NASCAR Cup Series

It's a clichéd statement in the sports world, but the term "woodshed whooping" perfectly sums up Kevin Harvick's run in the Pennzoil Las Vegas 400. How else would you describe a race in which a driver led 214 of 267 laps, on his way to winning back to back Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races to open the season?

Cole Custer will make his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series debut Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He will run double duty for the weekend,...

Ryan Blaney topped the chart in final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford with a time of 28.963 and a speed of 186.445 mph.

Kyle Larson topped the chart in second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet posted a time of 28.791 and a speed of 187.559 mph.

Donning his Pennzoil cap with a smile on his face, Ryan Blaney proceeded to shake hands with his crew and debrief with crew chief Jeremy Bullins, after winning the pole for the Pennzoil Las Vegas 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. If 2018 is going to be a down year for Ford, Blaney didn't get the memo, nor did the other seven Ford drivers in the Top-12.

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford Fusion - Qualifying Position: 1st “I thought our Ford was pretty good over three rounds. The second and third round were really good. They made really good changes to our race car and got us where we needed to be. It is nice to know we have some good speed and now it is about getting it racing well. We will work on that tomorrow. Hopefully we will be set up for Sunday.”

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 CREDIT ONE BANK CAMARO ZL1 – Qualified 5th - ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THAT RUN? “Yes, yeah, I mean from the way qualifying started I am, but for how good we were in practice and stuff, I thought we would have a better shot at maybe going for the pole, but we improved every time we went out there, which was nice. We have a good car for race trim I think based off of how we were at the test, so yeah, we will see how it goes tomorrow.”

Kevin Harvick strolled into the Las Vegas Motor Speedway deadline room a few minutes early for his media availability. Sporting a hoodie and a jovial attitude, and despite his run a year ago in Nevada, his confidence was sky-high coming off his victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kyle Larson topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Clint Bowyer, driver of the No. 14 One Cure Ford Fusion, posted the 15th best practice speed in the long session of the day Friday. Bowyer spoke about the weekend ahead and his season to date with media members at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Friday afternoon.