{"id":6656,"date":"2025-03-14T20:48:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:48:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/?p=6656"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:48:34","slug":"nascar-las-vegas-sunday-march-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrismyerssports.com\/cmi\/nascar-las-vegas-sunday-march-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, March 9, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

BILL ELLIOTT ONLY DRIVER TO START SEASON WITH 4 WINS IN FIRST 5 RACES<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/td> Daytona<\/td> Rockingham<\/td> Richmond<\/td> Atlanta<\/td> Darlington<\/td>Race 6 Finish<\/td><\/tr>
1992<\/td>Da. Allison<\/td>Elliott<\/strong><\/td>Elliott<\/strong><\/td>Elliott<\/strong><\/td>Elliott<\/strong><\/td>20th<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Reddick<\/strong> flipped 2024 Las Vegas Playoff race (Worst 2024 finish) then won next race at Miami putting him in the Championship 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Bell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 Career wins \u2013 2 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks (2023 Miami & 2024 Charlotte)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 Wins last 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks \u2013 9 Top 10 finishes last 11 races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 7th or better last 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks \u2013 1 Win (Charlotte)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 Straight 1.5-mile track races led \u2013 376 Laps led<\/p>\n\n\n\n

376 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks last season \u2013 Most<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11th Las Vegas NCS race (248 Laps led) \u2013 Best finish: 2nd (10\/23 & 10\/24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 33rd at Las Vegas 3\/24 \u2013 Lap 10 right rear down, finished 10th in Stage 1, 9 to go Stage 2 spin while running 14th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 2nd at Las Vegas 10\/24 \u2013 Pole, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 155 laps led<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finished 2nd at Las Vegas 10\/24 \u2013 5th of 6 straight top 10 finishes last season<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Top 10 finishes last 8 Las Vegas races \u2013 3 Top 5 finishes last 4 races    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano<\/strong> 4 Las Vegas wins \u2013 Tied for most all-time (Jimmie Johnson)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson<\/strong> 3 Wins last 8 Las Vegas races (2 Wins last 3 races) \u2013 5 Top 2 finishes last 8 Las Vegas races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 Different winners in 34 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas races (11 Champions)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Champion drivers won 17 of last 20 Las Vegas races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano won Las Vegas Playoff race & championship in same season twice (2022 & \u201924)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only 1 Las Vegas winner after winning pole \u2013 Kyle Busch (2009) \u2013 Started from the rear (Engine change)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No driver leading 1st lap won Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series race<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports: 10 Las Vegas wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 To go leader failed to win 4 of last 6 Las Vegas races<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas 3\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kyle Larson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas March winner \u2013 Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 181 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson \u2013 7 Stops 12, 31, 84, 120 (G), 158, 211 (G), 237<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson (1st & 1st), Tyler Reddick (2nd & 2nd), Martin Truex Jr. (3rd & 5th), Denny Hamlin (5th & 3rd)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: 60 Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Ross Chastain 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 27<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 24<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 1 (Chris Buescher)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green run: 69 Laps (Lap 89-157)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: William Byron 10th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Ross Chastain 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 5th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 6th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laps Led \u2013 Chevrolet 237 (8 Drivers), Toyota 21 (3 Drivers), Ford 9 (4 Drivers)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas 10\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joey Logano<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas 10\/24 winner \u2013 Started 10th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, led only final 6 laps<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner pit stops: Joey Logano \u2013 6 Stops 33 (G), 67, 83, 121 (G), 168, 195<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 35th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Christopher Bell 2nd & 1st, Martin Truex Jr. 3rd & 2nd, William Byron 4th & 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most points scored: Christopher Bell 54<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passed for final lead change: Daniel Su\u00e1rez 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 6<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lead changes: 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cautions: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Failed to finish: 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best free pass finisher: Kyle Larson 11th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 7th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best starting rear of field finisher: Ryan Blaney 32nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longest green flag run: 70 Laps (97-166)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Hendrick: William Byron 4th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 18th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers led 189 of 267 laps (71%)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las Vegas wins:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Richard Childress Racing: 5; Joe Gibbs Racing: 4; JR Motorsports: 3; Kaulig Racing: 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ty Gibbs 3\/22 & Riley Herbst 10\/23 won Las Vegas after starting rear of field<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 Won first career race at Las Vegas \u2013 Jeff Green (1997), Ross Chastain (9\/18) & Riley Herbst (10\/23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Las Vegas finish by Rookie of the Year contender: Winner \u2013 Josh Berry 9\/21<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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