In just the third race of the season, there were a plethora of firsts and lasts, from Jeff Gordon running his last ever race at Vegas to Brian Vickers starting his first race since open heart surgery and Kevin Harvick standing in Victory Lane for the first time ever at LVMS.
After posting a top-five time and qualifying second at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Brian Scott had his hopes set high for victory. However, his day wouldn't go as planned as motor problems would hand him a DNF.
He led both practices on Friday and on Saturday, he would score the pole for the Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The lap of 29.295 seconds marks his second pole of the season in his second start of the year.
At the end of Sprint Cup Series qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon would score the pole award for the Kobalt 400. It marks his 79th career, and his second pole in three races thus far this season. Gordon's lap of 27.738 seconds is a track record, and his first pole at Las Vegas.
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced on Thursday, February 5th that Arrow Based Electronics will be the primary sponsor of the team's No. 5 Honda driven by James Hinchcliffe.
On March 5th, Ryan Hunter-Reay and wife Beccy welcomed their second baby boy. This is the couple's second child, joining Ryden, who became famous following his firesuit look in Indianapolis 500 victory lane with daddy.
Speedway Children’s Charities, Dover Motor Speedway chapter will offer three opportunities in 2026 for Monster Mile fans to drive their personal vehicles on the World’s Fastest One-Mile Oval.
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