John Hunter Nemechek and GMS Racing will utilize chassis no. 216 this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This chassis has been ran four times this season by Nemechek at ISM Raceway (start: 13th/finish: 9th), Richmond Raceway (start: 11th/finish: 7th), Spring - Iowa Speedway (start: 6th/finish: 8th) and Fall - Iowa Speedway (start: 14th/finish: 3rd).
Families can get on the fast track to fun at Talladega Superspeedway with plenty of exciting, family-friendly activities to take advantage of with options such as the Kids VIP Experience presented by Children’s of Alabama, Kids Movie Night, along with special kids pricing (all for children 12 and younger) for the track’s highly anticipated doubleheader NASCAR Playoffs weekend, Oct. 11-13.
Paul Menard will retire from full-time racing in 2020, opening the door for the undaunted Matt DiBenedetto to take over the No. 21 Ford in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series.
Stenhouse has eight-career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Las Vegas with an average starting position of 14.8 and average finishing position of 21.1.
DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Las Vegas, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 29.8 and an average finish of 24.8 with his best finish of 21st coming in March’s event earlier this season. He’s completed 1,327 of 1,340 (99.0 percent) career laps at the 1.5-mile track.
Angela Ruch on Racing at Las Vegas: “I’m so excited to be heading back to Las Vegas where I raced earlier this season,” said Ruch. “We had a top-15 run going before we had radio issues, causing us to have to pit a few times to get it fixed, and ended up 16th. My Niece Motorsports guys are preparing me a fast Chevrolet Silverado and I’m looking forward to getting back behind the wheel.”
Feeling refreshed following a brief break from NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) competition, rookie Gus Dean (@GusDean) returns to Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway for Friday night’s World of Westgate 200 looking to continue a consistent surge in performance aboard his No. 12 Chevrolet Silverado for Young’s Motorsports.
Stewart Friesen is currently third in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series playoff rankings, 6 points above the cutoff line.
Sheldon Creed enters Las Vegas with a streak of four consecutive top-10 finishes, three of which are fourth or better.
Newman makes his 21st MENCS start at Las Vegas on Sunday. In 20 prior events, he has an average finish of 15.9 with nine top-10 and four top-five finishes.
Ross Chastain on Racing at Las Vegas: “It feels like it’s been forever since we’ve raced these trucks,” said Chastain. “We had a solid performance in our CarShield Chevrolet in Canada.
Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series History at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ... In 66 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolets have earned 10 top-five and 21 top-10 finishes.
After Brett Moffitt drove the No. 24 CMR Construction & Roofing Silverado to Victory Lane at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last month, GMS Racing announced today that CMR will sponsor additional races with Moffitt in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS).
Las Vegas (South Point 400) Preview: The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs kick off Sunday, Sept. 15, at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. With four wins in the 2019 regular season, Hamlin and team will look for a strong start to Playoff racing.
Shaking off the disappointment of Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway last month, NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) rookie Codie Rohrbaugh and his CR7 Motorsports are refocused and reenergized heading to Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway for Friday night’s World of Westgate 200.
Dylan Lupton will return to DGR-Crosley's No. 5 Toyota Tundra entry this weekend as the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series heads west to Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway. Friday's World of Westgate 200 will mark Lupton's fourth race of the season for the team.
Wood Brothers Racing, the oldest active NASCAR team and one of the winningest teams in series history, announced today that driver Paul Menard will transition from full-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) racing after the 2019 season. Matt DiBenedetto will join the team next season and will race the iconic No. 21 Ford Mustang beginning in 2020.
Veteran driver Elliott Sadler will close out his 24-year NASCAR career behind the wheel of a well-known Sadler family paint scheme redesigned by team Kaulig Racing and partner Nutrien Ag Solutions, honoring his racing legacy. The tribute look that Sadler’s No. 10 Chevrolet will sport in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, September 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was designed to resemble his first stockcar paint scheme from 1993.
I was at the track the first time Kevin Harvick won at The Brickyard and his monster burnout down the front stretch was spectacular. 16 years later, Harvick gains his 2nd Brickyard win and his third win of the season heading into the playoffs.
One of the hottest duos in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East is headed back to the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS).
When Bubba Wallace drove the #43 car to a third-place finish at this past week’s NASCAR race at the historic Indianapolis Motor speedway, for Richard Petty Motorsports it was another defining moment for the driver, its owners, and the sport in general. It was one of the best finishes ever by an African American driver in over fifty years since the sport was founded.