Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Las Vegas Motor Speedway Track Facts: 2019 Pennzoil 400

Brad Keselowski won at Las Vegas last fall.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Data
Season Race #: 3 of 36 (03-03-19)
Track Size: 1.5-miles
Banking/Turns 1 & 2: 20 degrees
Banking/Turns 3 & 4: 20 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 9 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  2,275 feet
Backstretch Length:  1,572 feet
Race Length: 267 laps
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 80 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 107 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Las Vegas
Jimmie Johnson........................ 106.7
Kyle Busch............................... 102.6
Kevin Harvick........................... 100.4
Joey Logano............................... 98.9
Martin Truex Jr........................... 95.6
Ryan Blaney............................... 95.0
Kyle Larson................................ 94.9
Brad Keselowski......................... 94.7
Chase Elliott............................... 89.8
Erik Jones.................................. 88.6

Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2018 races
(15 total) among active drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Monster Energy Series Winners
Race Winner
Date
Brad Keselowski
9/16/2018
Kevin Harvick
3/4/2018
Martin Truex Jr
3/12/2017
Brad Keselowski
3/6/2016
Kevin Harvick
3/8/2015
Brad Keselowski
3/9/2014
Matt Kenseth
3/10/2013
Tony Stewart
3/11/2012
Carl Edwards
3/6/2011
Jimmie Johnson
2/28/2010
Kyle Busch
3/1/2009
Carl Edwards
3/2/2008
Jimmie Johnson
3/11/2007
Jimmie Johnson
3/12/2006
Jimmie Johnson
3/13/2005
Matt Kenseth
3/7/2004
Matt Kenseth
3/2/2003
Sterling Marlin
3/3/2002
Jeff Gordon
3/4/2001
Jeff Burton
3/5/2000
Jeff Burton
3/7/1999
Mark Martin
3/1/1998

Atlanta Race Data:
Track race record:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
154.633 mph, (2:35:24), 03-09-14

2018 race winner:
Kevin Harvick, Ford
141.756 mph, (02:49:31), 03-04-18
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Monster Energy Series
Pole Winners
Pole Winner
Date
Erik Jones
9/16/2018
Ryan Blaney
3/2/2018
Brad Keselowski
3/12/2017
Kurt Busch
3/6/2016
Jeff Gordon
3/8/2015
Joey Logano
3/9/2014
Kasey Kahne
3/11/2012
Matt Kenseth
3/6/2011
Kurt Busch
2/28/2010
Kyle Busch
3/1/2009
Kyle Busch
3/2/2008
Kasey Kahne
3/11/2007
Greg Biffle
3/12/2006
Ryan Newman
3/13/2005
Kasey Kahne
3/7/2004
Bobby Labonte
3/2/2003
Todd Bodine
3/3/2002
Dale Jarrett
3/4/2001
Ricky Rudd
3/5/2000
Bobby Labonte
3/7/1999
Dale Jarrett
3/1/1998

Atlanta Qualifying Data:
Track qualifying record:
Kurt Busch, Chevrolet
196.328 mph. 27.505 secs. 03-04-16

2018 pole winner:
Ryan Blaney, Ford
191.489 mph. 28.200 secs. 03-02-18
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Denny Hamlin
14
0
0
2
6
1
14.0
81.3
 
2
Kevin Harvick
19
0
2
5
8
2
15.4
100.4
 
3
Kyle Busch
15
2
1
6
8
2
12.9
102.6
 
4
Kyle Larson
6
0
0
3
4
0
11.3
94.9
 
5
Joey Logano
11
1
0
4
7
0
9.2
98.9
 
6
Brad Keselowski
11
1
3
5
7
0
13.3
94.7
 
7
Erik Jones
3
1
0
0
1
1
21.0
88.6
 
8
Kurt Busch
18
2
0
1
4
4
22.4
81.6
 
9
Clint Bowyer
14
0
0
1
4
0
18.1
72.0
 
10
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Jr
7
0
0
0
0
1
23.3
69.5
 
11
Aric Almirola
11
0
0
0
2
3
24.4
61.1
 
12
Martin Truex Jr
14
0
1
4
6
0
11.8
95.6
 
13
Alex Bowman
4
0
0
0
0
1
28.8
54.1
 
14
Ryan Blaney
5
1
0
2
4
0
8.4
95.0
 
15
Ryan Newman
19
1
0
4
9
2
15.5
82.6
 
16
Jimmie Johnson
18
0
4
6
9
0
11.6
106.7
 
* – Based on last 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (2005 – 2018).



The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2019 Top Five Loop Data Leaders

Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver Rating
Average Running Position
Laps in The Top 15
Drivers
Driver Rating
Drivers
Avg. Running Pos.
Drivers
Laps in Top 15
Jimmie Johnson
106.7
Kyle Busch
9.415
Kyle Busch
3,043 (80.8%)
Kyle Busch
102.6
Joey Logano
9.926
Jimmie Johnson
2,930 (72.7%)
Kevin Harvick
100.4
Ryan Blaney
10.377
Kevin Harvick
2,873 (71.3%)
Joey Logano
98.9
Jimmie Johnson
10.521
Ryan Newman
2,641 (65.5%)
Martin Truex Jr.
95.6
Kevin Harvick
11.688
Martin Truex Jr.
2,601 (69.1%)


At Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

History
·        The construction to build the superspeedway known today as Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) began in 1995. Speedway Motorsports Inc. acquired the property in 1998.
·        The first NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race won by Ken Schrader on Nov. 2, 1996.
·        The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race was held on March 1, 1998. Dale Jarrett won the pole for the event and Mark Martin won the race.
·        In 2006, the track was reconfigured to include progressive banking.
·        In total there have been 22 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The 1.5-mile track has hosted one race per season from 1998 to 2017; last season marked the first time Las Vegas hosted two Monster Energy Series events in a single season.

Starts
Average Starting Positions at Las Vegas
Active Drivers
Average Starting Position
Starts
Erik Jones
6.000
3
Joey Logano
7.636
11
Kurt Busch
9.000
18
Kyle Busch
9.333
15
Chase Elliott
9.500
4
Brad Keselowski
9.909
11
Kyle Larson
10.000
6
Ryan Blaney
10.800
5
Jimmie Johnson
12.944
18
Ryan Newman
14.000
19
·        In total 155 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; 120 in more than one.
·        Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 19 starts each.
·        A total of six drivers have made their Monster Energy Series career debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Stanton Barrett (1999), Kyle Busch (2004), Timmy Hill (2012), Jon Wood, Aric Almirola (2007) and Cole Custer (2018).
·        Erik Jones (three starts) leads the Monster Energy Series among active drivers in average starting position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a 6.0.
·        Four drivers will be attempting to make their series track debut this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Daniel Hemric, Ryan Preece, Matt Tifft and Cody Ware

Poles
Pole Winners at Las Vegas
Pole Winner
Poles
Kasey Kahne
3
Bobby Labonte
2
Dale Jarrett
2
Kurt Busch
2
Kyle Busch
2
Brad Keselowski
1
Erik Jones
1
Greg Biffle
1
Jeff Gordon
1
Joey Logano
1
Matt Kenseth
1
Ricky Rudd
1
Ryan Blaney
1
Ryan Newman
1
Todd Bodine
1
·        A total of 15 different drivers have won a Busch Pole Award in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas, led by Kasey Kahne with three poles (2004, 2007 and 2012).
·        Five drivers have multiple poles – Kasey Kahne (three), Bobby Labonte, Dale Jarrett, Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch (two each).
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Jarrett won the series’ inaugural pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 168.224 mph (32.773 secs.).
·        Kyle Busch is the only driver to win consecutive poles at LVMS; from (2008-2009).
·        Youngest LVMS pole winner: Erik Jones (Sept. 16, 2018 – 22 years, 3 months, 17 days).
·        Oldest LVMS pole winner: Dale Jarrett (Mar. 4, 2001 – 44 years, 3 months, 6 days).
·        Only one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver has posted his first career pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Kasey Kahne (03/07/2004).  

Wins
Race Winners - Las Vegas
Winners
Wins
Jimmie Johnson
4
Brad Keselowski
3
Matt Kenseth
3
Carl Edwards
2
Jeff Burton
2
Kevin Harvick
2
Jeff Gordon
1
Kyle Busch
1
Mark Martin
1
Martin Truex Jr
1
Sterling Marlin
1
Tony Stewart
1
·        A total of 12 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with four victories (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2010).
·        Of the 12 series winners at LVMS, only five are active this weekend: Jimmie Johnson (4), Brad Keselowski (3), Kevin Harvick (2), Martin Truex Jr. (1) and Kyle Busch (1)
·        Six drivers (all-time) have multiple Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins at Las Vegas: Jimmie Johnson (four), Matt Kenseth (three), Brad Keselowski (three), Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards (each have two).
·        Roush Fenway Racing leads the series in wins at Las Vegas with seven victories, followed by Hendrick Motorsports with five, Team Penske and Stewart-Haas Racing (three each), Joe Gibbs Racing (two),  Chip Ganassi Racing and Furniture Row Racing (each have one).
·        Youngest LVMS winner: Kyle Busch (Mar. 01, 2009 – 23 years, 9 months, 27 days).
·        Oldest LVMS winner: Sterling Marlin (Mar. 03, 2002 – 44 years, 7 months, 32 days).

·        Three drivers have won consecutive races at Las Vegas: Jeff Burton (1999, 2000); Matt Kenseth (2003, 2004) and Jimmie Johnson, who is the only driver to win three consecutive races (2005, 2006 and 2007).
·        Las Vegas-native Kyle Busch became the first and only driver to win from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy Series, he accomplished the feat on March 1, 2009.
·        Five of the 22 Las Vegas races (22.7%) have been won from the front row: Kyle Busch, 2009 (pole); Carl Edwards, 2008 (second starting position); Brad Keselowski, 2014 (second starting position); Martin Truex Jr., 2017 (second starting position); Kevin Harvick, 2018 (second starting position).

MENCS Wins by Starting Positions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Starting Position
Wins
Winning %
Starting Position
Wins
Winning %
1
1
4.5%
17
1
4.5%
2
4
18.2%
18
2
9.1%
3
2
9.1%
19
1
4.5%
4
1
4.5%
20
1
4.5%
7
2
9.1%
23
1
4.5%
9
1
4.5%
24
2
9.1%
11
1
4.5%
25
1
4.5%
13
1
4.5%



Stats
Winning %
Wins
 
Winning from the Pole:
4.55%
1
 
Winning from the Front Row:
22.73%
5
 
Winning from a Top-5 Starting Position:
36.36%
8
 
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:
50.00%
11
 
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 10:
45.45%
10
 
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:
18.18%
4
 

·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 25th, by Matt Kenseth in 2004.
·        Eight of the 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who have won at Las Vegas participated in at least two or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Mark Martin (1998; inaugural event) is the only driver to win at Las Vegas in his first appearance.
·        Ryan Newman leads the series among active drivers with the most starts at Las Vegas without visiting Victory Lane at 19 races; followed by Kurt Busch with 18.
·        No driver has won the first three races of the season in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The five drivers that have won the first two events of the season are: Matt Kenseth (2009), Jeff Gordon (1997), David Pearson (1976), Bob Welborn (1959) and Marvin Panch (1957). 

·        Four reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champions have gone on to win at Las Vegas the following season: Matt Kenseth (2004), Tony Stewart (2012), Kevin Harvick (2015) and Jimmie Johnson (2007, 2010) - Johnson is the only driver to do it multiple times.
·        Four drivers have won the Las Vegas race and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in the same season: Jeff Gordon (2001), Matt Kenseth (2003), Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2007 and 2010) and Martin Truex Jr. (2017).
·        Four manufacturers have visited Victory Lane in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at LVMS, led by Ford (11), Chevrolet (seven), Toyota (three) and Dodge (one).
·        No Monster Energy Series drivers have won their first career race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  

Additional Finishing Positions
·        A total of 16 different Monster Energy Series drivers have finished runner-up at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads the series in runner-up finishes at Las Vegas with three.
·        Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson lead all active drivers in second-place finishes in the Monster Energy Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with two each.  

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at LVMS (All-Time & Active)
Drivers
Runner-Up Finishes
Active Drivers
Runner-Up Finishes
Dale Earnhardt Jr
3
Kyle Busch
2
Kasey Kahne
2
Kyle Larson
2
Kyle Busch
2
Clint Bowyer
1
Kyle Larson
2
Jimmie Johnson
1
Tony Stewart
2
Joey Logano
1
  
Kevin Harvick
1
  
Martin Truex Jr
1

·        A total of 39 different Monster Energy Series drivers have finished inside the top-five at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
·        Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart lead the series in top-five finishes at Las Vegas with six each.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at LVMS (All-Time & Active)
Drivers
Top Fives
Active Drivers
Top Fives
Jeff Gordon
6
Jimmie Johnson
6
Jimmie Johnson
6
Kyle Busch
6
Kyle Busch
6
Brad Keselowski
5
Mark Martin
6
Kevin Harvick
5
Matt Kenseth
6
Joey Logano
4
Tony Stewart
6
Martin Truex Jr
4
  
Ryan Newman
4


·        A total of 58 different Monster Energy Series drivers have finished inside the top-10 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
·        Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Mark Martin lead the series in top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 10 each.
·        Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers in top-10 finishes at Las Vegas with nine each.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at LVMS (All-Time & Active)
Drivers
Top 10s
Active Drivers
Top 10s
Dale Earnhardt Jr
10
Jimmie Johnson
9
Mark Martin
10
Ryan Newman
9
Matt Kenseth
10
Kevin Harvick
8
Jimmie Johnson
9
Kyle Busch
8
Ryan Newman
9
Brad Keselowski
7
Tony Stewart
9
Joey Logano
7
  
Kasey Kahne
7

·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in average finishing position at Las Vegas with a 7.667.
·        Ryan Blaney leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy Series in average finish at LVMS with a 8.4.   

Top 10 (active) in Average Finishing Position - Las Vegas
Rank
Active Drivers
Average Finish
Starts
1
Ryan Blaney
8.400
5
2
Joey Logano
9.182
11
3
Kyle Larson
11.333
6
4
Jimmie Johnson
11.611
18
5
Martin Truex Jr
11.786
14
6
Kyle Busch
12.867
15
7
Brad Keselowski
13.273
11
8
Denny Hamlin
14.000
14
9
Kevin Harvick
15.368
19
10
Ryan Newman
15.526
19


Female Competitors
·        Danica Patrick and Shawna Robinson are the only two female drivers to compete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
Season
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Driver Rating
Danica Patrick
2017
28
36
40.8
Danica Patrick
2016
18
21
54.9
Danica Patrick
2015
21
27
60.4
Danica Patrick
2014
22
21
58.0
Danica Patrick
2013
37
33
40.5
Averages

25.2
27.6
50.9
     
Driver
Season
Starting Position
Finishing Position
Driver Rating
Shawna Robinson
2002
36
42
N/A

Track Specific Stats
·        Twice the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race has resulted with a NASCAR Overtime finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
NASCAR Overtime
Winner
Runner-Up
3/12/2006
267
270
3
Jimmie Johnson
Matt Kenseth
9/16/2018
267
272
5
Brad Keselowski
Kyle Larson

·        Only one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas has ended early due to weather:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
No. of Fewer Laps
Winner
Runner-Up
3/5/2000
267
148
119
Jeff Burton
Tony Stewart

·        Qualifying has only been cancelled once at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy Series in 2013. As a result, Brad Keselowski started from the first starting position.
·        The closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the March 12, 2006 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Matt Kenseth by a margin of 0.045 second.
Top Five Closest Margins of Victory in the Monster Energy Series at Las Vegas
Margin of Victory
Race Winner
Runner-Up
Date
0.045
Jimmie Johnson
Matt Kenseth
3/12/2006
0.411
Kyle Busch
Clint Bowyer
3/1/2009
0.461
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson
3/11/2012
0.504
Carl Edwards
Dale Earnhardt Jr
3/2/2008
0.594
Matt Kenseth
Kasey Kahne
3/10/2013



NASCAR in Nevada
·        There has been a total of 69 NASCAR national series races among two tracks in the state of Nevada.

Tracks in Nevada
      
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Gander Outdoors
Total Races
First Year
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
22
23
23
68
1996
Las Vegas Park Speedway
Las Vegas
1
0
0
1
1955
Total
 
23
23
23
69
 

·        The first NASCAR national series race held in the state of Nevada was at Las Vegas Park Speedway on October 16, 1955. Las Vegas Park Speedway was a 1-mile dirt track, and the event was 200 laps. Norm Nelson won the race driving a Chrysler.

Nevada in NASCAR
·        A total of 26 different drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Nevada.
·        Only two are currently active fulltime in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series – Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing) both from Las Vegas.
·        Five drivers with their home state recorded as Nevada have won at least one NASCAR national series race.

Drivers from Nevada
   
Drivers from Nevada
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Gander Outdoors
National Series Combined
Kyle Busch
51
92
52
195
Kurt Busch
30
5
4
39
Brendan Gaughan
0
2
8
10
Spencer Gallagher
0
1
0
1
Noah Gragson
0
0
2
2
Total
81
100
66
247



Monster Energy Series - Achievable Milestones
  
Starts






Daniel Suarez

Has:
74

Needs:
1
To become the 237th driver all-time in the Monster Energy Series to make 75 starts or more.
       
Wins






Jimmie Johnson

Has:
83

Needs:
1
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip for fourth on the all-time series wins list.
       
Kevin Harvick

Has:
45

Needs:
1
Tie Buck Baker (46) for 16th on the all-time MENCS wins list.
       
Denny Hamlin

Has:
32

Needs:
1
To tie Fireball Roberts for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
       
Kurt Busch

Has:
30

Needs:
1
To tie Denny Hamlin for 25th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins list.
       
Busch Poles






Ryan Newman

Has:
51

Needs:
3
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
       
Jimmie Johnson

Has:
35

Needs:
1
To tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 18th on the all-time series poles list.
       
Kyle Busch

Has:
31

Needs:
1
To tie Fonty Flock for 23rd on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
       
Denny Hamlin

Has:
30

Needs:
1
To tie Kyle Busch for 24th on the all-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series poles list.
       
Laps Led






Jimmie Johnson

Has:
18,703

Needs:
297
To become the ninth driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 19,000 laps.
       
Kyle Busch

Has:
15,886

Needs:
114
To become the 10th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 16,000 laps.
       
Kevin Harvick

Has:
13,126

Needs:
874
To become the 11th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 14,000 laps.
       
Kurt Busch

Has:
9,522

Needs:
478
To become the 18th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 10,000 laps.
       
Denny Hamlin

Has:
9,253

Needs:
747
To become the 18th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 10,000 laps.
       
Martin Truex Jr.

Has:
7,539

Needs:
461
To become the 26th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 8,000 laps.
       
Brad Keselowski

Has:
6,348

Needs:
652
To become the 30th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 7,000 laps.
       
Joey Logano

Has:
5,130

Needs:
870
To become the 36th driver in the MENCS all-time to lead 6,000 laps.



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