Summerlin South, after a great run at the Little League World Series, served as honorary race officials at Sunday’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Denny Hamlin won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday in the first race of the Round of 8 in the playoffs.
NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano is seeking his fifth win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which would set him up to win his fourth Cup Series title.
Denny Hamlin won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hamlin is seeking his second win at LVMS.
NASCAR driver Christopher Bell has finished second in the past two South Point 400 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He said he’s optimistic about his 2025 title chances.
Jeff Gordon changed the face of NASCAR when he burst onto the scene full-time in 1993 at age 21. Now on the brink of retirement, he’s still finding his way into the winner’s circle.
No criminal charges will be filed against suspended NASCAR driver Kurt Busch in a domestic abuse case involving his former girlfriend, prosecutors in Delaware said on Thursday.
Four Las Vegans competed at NASCAR’s two highest levels last season. Now Brendan Gaughan is expected to be the only local driver racing on his hometown track this weekend.
Jeff Gordon, who will retire after this season, opened NASCAR to fans outside the South. His impact is seen on the drivers who compete from all over the country.
Las Vegan Dylan Kwasniewski is waiting for financing to come through to get behind the wheel of a NASCAR Xfinity Series car. He hopes to have that in place by the second half of the season.
Kevin Harvick heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion. Now he has other goals to try to reach.
Danica Patrick brought plenty of publicity with her when she joined NASCAR, but she hasn’t brought results. Now in the final year of two major contracts, she must start producing on the track as well.
Next weekend is one of Southern Nevada’s sports highlights with Saturday’s Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 race and the weekend’s feature event, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400, on Sunday.
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Denny Hamlin won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday in the first race of the Round of 8 in the playoffs.
NASCAR released its 2026 schedule for all three of its national touring series Tuesday. Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host two Cup Series races, but has lost a race.
Josh Berry won the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Joey Logano made a pass with five laps to go to win the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday and advance to the NASCAR Cup Series championship.
