The 2024 Pennzoil 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 3, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the third race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Kyle Larson won the race. Tyler Reddick finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Ross Chastain and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Noah Gragson, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and William Byron rounded out the top ten.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] | |||
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| Race 3 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | March 3, 2024 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 133.192 miles per hour (214.352 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 29.291 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 181 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
Report
editBackground
editLas Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
editRoss Chastain was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.305 seconds and a speed of 184.269 mph (296.552 km/h).[9]
Practice results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 29.305 | 184.269 |
| 2 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 29.402 | 183.661 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.531 | 182.859 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editJoey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.291 and a speed of 184.357 mph (296.694 km/h).[10] This was the first qualifying session where the inside & outside rows were set by times in Groups A & B respectively for 11th position on down.
Qualifying results
editRace
editRace results
editStage Results
editStage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
editStage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 60 |
| 2 | 18 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 53 |
| 3 | 15 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 41 |
| 4 | 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 36 |
| 5 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 37 |
| 6 | 30 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 31 |
| 7 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 44 |
| 8 | 28 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 43 |
| 9 | 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 30 |
| 10 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 16 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 30 |
| 13 | 25 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 24 |
| 15 | 14 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 25 |
| 17 | 13 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 23 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 19 | 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 26 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 6 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 14 |
| 24 | 31 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 13 |
| 25 | 12 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 12 |
| 26 | 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
| 27 | 35 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 267 | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 16 | Derek Kraus | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 9 |
| 29 | 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 10 |
| 30 | 29 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 7 |
| 31 | 32 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 267 | 6 |
| 32 | 17 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 265 | 5 |
| 34 | 37 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 261 | 0 |
| 35 | 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 254 | 2 |
| 36 | 24 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 254 | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 27 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
edit- Lead changes: 24 among 15 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 6 for 35 laps
- Red flags: 1 for 10 minutes and 39 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 25 seconds
- Average speed: 133.192 miles per hour (214.352 km/h)
Media
editTelevision
editFox Sports was carried by Fox in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and two-time Las Vegas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| Fox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
editPRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Wendy Venturini, and Heather Debeaux worked pit road for the radio side.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow |
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson |
Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini Heather Debeaux |
Standings after the race
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References
edit- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (March 2, 2024). "Ross Chastain leads windy NASCAR Cup practice at Las Vegas". Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Utter, Jim (March 2, 2024). "Joey Logano earns third straight front row start with Vegas pole". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 2, 2024.