NASCAR will this weekend travel to Clark County, Nevada for a triple header at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup 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 corners; 20°, front/back straight; 9°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kurt Busch with 196.328 mph (27.505 sec.) in 2016. The driver with most wins, in NASCAR Cup Series, is Jimmie Johnson with 4 wins. Bonus fact: The worst finish for pole sitter at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is 40th, Dale Jarrett (3/1/98). The stands currently capacity are around 80 000 seats.
Weekend Schedule for Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Series:Camping World Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup
For entry lists, updates and more news: visit Thunder Racing Fans on Facebook or Google+
Note: Times in CET and US EST
Thursday, March 1
23.05-23.55 | 5:05-5:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series first practice
01.05-01.55 | 7:05-7:55 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice
Friday, March 2
20.00-20.55 | 2-2:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, FS1
21.05-21.55 | 3:05-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, FS1
23.05-23.50 | 5:05-5:50 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, FS1
00.05 | 6:05 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying, FS1
01.15 | 7:15 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, FS1
03.00 | 9 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Stratosphere 200 (134 laps, 201 miles), FS1
Saturday, March 3
18.00-18.55 | 12-12:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, FS1
19.10 | 1:10 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series 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 4
21.30 | 3:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (267 laps, 400.5 miles), FOX/ VIASAT MOTOR LIVE 21.00 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)