Defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson zipped past teammate Jeff Gordon with 17 laps remaining and won NASCAR’s Shelby American on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
It was the second consecutive Cup win for Johnson, his fourth win in six years at Las Vegas and the 49th victory in his career. A near-capacity crowd estimated at 140,000 saw the 400-mile, 267-lap race.
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Co-owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced the decision after nearly a year of rumors that their four-car Cup Series team was looking to sell its charters and exit the stock car series.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend’s marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a punch at Las Vegas native Kyle Busch after the All-Star Race in North Carolina, igniting a scuffle that involved members of both crews.
Las Vegas native Noah Gragson finished sixth in the Pennzoil 400 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, setting a new personal best.
Kyle Larson won the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Larson held off a late charge from second-place Tyler Reddick.
John Hunter Nemechek, a full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for Legacy Motor Club, won Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after an illegal glove he had last week dominated talk in the garage.
Las Vegas native Noah Gragson is in his first season driving for Stewart-Haas Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. He’ll start 30th in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400.
Rajah Caruth won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He is the third Black driver to win a national series race.
Las Vegas native Kyle Busch has four third-place finishes in the past six races at his home track. But he has won only once at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
