After rain and cold weather produced unexpected results in Florida, sunny skies are predicted for NHRA’s Four-Wide Nationals at LVMS.
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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, talking about F1 coming to Las Vegas: “We know the impact this Formula One race will have on our economy is going to be considerable.”
The drivers and teams in Formula One might be foreign to casual domestic auto racing fans, but here are 10 who have made their mark in the sport.
Kyle Jergensen of Perris, California, won the Mint 400 off-road race, with Las Vegans Tim Herbst, BJ Baldwin, Steve Olliges and Rob MacCachren taking second through fifth.
Closing in on his 57th birthday, off-road racing legend Rob MacCachren of Las Vegas has started to look in his rearview mirror.
Kyle Busch was relatively calm after Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but the Las Vegan had plenty to say on his in-car radio about Alex Bowman.
Las Vegan Kyle Busch crashed his No. 18 Toyota in practice Saturday, but drove a backup car from last to first and finished fourth after a yellow flag with six laps left.
Alex Bowman passed Hendrick Racing teammate Kyle Larson during a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish to prevail in Sunday’s NASCAR Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs received a push from Justin Allgaier on a late restart to pass leader Noah Gragson of Las Vegas en route to his fifth Xfinity Series victory at blustery Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Christopher Bell earns first pole position start, teammate Kyle Busch to begin last after practice crash.
Corey LaJoie, once thought of a rising star in NASCAR before his career stalled, is back for more with a small-budget team at the Pennzoil 400.
Chandler Smith, 19, holds off fellow youngster Zane Smith and former Cup Series champion Kyle Busch of Las Vegas for a victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Busch is pleased NASCAR listened to concerns, but practice time is only one issue as race teams continue Next Gen car acclimation period.
After top 10 finishes in his first two starts of 2022, Riley Herbst hopes to earn the first victory of his Xfinity Series career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson led a race-high 103 laps in the 2021 Pennzoil 400 en route to the seventh victory of his career and his first after nine second-place finishes on a 1.5-mile oval.