025

11

Chevrolet

2001, 2005-2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021-2024

4

Toyota

2009, 2013, 2017, 2026

1

Dodge

2002

Fall race

The South Point 400 is the current name for the fall race.

History

On March 8, 2017, it was announced that the fall race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway would move to Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting in 2018.

The fall race at Las Vegas would become the first race of the NASCAR Playoffs to replace Chicagoland Speedway, which moved back to July. The South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, owned by semi-retired NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan's father and LVMS partner Michael, became the title sponsor of the race.

In 2020, the race was held as the first race of the Round of 12 as part of a schedule realignment. In 2022, the race was moved to the first race of the Round of 8. In 2026, the race was moved to the fifth race of The Chase.

Past winners

Year

Date

Driver

Team

Manufacturer

Race distance

Race time

Average speed(mph)

Report

Ref

Laps

Miles (km)

2018

September 16

2

Brad Keselowski

Team Penske

Ford

272*

408 (656.612)

3:28:15

111.849

Report

2019*

September 15

19

Martin Truex Jr.

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (644.541)

2:48:34

142.555

Report

2020

September 27

1

Kurt Busch

Chip Ganassi Racing

Chevrolet

268*

402 (646.955)

3:03:32

131.42

Report

2021

September 26

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (644.541)

2:46:08

144.643

Report

2022

October 16

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.541)

3:04:10

130.480

Report

2023

October 15

5

Kyle Larson

Hendrick Motorsports

Chevrolet

267

400.5 (644.541)

2:57:10

135.635

Report

2024

October 20

22

Joey Logano

Team Penske

Ford

267

400.5 (644.541)

2:52:24

139.385

Report

2025

October 12

11

Denny Hamlin

Joe Gibbs Racing

Toyota

267

400.5 (644.541)

2:55:14

137.131

Report

2026

October 4

Report

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# of wins

Team

Years won

2

Joey Logano

2022, 2024

Denny Hamlin

2021, 2025

Multiple winners (teams)

# of wins

Team

Years won

3

Team Penske

2018, 2022, 2024

Joe Gibbs Racing

2019, 2021, 2025

Manufacturer wins

# Wins

Manufacturer

Years won

3

Ford

2018, 2022, 2024

Toyota

2019, 2021, 2025

2

Chevrolet

2020, 2023

References