This weekend, NASCAR Goes West continues with the first visit of the year to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  Coverage of the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube will start with NASCAR RaceDay at 2 p.m. on FOX Sports 1.  At 3 p.m., coverage moves to FOX for FOX NASCAR Sunday.  The green flag is scheduled to fly around 3:40 p.m.  The event can also be heard on your local PRN affiliate or SiriusXM Channel 90. Drivers will compete for 267 laps (400.5 miles) en route to the checkered flag.

Records and Facts

Last year's Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a relatively clean affair.  Only two of the 38 starters failed to finish and only one of those drivers (Aric Almirola) was eliminated in a crash.

Kyle Larson came into his own in only his third start for Hendrick Motorsports.  Larson led a race-high 103 laps, including 50 of the final 62 laps to pull away late and claim his first win since 2019.  He ended up 3.156 seconds ahead of Brad Keselowski at the finish, followed by Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney.

Jimmie Johnson has the most victories all-time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with four, including three in a row from 2005-2007.  His most recent win there was in 2010. Keselowski and Matt Kenseth both have three victories.  Jeff Burton, Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. each have two.

Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 1.5-mile tri-oval, 267 laps (400.5 miles)
Banking: 24 degrees
Frontstretch: 2,275 ft, banked 9 degrees
Backstretch: 1,572 ft., banked 5 degrees
Grandstand Seating: 80,000
Pit Road Speed: 45 mph
Pace Car Speed: 55 mph
Opened: 1996, first Cup race in 1998

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Say What?!

"Just based on off-season testing and the characteristics of Vegas, I think racing is going to be pretty similar to Charlotte [Motor Speedway]. It’s going to be fast, and Vegas typically has a lot of grip in the springtime. The fall race is a little bit of a different story since it’s a little bit hotter that time of year. The spring race is a little more straightforward in that you can tell pretty early on who has the fast cars, and I think that will be the case again. That was us for sure this time last year, and I think we’ll have another good shot to win this race. Hopefully we get it done this time." - William Byron

"Turns 1 and 2 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway are high speed corners and the bumps have always been something that you work on your car to get through to make speed. The faster your car can go through there without having to unload and get the feel back in the front tires has always been an issue. The person that can skip through them the best usually runs really well. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway it’s an entry issue, unlike last week at Auto Club Speedway where it was an exit issue. At Auto Club Speedway, you’re leaving the corner with wheel in the car. I think the bumps at Las Vegas will be challenging this weekend, just as they always are. Although truthfully, from the simulator work I’ve done to prepare for the race, the bumps were not as upsetting as they were at Auto Club Speedway. The Auto Club Speedway bumps were pretty accurate to our sim. We were busting loose across those bumps. So, I’m hoping that it’s accurate again, as far as the bumps in Las Vegas not being as much of a problem as they were in Fontana." - Austin Dillon

"It’s definitely a question mark. I think there’s a chance people will be spinning out and really struggling over those bumps. They’re really big. Obviously, we saw a bump at Fontana kind of mess a lot of guys up last weekend, so it’s all about you sitting on these shocks and it’s a very harsh ride. Some guys are going to push it more than others is the biggest thing, so it’s going to be interesting. I don’t think anybody really knows what to expect, so it’s going to be a new experience every single weekend." - Cole Custer