New Hampshire likely to lose fall NASCAR race

“We have outstanding support from the LVCVA and other Las Vegas leaders, and we’re supremely confident that we’ll host two top-notch race weekends”, Las Vegas Motor Speedway president Chris Powell said. That’s now two strong practices for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver and he’s looking good heading into Saturday’s race.

A view of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from above. Atlanta, Kentucky, Sonoma and New Hampshire are the SMI tracks that will continue with one Cup date, while Texas, Bristol, Charlotte and Las Vegas will have two.

It is Keselowski’s first pole of the season, his first at Las Vegas, and the 13th of his career. The penalty structure for the infraction was adjusted a year ago, allowing for a $10,000 fine for one loose lug nut, and a crew chief suspension and $20,000 fine for two. Chase Elliott, 21, leads the way in fourth.

“It really has proven to be something we can’t ignore and that race fans have spoken very loudly that they want to come to Las Vegas again”. Despite having no wins, Harvick is still leading the points standings, thanks to the new stage format. It’s really hard. previous year we had winds so strong that it literally broke the windshield out of the race vehicle.

“This is a tough place to get around, though, especially with the lower downforce package”. Here are three tracks that should have been replaced instead. Look for Kyle Larson to prove he can seal the deal this weekend and find victory lane in Las Vegas. Only one race has been won from the pole.

That still leaves the 10-race playoff with four races at 1.5-mile “cookie cutter” speedways. Maybe race number nine will be the charm.

Keselowski said he missed it by a lot in 1 and 2.

Logano hasn’t competed in this race in recent years. Money, money, money. Vegas has more of it than New Hampshire does.

After last week’s dominating run in Atlanta, Kevin Harvick is the clear cut favorite heading into this weekend’s event in Las Vegas.

Why? Because these race cars, they gotta follow the money. “But right now the only focus we have is on Las Vegas and how we can maximize our performance”. Since a race weekend can start as early as Friday morning and not end until Sunday night, some drivers choose to travel from track to track without going home during the three week stretch.

In the previous rounds of knockout qualifying, Keselowski sat second on the speed chart in round one.

For years, Loudon has hosted two NASCAR races, but that’s changing.

Las Vegas has been aggressively pursuing a second race for years. “But tourists tend to come and stay longer for the July race; there’s more of an RV presence as well”.