NASCAR returns to Sin City for the first race in 2023 on the 1.5-mile track and the first of two races this season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After opening the season at the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway and then racing last week at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, drivers will face an intermediate track during the NASCAR is moving into the second race of its West Coast swing.
It’s also a homecoming for last week’s winner, Kyle Busch, who scored his first win with his new team, Richard Childress Racing, at Fontana. The Las Vegas native has taken the checkered flag just once before in 23 starts at his hometown track – winning from the pole in 2009 – but has claimed four consecutive top finishes , starting with the spring 2021 race.
Here’s all the information you need to prepare for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400:
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What time does the Cup race start in Las Vegas?
The Pennzoil 400 starts at 3:30 pm ET (12:30 pm local) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
What TV channel is the Las Vegas Cup race on?
Fox is broadcasting the Pennzoil 400 and has a pre-race show starting at 3pm ET (Noon local).
Fox Sports 1 also has an earlier pre-race show starting at 2pm ET (11am local).
Will there be a live stream of the Cup race in Las Vegas?
The Pennzoil 400 can be streamed live on the FoxSports website and the FoxSports app.
How many laps are there in the Cup race at Las Vegas?
The Pennzoil 400 is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile Auto Club Speedway track for a total of 400 miles. The race will consist of three sections (laps per stage) – Stage 1: 80 laps; Stage 2: 85 laps; Stage 3: 102 laps.
Who won the most recent races at Las Vegas?
Joey Logano won the playoff race on October 16, en route to winning the 2022 Cup Series championship. Logano led 32 laps and held off Ross Chastain by 0.817 seconds.
And one year ago, Alex Bowman led 16 laps, including the final three, edging out Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson by 0.178 seconds in overtime on March 6, 2022.
What is the line for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas?
(Car number in brackets)
1. Joey Logano (22), Ford
2. William Byron (24), Chevrolet
3. Ryan Blaney (12), Ford
4. Ty Gibbs (54), Toyota
5. Kyle Busch (8), Chevrolet
6. Kyle Larson (5), Chevrolet
7. Brad Keselowski (6), Ford
8. Ross Chattan (1), Chevrolet
9. Austin Cindric (2), Ford
10. Christopher Bell (20), Toyota
11. Alex Bowman (48), Chevrolet
12. Denny Hamlin (11), Toyota
13. Bubba Wallace (23), Toyota
14. Kevin Harvick (4), Ford
15. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Toyota
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), Chevrolet
17. Michael Macdonald (34), Fadhale
18. Chris Buescher (17), Ford
19. Corey LaJoie (7), Chevrolet
20. Chase Briscoe (14), Ford
21. Aric Almirola (10), Ford
22. Erik Jones (43), Chevrolet
23. AJ Allmendinger (16), Chevrolet
24. Daniel Suarez (99), Chevrolet
25. Noah Gragson (42), Chevrolet
26. Austin Dillon (3), Chevrolet
27. Justin Haley (31), Chevrolet
28. Todd Gilliland (38), Ford
29. JJ Yeley (15), Ford
30. Cody Ware (51), Ford
31. Ryan Preece (41), Ford
32. Josh Berry (9), Chevrolet
33. Ty Dillon (77), Chevrolet
34. Tyler Reddick (45), Toyota
35. Harrison Burton (21), Ford
36. BJ McLeod (78), Chevrolet
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Today’s NASCAR race: Las Vegas start time, TV, live stream, lineup
