“Everything about Vegas is fast, so I guess it makes sense that the track is, too,” Cassill said. “I like the track and the way the Xfinity cars handle there. We’re looking forward to making a good run at it.”
McMurray will make his 13th NSCS career start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. In 12 previous starts he has four top-10 and one top-five finish. McMurray has finished on the lead lap in eight of those 12 races and has completed 3,205 of 3,225 (99.4%) of competition.
Brennan Poole, 23, will pilot the No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet Camaro in 15 races in 2015. The Texas native will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) heads west for the first time this season. Justin Allgaier will compete for the second time in his NSCS career this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS).
Greg Biffle will drive the No. 16 Cheez-It Ford Fusion this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Cheez-It is a primary partner on the No. 16 Ford and will make their 2015 debut in the Sprint Cup Series this weekend.
This weekend, Michael Annett embarks on a three-week West Coast swing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, beginning with Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Annett and the HScott Motorsports team will then travel to Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. and Fontana, Calif.'s Auto Club Speedway.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hopes Las Vegas launches his junior year in the Sprint Cup series just as it did in his junior year in the XFINITY series in 2012. Stenhouse used the early win at Las Vegas that year to launch into a season that would see him visit victory lane on five more occasions that season.
Coming off of a cold weekend in Atlanta, Roush Fenway Racing looks to go on a heater this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) and ensure that what happens there propels them throughout the rest of the season.
"Vegas has always been a weakness of mine for whatever reason," Allmendinger said. "I don’t know if it is bad memories or what. I missed the first two races there. I didn’t qualify. Last year, was our best race there, but still that was 18th. We definitely have to improve there."
“I think back on all the years I have been around this sport, this track, and the one constant throughout it all is Richard Petty,” said Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell. “He’s won here as a driver. He’s won here as a car owner. He’s a true legend; a real piece of both NASCAR and Martinsville history.”
The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, led 80 of 250 laps and became the 183rd competitor to win in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series division by winning for the first time ever at The Rock.
Connor Hall and the Comprehensive Logistics team pressed on and learned a lot together at Rockingham. Hall, who made his second-career NCTS start, qualified 27th for the 200-lap event.
The reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion from Marietta, Georgia, led 178 of 200 laps and fended off a late challenge from teammate Kaden Honeycutt to score his second consecutive Truck victory of 2026 at The Rock.