NASCAR will this weekend travel to Clark County, Nevada for a double header at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup will race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. 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. Variable banking in turns; 12-20°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kurt Busch with 196.328 mph in 2016. The driver with most wins, in NASCAR Cup Series, is Jimmie Johnson with 4 wins. The stands currently capacity are 116 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Series: Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, March 10
20.00-21.25 | 2-3:25 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
22.00-22.55 | 4-4:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series practice, FS1
24.00-00.55 | 6-6:55 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice, FS2
01.45 | 7:45 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS2
Garage Cam
19.30 | 1:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
21.30 | 3:30 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series
Saturday, March 11
18.00-18.55 | Noon-12:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1
19.05 | 1:05 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS1
20.30-21.20 | 2:30-3:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1
22.00 | 4 p.m. | NASCAR XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), FS1
Sunday, March 12
20.30 | 3:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Kobalt 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), FOX/ VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 20.00 (Sweden)
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