NASCAR Las Vegas Sunday, March 9, 2025
Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
BILL ELLIOTT ONLY DRIVER TO START SEASON WITH 4 WINS IN FIRST 5 RACES
| Daytona | Rockingham | Richmond | Atlanta | Darlington | Race 6 Finish | |
| 1992 | Da. Allison | Elliott | Elliott | Elliott | Elliott | 20th |
Tyler Reddick flipped 2024 Las Vegas Playoff race (Worst 2024 finish) then won next race at Miami putting him in the Championship 4
Christopher Bell
12 Career wins – 2 Wins on 1.5-mile tracks (2023 Miami & 2024 Charlotte)
2 Wins last 8 races on 1.5-mile tracks – 9 Top 10 finishes last 11 races
Finished 7th or better last 5 races on 1.5-mile tracks – 1 Win (Charlotte)
6 Straight 1.5-mile track races led – 376 Laps led
376 Laps led on 1.5-mile tracks last season – Most
11th Las Vegas NCS race (248 Laps led) – Best finish: 2nd (10/23 & 10/24)
Finished 33rd at Las Vegas 3/24 – Lap 10 right rear down, finished 10th in Stage 1, 9 to go Stage 2 spin while running 14th
Finished 2nd at Las Vegas 10/24 – Pole, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 155 laps led
Finished 2nd at Las Vegas 10/24 – 5th of 6 straight top 10 finishes last season
5 Top 10 finishes last 8 Las Vegas races – 3 Top 5 finishes last 4 races
Joey Logano 4 Las Vegas wins – Tied for most all-time (Jimmie Johnson)
Kyle Larson 3 Wins last 8 Las Vegas races (2 Wins last 3 races) – 5 Top 2 finishes last 8 Las Vegas races
18 Different winners in 34 NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas races (11 Champions)
Champion drivers won 17 of last 20 Las Vegas races
Joey Logano won Las Vegas Playoff race & championship in same season twice (2022 & ’24)
Only 1 Las Vegas winner after winning pole – Kyle Busch (2009) – Started from the rear (Engine change)
No driver leading 1st lap won Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series race
Hendrick Motorsports: 10 Las Vegas wins
10 To go leader failed to win 4 of last 6 Las Vegas races
Las Vegas 3/24
Kyle Larson
Las Vegas March winner – Started 2nd, Stage 1 & 2 winner, 181 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.7
Winner pit stops: Kyle Larson – 7 Stops 12, 31, 84, 120 (G), 158, 211 (G), 237
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 1st
Stage 2 winner: Kyle Larson 1st
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson (1st & 1st), Tyler Reddick (2nd & 2nd), Martin Truex Jr. (3rd & 5th), Denny Hamlin (5th & 3rd)
Most points scored: 60 Kyle Larson 1st
Passed for final lead change: Ross Chastain 4th
Winner final laps led: Kyle Larson 27
Lead changes: 24
Cautions: 6
Failed to finish: 1 (Chris Buescher)
Longest green run: 69 Laps (Lap 89-157)
Best free pass finisher: William Byron 10th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 4th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ross Chastain 4th
Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 1st
Best Gibbs: Ty Gibbs 5th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 6th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 3rd
Laps Led – Chevrolet 237 (8 Drivers), Toyota 21 (3 Drivers), Ford 9 (4 Drivers)
Las Vegas 10/24
Joey Logano
Las Vegas 10/24 winner – Started 10th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, led only final 6 laps
Winner pit stops: Joey Logano – 6 Stops 33 (G), 67, 83, 121 (G), 168, 195
Stage 1 winner: Tyler Reddick 35th
Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell 2nd
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Christopher Bell 2nd & 1st, Martin Truex Jr. 3rd & 2nd, William Byron 4th & 3rd
Most points scored: Christopher Bell 54
Passed for final lead change: Daniel Suárez 3rd
Winner final laps led: Joey Logano 6
Lead changes: 13
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 5
Best free pass finisher: Kyle Larson 11th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Ross Chastain 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Ryan Blaney 32nd
Longest green flag run: 70 Laps (97-166)
Best Hendrick: William Byron 4th
Best Gibbs: Christopher Bell 2nd
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 18th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 1st
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers led 189 of 267 laps (71%)
Las Vegas NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
Las Vegas wins:
Richard Childress Racing: 5; Joe Gibbs Racing: 4; JR Motorsports: 3; Kaulig Racing: 2
Ty Gibbs 3/22 & Riley Herbst 10/23 won Las Vegas after starting rear of field
3 Won first career race at Las Vegas – Jeff Green (1997), Ross Chastain (9/18) & Riley Herbst (10/23)
Best Las Vegas finish by Rookie of the Year contender: Winner – Josh Berry 9/21