NASCAR Cup Series

I’m gonna keep on the run. I’m going to have me some fun. Elvis Presley knew a thing or two about Las Vegas and he famously sang about it in his 1963 hit song, “Viva Las Vegas.” And a good run would certainly bring some fun for Clint Bowyer and the No.15 5-hour ENERGY team this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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While Daytona presented some solid top 10 rookie performances, Phoenix produced some struggles for our rookie contenders, as well as some got bit by bad luck.

It’s hard to judge a season by two races, especially if one race is at Daytona and the other is Phoenix, two tracks that are atypical of the rest of the series. One is a restrictor plate track where almost anyone can win and the other a quirky one-miler with flat corners.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr.: Earnhardt finished second at Phoenix and maintained the Sprint Cup points lead. He leads Brad Keselowski by six.

Michael Annett and the No. 7 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet SS race team out of the Tommy Baldwin Racing stable take on the first intermediate racetrack on the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule this Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Phoenix Recap: Denny Hamlin finished 19th in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, battling a loose #11 FedEx Office Toyota throughout the 312-lap event won by Kevin Harvick.

Roush Fenway Racing has dominated the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway since the facility opened in 1998. Mark Martin won the inaugural event that season and Jeff Burton followed with consecutive victories the following two years. Overall, RFR has seven series wins in 16 races by four different drivers. Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Burton have two apiece while Martin has one.

Good time for grilling: "We've got Kingsford Charcoal on our Chevrolet for the first time this season," Allmendinger said. "It's the perfect timing because Daylight Saving Time (Sunday, March 9) is around the corner. What are you going to do with your extra hour of daylight? It's a great opportunity to get out and grill."

Viva Las Vegas...Justin Allgaier will be making his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) in the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevy.