Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, going into the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube on Sunday, March 16 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

TOP 12 IN LAS VEGAS-SPECIFIC STATISTICS

(Drivers are listed in alphabetical order; Loop Data stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

Christopher Bell

(No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Three top fives, five top 10s; three poles
• Average Finish of 17.400, 13th-best
• Average Running Position of 15.023, 12th-best
• Driver Rating of 86.1, 11th-best
• 1,548 Laps in the Top 15 (57.7%), 13th-most

Ryan Blaney

(No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

• Six top fives, ten top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 12.647, seventh-best
• Average Running Position of 11.621, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 94.5, seventh-best
• 3,326 Laps in the Top 15 (73.0%), sixth-most

Alex Bowman

(No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, four top fives, five top 10s
• Average Finish of 17.400, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 15.146, 13th-best
• Driver Rating of 84.0, 13th-best
• 2,639 Laps in the Top 15 (65.6%), 10th-most

Kyle Busch

(No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet)

• One win, 12 top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
• Average Finish of 10.154, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 10.324, third-best
• Driver Rating of 99.3, third-best
• 5,451 Laps in the Top 15 (78.1%), second-most

William Byron

(No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• One win, three top fives, seven top 10s
• Average Finish of 14.286, ninth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.327, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 95.3, sixth-best
• 2,779 Laps in the Top 15 (74.0%), fifth-most

Ross Chastain

(No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet)

• Four top fives, five top 10s
• Average Finish of 16.846, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 18.322, 16th-best
• Driver Rating of 76.1, 14th-best
• 1,520 Laps in the Top 15 (43.6%), 16th-most

Chase Elliott

(No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Three top fives, five top 10s
• Average Finish of 19.600, 13th-best
• Average Running Position of 12.430, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 89.3, 10th-best
• 2,917 Laps in the Top 15 (72.6%), seventh-most

Denny Hamlin

(No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One win, six top fives, 14 top 10s
• Average Finish of 12.308, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.255, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 91.4, eighth-best
• 4,606 Laps in the Top 15 (66.0%), ninth-most

Brad Keselowski

(No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)

• Three wins, nine top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 12.652, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 13.859, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 89.4, ninth-best
• 3,881 Laps in the Top 15 (62.8%), 11th-most

Kyle Larson

(No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Three wins, eight top fives, 12 top 10s
• Average Finish of 9.412, series-best
• Average Running Position of 10.340, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 104.6, series-best
• 3,462 Laps in the Top 15 (76.0%), fourth-most

Joey Logano

(No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• Four wins, eight top fives, 14 top 10s; three poles
• Average Finish of 9.522, second-best
• Average Running Position of 9.935, series-best
• Driver Rating of 100.5, second-best
• 5,038 Laps in the Top 15 (81.6%), series-most

Tyler Reddick

(No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)

• One top five, five top 10s; one pole
• Average Finish of 15.700, 10th-best
• Average Running Position of 14.847, 11th-best
• Driver Rating of 84.3, 12th-best
• 1,668 Laps in the Top 15 (62.2%), 12th-most

NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Top 16 in the Standings at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

* – Based on last 27 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2024).

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Stats & Tidbits

Season Race #: 5 of 36 (March 16, 2025)

Purse: $11,055,250

Track Size: 1.5-miles

Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 20 degrees

Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 20 degrees

Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees

Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees

Frontstretch Length:  2,275 feet

Backstretch Length:  1,572 feet

Race Length: 267 laps (400.5 miles)

Stage 1 Length: 80 laps

Stage 2 Length: 85 laps (Ends on Lap 165)

Final Stage Length: 102 laps (Ends on Lap 267)

QUALIFYING RECORD

Track Qualifying Record:

Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet, 196.328 mph. 27.505 secs., March 4, 2016

2024 pole winner (Spring race):

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, 184.357 mph. 29.291 secs., March 2, 2024

2023 pole winner (Spring race):

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, 186.053 mph. 29.024 secs., March 4, 2023

RACE RECORD

Track race record:

Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, 154.849 mph, (2:35:11), March 3, 2019

2024 race winners (Spring):

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 133.192 mph, (3:00:25), March 3, 2024

2023 race winners (Spring):

William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 142.980 mph, (2:50:35), March 5, 2023

HISTORY

• The construction to build the facility known today as Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) began in 1995, on a 1,600-acre site located on North Las Vegas Blvd. near Nellis Air Force Base.
• The location had a long racing history dating to a drag strip in 1958.  A road course was added in 1983 and a 3/8-mile paved oval in 1985. The site is now the location of a 1.5-mile speedway, an industrial park, a drag strip (3/00), a 1/2-mile dirt track (11/96), a 3/8-mile paved oval (4/00) and two road courses.
• Speedway Motorsports acquired the Las Vegas property in 1998 for $215 million.
• The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was an ARCA Menards Series West race won by Ken Schrader on November 2, 1996.
• The first NASCAR Cup Series race was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was on March 1, 1998. NASCAR Hall of Famers Dale Jarrett won the pole for the inaugural event and Mark Martin won the race.
• The track underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation project at the beginning of 2006 to include the Neon Garage, track changes (progressive banking added to the turns), relocated pit road and a state-of-the-art media center. The centerpiece of the project was the new garage area for the Cup teams and an interactive fan area.
• In total, there have been 34 NASCAR Cup Series races held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1998-2024).
• The 1.5-mile track has hosted one NASCAR Cup Series race per season from 1998 to 2017.
• Starting in 2018, Las Vegas has hosted two NASCAR Cup Series events per year; including a Playoff race.

STARTS

• In total 182 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; 147 have competed in more than one.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 29 starts.
• Top five all-time in Las Vegas starts: Kevin Harvick (29), Kyle Busch (27), Denny Hamlin (26), Martin Truex Jr. (26) and Kurt Busch (25).
• Kyle Busch leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in Las Vegas Motor Speedway starts with 27.
• Top five active drivers in Las Vegas starts: Kyle Busch (27), Denny Hamlin (26), Brad Keselowski (23), Joey Logano (23) and Michael McDowell (22).
• A total of seven drivers have made their NASCAR Cup Series career debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; the most recent was Derek Kraus in 2024.

• Of the seven drivers that have made their first NASCAR Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Cole Custer posted the best finish of the group, putting up a 25th-place finish on March 4, 2018.
• Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 7.235 in 17 starts.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Las Vegas (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• A total of 19 different drivers have won a pole in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; seven of the 19 have won multiple poles at Las Vegas.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett won the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 168.224 mph (32.773 secs.), driving a Ford for Yates Racing.
• This weekend, seven of the 19 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway pole winners are active:

• Kasey Kahne (2004, 2007, 2012), Joey Logano (2014, 2023, 2024) and Christopher Bell (2022, 2023, 2024) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with three each.
• Kyle Busch is the only driver to win consecutive poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2008-2009).
• Youngest Las Vegas Cup pole winner: Erik Jones (September 16, 2018 – 22 years, 3 months, 17 days).
• Oldest Las Vegas Cup pole winner: Dale Jarrett (March 4, 2001 – 44 years, 3 months, 6 days).
• Two NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted their first career pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Kasey Kahne (March 7, 2004) and Christopher Bell (March 6, 2022).
• Nine different organizations in the NASCAR Cup Series have won poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

• Joe Gibbs Racing leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with seven poles among four drivers: Bobby Labonte (1999, 2003), Kyle Busch (2008, 2009), Erik Jones (2018), and Christopher Bell (2022, 2023, 2024).
• Five different manufactures have won a pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Ford with 13 and followed by Toyota (6), Chevrolet (5), Dodge (4) and Pontiac (1).

WINS

• A total of 18 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; nine drivers have won multiple times.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010) and Joey Logano (2019, 2020, 2022) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with four victories each.
• This weekend, Eight of the 18 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway winners are active this weekend.

• Youngest Las Vegas Motor Speedway Cup winner: Kyle Busch (Mar. 01, 2009 – 23 years, 9 months, 27 days).
• Oldest Las Vegas Motor Speedway Cup winner: Sterling Marlin (Mar. 03, 2002 – 44 years, 7 months, 32 days).
• Four drivers have won consecutive races at Las Vegas:

o   Jeff Burton (1999, 2000)

o   Matt Kenseth (2003, 2004)

o   Jimmie Johnson, the only driver to win three consecutive races (2005, 2006 and 2007).

o   Kyle Larson (2023, 2024)

• Las Vegas-native Kyle Busch became the first and only driver to win from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, he accomplished the feat on March 1, 2009.
• No NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won their first career race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Mark Martin (1998; inaugural event) is the only driver to win at Las Vegas in his first appearance.
• A total of 18 different starting positions on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway grid have resulted in victories in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• The second starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing the more winners (seven) than any other position (20.58%).
• Eight of the 34 Las Vegas Cup races (23.52%) have been won from the front row: Kyle Busch, 2009 (pole); Carl Edwards, 2008 (second starting position); Brad Keselowski, 2014 (second starting position); Martin Truex Jr., 2017 (second starting position); Kevin Harvick, 2018 (second starting position); William Byron, 2023 (second starting position); Kyle Larson 2023 and 2024 (second starting position).
• The deepest in the field that a NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started is 25th, by Matt Kenseth in 2004.
• The deepest in the field that an active NASCAR Cup Series race winner has started is 13th, by Brad Keselowski in 2018 and Alex Bowman in 2022.

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

• Michael McDowell leads the NASCAR Cup Series among active drivers with the most starts at Las Vegas without visiting Victory Lane at 22 races; followed by Austin Dillon and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. with 19 races each.
• Seven different organizations have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

• Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with nine victories among five drivers – Jeff Gordon (2001), Jimmie Johnson (2005, 2006, 2007, 2010), Kyle Larson (2021, 2023), Alex Bowman (2022) and William Byron (2023).
• The most consecutive races won by an organization in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas was three straight by RFK Racing (1998-2000) and Hendrick Motorsports (2005-2007 and 2023 sweep, 2024).
• Four manufacturers have visited Victory Lane in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, led by Ford with 15 victories; followed by Chevrolet (13), Toyota (five) and Dodge (one).
• The most consecutive races won by an organization in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas was three straight by Ford (1998-2000 and 2018 sweep-2019) and Chevrolet (2005-2007 and 2023 sweep-2024).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Second-Place Finishes:

• A total of 22 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Kyle Larson (2017, 2018, 2022, 2023) lead the NASCAR Cup Series in runner-up finishes at Las Vegas with four second-place finishes.

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (All-time)

Top Fives:

• A total of 50 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-five at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Kyle Busch leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 12.

Top Five of Top-Five Finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Top-10 Finishes:

• A total of 75 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished inside the top-10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Martin Truex Jr. leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Las Vegas with 15 top 10s each.
• Kyle Busch leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Las Vegas with 15 top 10s.

Top Five in Top 10 Finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (All-time & Active)

Average Finishing Positions:

• NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average finishing position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 7.667 in three starts.
• Kyle Larson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with an 9.412 in 17 starts.

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Las Vegas (All-Time and Active)

LAP LEADERS

• At total of 88 different drivers have led laps in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• Kevin Harvick leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led with 679 laps out front in 29 starts.
• Kyle Larson leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in laps led with 629 laps out front in 17 starts.
• The most laps led by the race winner in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas is 214 of the scheduled 267 (80.1%) by Kevin Harvick on March 4, 2018; he started second.
• The fewest laps led by the race winner in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas is just one (the last lap) of the scheduled 267 (0.004%) by Jimmie Johnson on March 12, 2006; he started third.
• The most laps led by a driver that didn’t win in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas are 219 of the scheduled 267 (82%) by Jeff Gordon on February 28, 2010; he started second.

Top 10 Lap Leaders at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (All-Time & Active)

FEMALE COMPETITORS

• Danica Patrick and Shawna Robinson are the only two female drivers to compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• Danica Patrick holds the record for the best finish by a female competitor at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series with a 21st-place finish (twice) in 2014, 2016.

TRACK SPECIFIC STATS

• Four times the NASCAR Cup Series race has resulted with an Overtime finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

• Only one NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas has ended early due to weather; none of the races have been postponed to another date:

• The closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the March 12, 2006 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Matt Kenseth by a margin of 0.045-second.

Top Five Closest Margins of Victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas

• The largest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the March 2, 2003 race won by Matt Kenseth over Dale Earnhardt Jr. by a margin of 9.104-seconds.

• Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Las Vegas produced a Margin of Victory of 0.441-second.
• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather twice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series:

o   In 2013: As a result, Brad Keselowski started from the first starting position.

o   February 2020: As a result, Kyle Busch started from the first starting position.

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to the pandemic three times at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series: Sept. 2020 and both races in 2021.
• Record for the most leaders in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas is 16 (2007).
• Top three NASCAR Cup Series races at Las Vegas with the most leaders:

o   March 11, 2007 – 16 different leaders.

o   March 6, 2022 and March 3, 2024 – 15 different leaders.

o   March 6, 2011 and September 15, 2019 – 14 different leaders.

• Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Las Vegas produced 15 different leaders (tied for second-most with 2022).
• Record for the most lead changes in a NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas is 28 (2007).
• Top three NASCAR Cup Series races at Las Vegas with the most lead changes:

o   March 11, 2007 – 28 lead changes.

o   March 7, 2021 – 27 lead changes.

o   March 7, 1999, March 13, 2005 and February 23, 2020 – 25 lead changes.

• Last season’s NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Las Vegas produced 24 lead changes (tied with 2019 and 1998 for fourth-most).
• The most cautions a NASCAR Cup Series race has produced at Las Vegs Motor Speedway is 14 and it occurred on March 1, 2009.

NASCAR IN NEVADA

• There has been a total of 102 NASCAR national series races among two tracks in the state of Nevada.

• The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Nevada was at Las Vegas Park Speedway on October 16, 1955. Las Vegas Park Speedway was a 1-mile dirt track, and the event was 200 laps. Norm Nelson won the race driving a Chrysler.

NEVADA IN NASCAR

• A total of 31 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Nevada.
• Six drivers with their home state recorded as Nevada have won at least one NASCAR national series race.
• Kyle Busch from Las Vegas, Nevada is the all-time leader in combined NASCAR national series wins with 232 victories.

Winning Drivers from Nevada

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