NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas: Kobalt 400 at a glance
Distance: 267 laps, or 400 miles.
Where: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5-mile, paved trioval oval in Las Vegas.
When: 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
TV: Fox.
Radio: Performance Racing Network.
Last year’s winner: Kevin Harvick.
Also this week: Boyd Gaming 300, Xfinity Series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 3 p.m., Saturday, Fox Sports 1.
Worth mentioning: The Cup series begins its west-coast swing, with races at Phoenix and Fontana, Calif., following Las Vegas ... The Truck series is off for a month; it returns April 2 at Martinsville, Va.
Power 16
▪ Kyle Busch (4 last week): Charged to third at Atlanta after starting at rear.
▪ Martin Truex Jr. (2): Has made impressive transition from Chevy to Toyota.
▪ Jimmie Johnson (8): In rare company with Dale Earnhardt.
▪ Denny Hamlin (1): Disappointing 16th at Atlanta.
▪ Kevin Harvick (6): Crew was outsmarted by Johnson’s at Atlanta.
▪ Carl Edwards (7): Has been strong in both races.
▪ Dale Earnhardt Jr. (5): Loves new downforce package, helped him to second at Atlanta.
▪ Kurt Busch (10): Started on pole at Atlanta, couldn’t back it up.
▪ Joey Logano (9): Part of disappointing season’s start for Team Penske.
▪ Austin Dillon (NR): Nice start to the season, is ninth in points.
▪ Brad Keseloswki (12): Has led just one lap this season.
▪ Matt Kenseth (3): Crew members need to bone up on those pesky rules.
▪ Chase Elliott (NR): Followed poor showing at Daytona with eighth at Atlanta.
▪ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (NR): Does 10th at Atlanta portend better days ahead for Roush Fenway Racing?
▪ Ryan Newman (15): Late wreck at Atlanta dropped him to 24th.
▪ Aric Almirola (NR): Was OK after fiery crash on final lap at Atlanta.
Points standings
Sprint Cup
1. Kyle Busch | 78 |
2. Martin Truex Jr. | 75 |
3. Kevin Harvick | 74 |
4. Carl Edwards | 73 |
5. Denny Hamlin | 70 |
6. Jimmie Johnson | 70 |
7. Kurt Busch | 69 |
8. Joey Logano | 64 |
9. Austin Dillon | 63 |
10. Aric Almirola | 55 |
11. Brad Keselowski | 54 |
12. Matt Kenseth | 51 |
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 50 |
14. Kyle Larson | 49 |
15. Ryan Newman | 48 |
16. Kasey Kahne | 46 |
17. Paul Menard | 46 |
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 45 |
19. Jamie McMurray | 44 |
20. Regan Smith | 40 |
21. Chase Elliott | 38 |
22. Ryan Blaney | 38 |
23. Casey Mears | 36 |
24. Greg Biffle | 35 |
25. Michael McDowell | 34 |
26. AJ Allmendinger | 34 |
27. Trevor Bayne | 32 |
28. Brian Scott | 28 |
29. Danica Patrick | 27 |
30. Michael Annett | 26 |
31. Landon Cassill | 23 |
32. David Ragan | 22 |
33. Brian Vickers | 15 |
34. Chris Buescher | 15 |
35. Clint Bowyer | 14 |
36. Matt DiBenedetto | 13 |
37. Michael Waltrip | 12 |
38. Bobby Labonte | 11 |
39. Cole Whitt | 5 |
40. Robert Richardson Jr. | 3 |
41. Jeffrey Earnhardt | 3 |
42. Josh Wise | 2 |
Xfinity
1. Elliott Sadler | 70 |
2. Daniel Suarez | 67 |
3. Ty Dillon | 65 |
4. Brandon Jones | 64 |
5. Justin Allgaier | 63 |
6. Brendan Gaughan | 60 |
7. Darrell Wallace Jr. | 58 |
8. Blake Koch | 53 |
9. Ryan Reed | 51 |
10. Jeremy Clements | 50 |
11. Erik Jones | 48 |
12. Jeb Burton | 48 |
13. Dakoda Armstrong | 47 |
14. Ryan Sieg | 46 |
15. Brennan Poole | 41 |
Truck
1. Parker Kligerman | 55 |
2. Daniel Hemric | 54 |
3. John Hunter Nemechek | 52 |
4. Timothy Peters | 49 |
5. Tyler Young | 47 |
6. Ryan Truex | 45 |
7. Brandon Brown | 43 |
8. Ben Rhodes | 43 |
9. Grant Enfinger | 42 |
10. Johnny Sauter | 41 |
11. Cameron Hayley | 41 |
12. Travis Kvapil | 39 |
13. Spencer Gallagher | 35 |
14. Tyler Reddick | 35 |
15. John Wes Townley | 33 |
This story was originally published March 3, 2016 at 8:23 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas: Kobalt 400 at a glance."