Motor car race
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.
Report
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway , the track where the race was held.
Las 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
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ross 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
Qualifying
Joey 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
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 80
Pos
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
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
Stage Three
Laps: 102
Pos
Grid
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
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)
Television
Fox 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.
Radio
PRN 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 RiceAnnouncer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie Brett McMillanWendy Venturini Heather Debeaux
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings
Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "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 .