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.

2024 Pennzoil 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Race 3 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 133.192 miles per hour (214.352 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 29.291
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 181
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

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Background

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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

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.305 184.269
2 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.402 183.661
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.531 182.859
Official practice results

Qualifying

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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

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.348 29.291
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.227 29.312
3 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.309 29.333
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.195 29.362
5 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.382 29.404
6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.228 29.430
7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.392 29.481
8 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.356 29.484
9 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.335 29.520
10 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.373 29.580
11 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.357
12 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.413
13 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.410
14 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.479
15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.438
16 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.534
17 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.441
18 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.587
19 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.498
20 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.592
21 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.554
22 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.620
23 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.575
24 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.620
25 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.689
26 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.647
27 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.730
28 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.654
29 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.821
30 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 29.795
31 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.884
32 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.795
33 16 Derek Kraus Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.175
34 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.936
35 51 Justin Haley Rick Ware Racing Ford 0.000
36 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 0.000
37 44 J. J. Yeley (i) NY Racing Team Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No 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 No 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

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Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No 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

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  • 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)

Media

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Television

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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.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio

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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 Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini
Heather Debeaux

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Sturniolo, Zach (October 4, 2023). "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". NASCAR. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. February 26, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 2, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 3, 2024. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Utter, Jim (March 2, 2024). "Ross Chastain leads windy NASCAR Cup practice at Las Vegas". Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  10. ^ 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.


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