Christopher Bell was seeking to win his fourth straight NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but had a pit road issue that hurt his chances.
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Josh Berry won the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his first win in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Las Vegas native Kyle Busch’s last win in the NASCAR Cup Series came in June 2023. He has three top-10 finishes through the first four races of this season.
Christopher Bell is looking to win his fourth straight NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Toyota Racing prospect Corey Heim won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after the race was stopped twice because of rain.
It’s time to share some stuff found at the bottom of my reporter’s tool box while cleaning it out after Sunday’s Shelby 427 Sprint Cup race.
A skidding economy was no reason for Las Vegas race fans to slam on the brakes for this weekend’s event. Some, however, have admitted to gently tapping on them.
Imagine Greg Maddux pitching in a pivotal game and getting the last strikeout for a major league victory on his old Valley High School diamond. Or Andre Agassi pounding a match-winning groundstroke to win a major tennis title here. Neither of those great athletes, who call Las Vegas home, ever had that chance. But NASCAR racer Kyle Busch has had that chance the past five years and on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he capitalized on the opportunity and won the Shelby 427 Sprint Cup race.
Clint Bowyer was more concerned about holding off the cars behind him than trying to track down leader Kyle Busch.
This is the kind of car Kyle Busch drove Sunday in the NASCAR Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: One that was loose all afternoon, needed major adjustments, wasn’t the fastest, started from the back and was average enough for Busch’s crew chief to say the team needed to scratch and claw and kick and spit and fight just to have an opportunity at winning.
Matt Kenseth’s chance to make NASCAR history ended only seven laps into the Shelby 427 when his Roush Fenway Racing Ford engine failed.
Kyle Busch had the car to beat in the Daytona 500 two weeks ago, but was sidelined by the race’s biggest crash.
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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.
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.
