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NASCAR Heads to Sin City in West Coast Swing

Apollo’s Jay Arnold previews the 2023 Pennzoil 400 held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada this Sunday, March 5th.

Photo Courtesy of Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Week Two of the NASCAR season has come and gone with a hungry Kyle Busch claiming victory at Auto Club Speedway in his first win with RCR. Busch joins Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the winner’s club for the 2023 Nascar Cup Season as both drivers have punched their tickets to the playoffs.

NASCAR now heads to Sin City as the West Coast Swing rolls on.

Hendrick Motorsports looked fantastic at Las Vegas last year with all four of their Chevrolets finishing in the top ten including a one-two finish from Alex Bowman and Kyle Larson. I’d expect the Chevys to be near the front once again.

Look for Kyle Busch to keep his momentum rolling at his hometown track in the #8 but expect the Hendrick cars to have a similar performance to last season. I’m expecting Chase Elliott in particular to have a strong day in the #9 Napa Auto Parts Chevrolet. If you are looking for an underdog who might over-perform this week, I think Erik Jones in the #43 may be worth keeping an eye on.

Check out the full entry list below:

  1. #1 – Ross Chastain
  2. #2 – Austin Cindric
  3. #3 – Austin Dillon
  4. #4 – Kevin Harvick
  5. #5 – Kyle Larson
  6. #6 – Brad Keselowski
  7. #7 – Corey LaJoie
  8. #8 – Kyle Busch
  9. #9 – Chase Elliott
  10. #10 – Aric Almirola
  11. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  12. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  13. #14 – Chase Briscoe
  14. #15 – J. J. Yeley
  15. #16 – A. J. Allmendinger
  16. #17 – Chris Buescher
  17. #19 – Martin Truex Jr.
  18. #20 – Christopher Bell
  19. #21 – Harrison Burton
  20. #22 – Joey Logano
  21. #23 -Bubba Wallace
  22. #24 – William Byron
  23. #31 – Justin Haley
  24. #34 – Michael McDowell
  25. #38 – Todd Gilliland
  26. #41 – Ryan Preece
  27. #42 – Noah Gragson (R)
  28. #43 – Erik Jones
  29. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  30. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  31. #48 – Alex Bowman
  32. #51 – Cody Ware
  33. #54 – Ty Gibbs (R)
  34. #77 – Ty Dillon
  35. #78 – B. J. McLeod
  36. #99 – Daniel Suárez

The NextGen car has provided solid racing on 1.5-mile tracks to this point and I wouldn’t expect Vegas to be any different. We were treated to an excellent finish in 2022 and I’m expecting a similar thriller in 2023. To make sure you don’t miss any on track action, check out the weekend schedule below!

Friday 03/03

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying – 4:05 p.m. CT on FS1

NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying – 6:05 p.m. CT on FS1

Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 (Craftsman Truck Series) – 8:00 p.m. CT on FS1

Saturday 03/04

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying – 1:20 p.m. CT on FS1

Alsco Uniforms 300 (NASCAR Xfinity Series) – 3:30 p.m. CT on FS1

Sunday 03/05

Pennzoil 400 (NASCAR Cup Series) – 2:30 p.m. CT on Fox

NASCAR heads to Sin City in West Coast swing.

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