Six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, led a group of six Team Chevy drivers to the finish in his No. 48 Kobalt Chevrolet SS at the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the third round of the 2016 season. The start of the 400-mile race was delayed 26 minutes by a passing rain shower; and weather continued to be a challenge with gusty winds and sandstorms.
Ryan Blaney and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane Racing Team scored their best finish of the young 2016 season with a sixth-place finish at the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano, No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion – TALK ABOUT YOUR PERFORMANCE OUT THERE TODAY. OBVIOUSLY IT WAS CHALLENGING WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT YOU RACED IN TODAY, BUT YOU PUT ON A HECK OF A SHOW. “I thought it was a great race out there. We ran really top two or three the whole race, so I was very proud of what our team was able to do all day."
Joey Logano, No. 22 Pennzoil Ford Fusion (Finished 2nd) – “Brad was able to beat me in the bottom of three and four and maintaining that turn and being able to drive up underneath guys."
Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion (Finished 1st) – “This is really, really great. It seemed like there were plenty of challenges, whether it was pit road or the weather or cautions. They threw everything they had at us today but this Miller Lite Ford team was too strong and we were able to fight them off and get to victory lane.”
Patrick Long, Martin Fuentes and Alec Udell took GT, GTA and GT Cup victories, respectively, in Round 1 of the 2016 Pirelli World Challenge season at the Nissan Grand Prix of Texas brought to you by VP Racing Fuels at the Circuit of the Americas.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Finishing Position: 1st - How does it feel to win an XFINITY race at Las Vegas? “We were worried about fuel, but more so we more so worried about (Daniel) Suarez.
Aric Almirola, No. 98 Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford Mustang (FINISHED 12th) “It was an okay day. The track got really slick there and we just didn’t keep up with our adjustments. We took off pretty good but then we just got really, really loose."
Blaney will be right where he wants to be. Being able to put his drafting skills with his strong finishes gives him a great chance of finding his way to the front.
As the organization did in the January Pre-Race Practice, Nitro Motorsports swept the top six positions in the running order in practice for the ARCA Menards Series General Tire 200 at Daytona International Speedway.
In his last two trips to Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, three-time ARCA Menards Series winner Gus Dean has left the World Center of Racing on top.
