Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |
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Venue | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Location | Las Vegas, Nevada United States |
Corporate sponsor | Pennzoil |
First race | 1998 |
Distance | 400.5 miles (644.542 km) |
Laps | 267 (Stage 1: 80 Stage 2: 80 Stage 3: 107) |
Previous names | Las Vegas 400 (1998-1999) CarsDirect.com 400 (2000) UAWDaimler Chrysler 400 (2001-2007) UAW Dodge 400 (2008) Shelby 427 (2009) Shelby American (2010) Kobalt Tools 400 (2011-2013) Kobalt 400 (2014-2017) |
Most wins (driver) | Jimmie Johnson (4) |
Most wins (team) | Roush Fenway Racing (7) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Ford (10) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
Turns | 4 |
The Pennzoil 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is first of two races on the Cup Schedule. (The other one is the South Point 400 in the NASCAR playoffs,) The first Pennzoil 400 race was in 1998.
The winners receive a championship belt instead of a trophy. The race was part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.
Since this race started, it has had different sponsors. Each sponsor changed the name of the race.
Year | Date | Driver | No. | Manufacturer | Race team | Distance | Race time | |
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Laps | Miles | |||||||
1998 | March 1 | Mark Martin | 6 | Ford | Roush Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:43:58 |
1999 | March 7 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | Roush Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:54:43 |
2000 | March 5 | Jeff Burton | 99 | Ford | Roush Racing | 148* | 222 (357.224) | 1:51:01 |
2001 | March 4 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:57:17 |
2002 | March 3 | Sterling Marlin | 40 | Dodge | Chip Ganassi Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:55:43 |
2003 | March 2 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | Roush Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:00:46 |
2004 | March 7 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | Roush Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:06:35 |
2005 | March 13 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:18:32 |
2006 | March 12 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 270* | 405 (651.784) | 3:02:13 |
2007 | March 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:07:28 |
2008 | March 2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 3:08:08 |
2009 | March 1 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 285 | 427.5 (687.994) | 3:34:37 |
2010 | February 28 | Jimmie Johnson[2] | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:49:53 |
2011 | March 12 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:57:20 |
2012 | March 11 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:54:44 |
2013 | March 2 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:44:16 |
2014 | March 9 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:35:24 |
2015 | March 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Chevrolet | Stewart-Haas Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:47:15 |
2016 | March 6 | Brad Keselowski[3] | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:53:55 |
2017 | March 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 78 | Toyota | Furniture Row Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:56:59 |
2018 | March 4 | Kevin Harvick[4] | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 267 | 400.5 (644.542) | 2:49:31 |
# Wins | Driver | Years Won |
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4 | Jimmie Johnson | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 |
3 | Matt Kenseth | 2003, 2004, 2013 |
2 | Jeff Burton | 1999, 2000 |
Carl Edwards | 2008, 2011 | |
Brad Keselowski | 2014, 2016 | |
Kevin Harvick | 2015, 2018 |
# Wins | Team | Years Won |
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7 | Roush Fenway Racing | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011 |
5 | Hendrick Motorsports | 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010 |
3 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 2012, 2015, 2018 |
2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2009, 2013 |
Team Penske | 2014, 2016 |
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