NASCAR will this weekend travel to Clark County, Nevada for a triple header at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series will all race this weekend. Las Vegas Motor Speedway opened for racing in 1972 (drag strip and road course) and the 1.5 mile oval opened in 1996. The track is a tri-oval Superspeedway and is 2.41 km (1.5 mile) long. Surface is asphalt with four turns. Banking in turns; 20°, front/back straight; 9°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kurt Busch with 196.378 mph (27.498 sec.) in March 4,2016 (qualifying). The driver with most wins, in NASCAR Cup Series, is Jimmie Johnson with 4 wins. Bonus fact: The driver with the most laps completed is Jeff Gordon with 4551 laps . The stands currently capacity are around 123 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Series: Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, February 21
17.05 | 11:05 p.m. | Truck Series | Final practice | No TV
20.35 | 2:35 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Final practice | FS2
22.05 | 4:05 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series | First practice, FS1
23.05 | 5:05 p.m. | NASCAR Truck Series | Qualifying | FS1
01.30 | 7:30 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series | Final practice | FS1
03.00 | 9 p.m. | NASCAR Truck Series | Strat 200 | FS1, MRN, VIAPLAY
Saturday, February 22
19.05 | 1:05 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Qualifying | FS1
20.35 | 2:35 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series | Qualifying | FS1 PRN
22.00 | 4 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series | Boyd Gaming 300 | FS1, PRN, VIAPLAY
Sunday, February 23
21.30 | 3:30 p.m. | NASCAR Cup Series | Pennzoil 400 | FOX, PRN, VIASAT, VIAPLAY
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