Stock car races in the NASCAR Cup Series have been held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada since 1998.
Spring race
The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube is the current name of the spring race. Denny Hamlin is the defending race winner.
History
For several years, the race was sponsored by United Auto Workers and DaimlerChrysler. From its inception, the race was run at a distance of except 2009, which was 427 miles. The extra 27 miles in the 2009 race were added by the sponsors Carroll Shelby International.
The race is unique in that its winner receives a championship belt rather than a trophy. The race was also part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.
From 2001 until 2008, this race carried sponsorship from Chrysler. For the first six of those years, the race was known as the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 to reflect the company formed by Chrysler's 1998 merger with Daimler-Benz. After Daimler sold Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, the race became known as the UAW-Dodge 400 for the 2008 race. Carroll Shelby International took over as a sponsor for 2009 and 2010, with the 2009 race adding as part of the sponsorship in honor of the Shelby 427 Cobra; the 2010 race was known as the Shelby American. Lowe's, through its Kobalt Tools subsidiary, became the race's title sponsor for 2011; Kobalt was the title sponsor for the spring race at Atlanta until the track gave up its early-season date after 2010. The race was called the Kobalt Tools 400 from 2011 to 2013 before becoming the Kobalt 400 for 2014 to 2017. For the 2018 season, the race became the Pennzoil 400.
Past winners
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
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! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Date
! rowspan="2"|
! rowspan="2"|Driver
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Manufacturer
! colspan="2"|Race Distance
! rowspan="2"|Race Time
! rowspan="2"|Average Speed<br>(mph)
! rowspan="2"|Report
! rowspan="2"|Ref
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! Laps
! Miles (km)
|-
| 1998
| March 1
|align="center"|6
| Mark Martin
| Roush Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:43:58
|align="center"|146.554
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 1999
| March 7
|align="center"|99
| Jeff Burton
| Roush Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:54:43
|align="center"|137.537
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2000
| March 5
|align="center"|99
| Jeff Burton
| Roush Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|148*
|align="center"|222 (357.274)
|align="center"|1:51:01
|align="center"|119.982
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2001
| March 4
|align="center"|24
| Jeff Gordon
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:57:17
|align="center"|135.546
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2002
| March 3
|align="center"|40
| Sterling Marlin
| Chip Ganassi Racing
| Dodge
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:55:43
|align="center"|136.754
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2003
| March 2
|align="center"|17
| Matt Kenseth
| Roush Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:00:46
|align="center"|132.934
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2004
| March 7
|align="center"|17
| Matt Kenseth
| Roush Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:06:35
|align="center"|128.79
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2005
| March 13
|align="center"|48
| Jimmie Johnson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:18:32
|align="center"|121.038
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2006
| March 12
|align="center"|48
| Jimmie Johnson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|270*
|align="center"|405 (651.784)
|align="center"|3:02:13
|align="center"|133.358
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2007
| March 11
|align="center"|48
| Jimmie Johnson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:07:28
|align="center"|128.183
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2008
| March 2
|align="center"|99
| Carl Edwards
| Roush Fenway Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:08:08
|align="center"|127.729
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2009
| March 1
|align="center"|18
| Kyle Busch
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|285
|align="center"|427.5 (687.994)
|align="center"|3:34:37
|align="center"|119.515
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2010
| February 28
|align="center"|48
| Jimmie Johnson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:49:53
|align="center"|141.450
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2011
| March 6
|align="center"|99
| Carl Edwards
| Roush Fenway Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:57:20
|align="center"|135.508
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2012
| March 11
|align="center"|14
| Tony Stewart
| Stewart–Haas Racing
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:54:44
|align="center"|137.524
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2013
| March 10
|align="center"|20
| Matt Kenseth*
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:44:16
|align="center"|146.287
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2014
| March 9
|align="center"|2
| Brad Keselowski
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:35:24
|align="center"|154.633
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2015
| March 8
|align="center"|4
| Kevin Harvick
| Stewart–Haas Racing
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:47:15
|align="center"|143.677
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2016
| March 6
|align="center"|2
| Brad Keselowski
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:53:55
|align="center"|138.170
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2017
| March 12
|align="center"|78
| Martin Truex Jr.
| Furniture Row Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:56:39
|align="center"|136.032
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2018
| March 4
|align="center"|4
| Kevin Harvick
| Stewart–Haas Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:49:31
|align="center"|141.756
|Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2019
| March 3
|align="center"|22
| Joey Logano
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:35:11
|align="center"|154.849
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2020
| February 23
|align="center"|22
| Joey Logano
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:58:11
|align="center"|134.861
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2021
| March 7
|align="center"|5
| Kyle Larson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|2:52:07
|align="center"|139.615
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2022
| March 6
|align="center"|48
| Alex Bowman
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|274*
|align="center"|411 (661.44)
|align="center"|3:29:50
|align="center"|117.552
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2023
| March 5
|align="center"|24
| William Byron
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|271*
|align="center"|406.5 (654.198)
|align="center"|2:50:35
|align="center"|142.98
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2024
| March 3
|align="center"|5
| Kyle Larson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.542)
|align="center"|3:00:25
|align="center"|133.192
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2025
| March 16
|align="center"|21
| Josh Berry
| Wood Brothers Racing
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (654.198)
|align="center"|3:13:13
|align="center"|124.368
| Report
|align="center"|
|-
| 2026
| March 15
|align="center"|11
| Denny Hamlin
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (654.198)
|align="center"|2:41:17
|align="center"|148.992
| Report
|align="center"|
|}
Notes
- 2000: Race shortened due to rain.
The fall race at Las Vegas would become the first race of the NASCAR Playoffs to replace Chicagoland Speedway, which moved back to July. The South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, owned by semi-retired NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan's father and LVMS partner Michael, became the title sponsor of the race.
In 2020, the race was held as the first race of the Round of 12 as part of a schedule realignment. In 2022, the race was moved to the first race of the Round of 8. In 2026, the race was moved to the fifth race of The Chase.
Past winners
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"|Date
! rowspan="2"|
! rowspan="2"|Driver
! rowspan="2"|Team
! rowspan="2"|Manufacturer
! colspan="2"|Race Distance
! rowspan="2"|Race Time
! rowspan="2"|Average Speed<br>(mph)
! rowspan="2"|Report
! rowspan="2"|Ref
|-
! Laps
! Miles (km)
|-
| 2018
| September 16
|align="center"|2
| Brad Keselowski
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|272*
|align="center"|408 (656.612)
|align="center"|3:28:15
|align="center"|111.849
| Report
|
|-
| 2019*
| September 15
|align="center"|19
| Martin Truex Jr.
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|2:48:34
|align="center"|142.555
| Report
|
|-
| 2020
| September 27
|align="center"|1
| Kurt Busch
| Chip Ganassi Racing
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|268*
|align="center"|402 (646.955)
|align="center"|3:03:32
|align="center"|131.42
| Report
|
|-
| 2021
| September 26
|align="center"|11
| Denny Hamlin
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|2:46:08
|align="center"|144.643
| Report
|
|-
| 2022
| October 16
|align="center"|22
| Joey Logano
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|3:04:10
|align="center"|130.480
| Report
|
|-
| 2023
| October 15
|align="center"|5
| Kyle Larson
| Hendrick Motorsports
| Chevrolet
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|2:57:10
|align="center"|135.635
| Report
|
|-
| 2024
| October 20
|align="center"|22
| Joey Logano
| Team Penske
| Ford
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|2:52:24
|align="center"|139.385
| Report
|
|-
| 2025
| October 12
|align="center"|11
| Denny Hamlin
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| Toyota
|align="center"|267
|align="center"|400.5 (644.541)
|align="center"|2:55:14
|align="center"|137.131
| Report
|
|-
| 2026
| October 4
|align="center"|
|
|
|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
| Report
|
|}
Notes
- 2018 & 2020 Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
Multiple winners (drivers)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # of wins
! Team
! Years won
|-
!rowspan="2"| 2
| Joey Logano
| 2022, 2024
|-
| Denny Hamlin
| 2021, 2025
|}
Multiple winners (teams)
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # of wins
! Team
! Years won
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3
| Team Penske
| 2018, 2022, 2024
|-
| Joe Gibbs Racing
| 2019, 2021, 2025
|}
Manufacturer wins
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! # Wins
! Manufacturer
! Years won
|-
!rowspan="2"| 3
| Ford
| 2018, 2022, 2024
|-
| Toyota
| 2019, 2021, 2025
|-
! 2
| Chevrolet
| 2020, 2023
|}