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Key information for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas

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As the NASCAR Cup Series cruises into Las Vegas, Christopher Bell has a chance to accomplish a feat that hasn’t been done in nearly 18 years.

Bell has won three consecutive races – at Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas and Phoenix – and if he takes the checkered flag Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he will become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four Cup races in a row.

During Johnson’s dominant 2007 season, the seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion won four consecutive races from Oct. 21 through Nov. 11 – at Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas and Phoenix – and finished the year with 10 victories and his second series title.

While Bell has never won in Sin City, the 30-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver has finished second in two of the past three races in Las Vegas – though both runner-up finishes came in October playoff races. Bell, though, has triumphed on similar intermediate tracks like Homestead-Miami Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway, so a fourth consecutive win is more than a mere possibility.

Will Bell continue his early season dominance on Sunday? Here is all the information you need to get ready for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

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What time does the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas start?

The Pennzoil 400 starts at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. local) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

What TV channel is the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas on?

FS1 is broadcasting the Pennzoil 400 and has a pre-race show beginning at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. local).

Will there be a live stream of the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas?

The Pennzoil 400 can be live streamed on Max and the FoxSports app. Viewers can also stream the race on Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.

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How many laps is the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas?

The Pennzoil 400  is 267 laps around the 1.5-mile track for a total of 400.5 miles. The race will feature three segments (laps per stage) — Stage 1: 80 laps; Stage 2: 85 laps; Stage 3: 102 laps.

Who won the most recent NASCAR Cup races at Las Vegas?

Joey Logano passed Daniel Suarez with six laps remaining before holding off Christopher Bell by 0.662 seconds to win the Las Vegas playoff race on Oct. 20, 2024 and lock himself into the championship race. He would go on to capture his third career series title.

And one year ago, Kyle Larson dominated, leading 181 of 267 laps, including the final 27, before edging Tyler Reddick by 0.441 seconds on March 3, 2024.

What is the lineup for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas?

(Car number in parentheses)

  1. (71) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet
  2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford
  3. (2) Austin Cindric, Ford
  4. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet
  5. (43) Erik Jones, Toyota
  6. (48) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet
  7. (21) Josh Berry, Ford
  8. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet
  9. (38) Zane Smith, Ford
  10. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet
  11. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford
  12. (60) Ryan Preece, Ford
  13. (20) Christopher Bell, Toyota
  14. (45) Tyler Reddick, Toyota
  15. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota
  16. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet
  17. (10) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet
  18. (16) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet
  19. (1) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet
  20. (23) Bubba Wallace, Toyota
  21. (4) Noah Gragson, Ford
  22. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet
  23. (99) Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet
  24. (19) Chase Briscoe, Toyota
  25. (77) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet
  26. (41) Cole Custer, Ford
  27. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford
  28. (88) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet
  29. (54) Ty Gibbs, Toyota
  30. (42) John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota
  31. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet
  32. (34) Todd Gilliland, Ford
  33. (7) Justin Haley, Chevrolet
  34. (35) Riley Herbst, Toyota
  35. (51) Cody Ware, Ford
  36. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford

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