While the Raiders’ tumultuous year dominated the news in Las Vegas, they were far from the only major story on the local sports scene.
Motor Sports
Allegiant Air CEO Maurice Gallagher of Las Vegas will be expanding his NASCAR Cup Series program after purchasing a controlling interest in Richard Petty Motorsports.
Las Vegas’ Noah Gragson mounts late charge before slipping to 12th place at NASCAR’s Xfinity Series championhip race.
Daniel Hemric made the first victory of his career one of the biggest NASCAR upsets — a championship-winning overtime stunner against the reigning champ.
Las Vegas’ Noah Gragson will honor Golden Knights by sporting chin whiskers in NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race.
The NASCAR playoff race at LVMS, recently moved from late September to Oct. 16, will start at 11:30 a.m. instead of 4 p.m.
Runner-up finish helps Ron Capps take inside track to second Funny Car title while Steve Torrence closes in on another Top Fuel championship with a Las Vegas victory.
Brittany Force and Alexis DeJoria retained the top qualifying spots in Top Fuel and Funny Car on Saturday for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The national drag racing association marks its milestone 1,000th event at the Dodge//SRT Nationals this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Brittany Force emerged as the early leader after the first of three qualifying sessions Friday for the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The race for the Funny Car title couldn’t be any closer with Ron Capps leading teammate Matt Hagan by one point heading into the Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals.
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon was killed during a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16, 2011. “There are still some deep wounds there,” said his widow, Susie Wheldon.
John Wes Townley, who won a NASCAR Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2015, was shot and killed during a domestic dispute involving his ex-wife.
NASCAR driver Joey Gase was released from a local hospital after losing a wheel, getting airborne and crashing hard into the Turn 2 wall.
Kyle Busch got what he needed in Sunday’s NASCAR playoff race on his hometown track. But a win also would have resulted in an automatic berth to the third round of the playoffs.
