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.
The Ontario County District Attorney’s office completed its investigation of the fatal accident at a New York state sprint car track involving NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart and will take the case to a grand jury to decide whether he will face charges.
Only 16 drivers can win the title as the Chase for the Sprint Cup begins Sunday in Chicago, including Las Vegas drivers Kurt and Kyle Busch. The experts don’t give them a chance, but the best teams don’t always win in a playoff format like NASCAR instituted this season.
Speaking quietly and his voice trembling, NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart said Friday that the death of Kevin Ward Jr. will “affect my life forever” as he returned to the track for the first time since his car struck and killed the fellow driver during a sprint-car race in New York three weeks ago.
Tony Stewart will return to Sprint Cup competition Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway, ending a three-race hiatus taken after he struck and killed a fellow driver during a dirt-track race. The three-time NASCAR champion has not raced since his car hit Kevin Ward Jr. at an Aug. 9 sprint car event in upstate New York.
Tony Stewart will not race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, the third Sprint Cup race he’s skipped since his car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race.
Kyle Busch finished fifth in Saturday’s NASCAR Truck Series race in Michigan. It was his 500th NASCAR start in a Toyota.
NASCAR added a rule Friday ordering drivers to not approach the track or moving cars after accidents. The announcement comes less than a week after a driver was struck and killed during a dirt-track race in New York.
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From Nov. 1 through Feb. 28, sprinkler irrigation is limited to one assigned day per week; sprinkler watering is always prohibited on Sunday. Find your assigned watering day at snwa.com.
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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.
