The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Pennzoil 400, which is the fourth points race of the season. Joey Logano won the Las Vegas race (Pennzoil 400) in February of 2020 while Kurt Busch cashed tickets as the circuit returned in late September (South Point 400). 2 days ago Here's our expert preview of NASCAR's Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, along with fantasy driver picks, Vegas odds, start time, and TV.
The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Pennzoil 400, which is the fourth points race of the season.
Joey Logano won the Las Vegas race (Pennzoil 400) in February of 2020 while Kurt Busch cashed tickets as the circuit returned in late September (South Point 400).
Be sure to check out my Betting Preview on this week's race, plus my Top-5 Drivers to win the race below.
Good Luck!
Pennzoil 400 Top-5 Finish Prediction
- Date: Sunday, Mar. 7, 2021
- TV-Time: FOX, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Top-5 Finish Prediction:
1) #1 Kurt Busch (35/1)
2) #88 Alex Bowman (30/1)
3) #4 Kevin Harvick (6/1)
4) #24 William Byron (18/1)
5) #19 Martin Truex Jr. (15/2)
Odds Subject to Change
Note: Winner of each race listed in RED
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Kyle Larson and the No. 5 team captured the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday Mar. 7 from Las Vegas, Nevada. (AP)
NASCAR 2021 Betting Results
The 2021 NASCAR season is underway and bettors backing long shots have prospered in the first three points races of the season.
In the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14, Michael McDowell cashed tickets at a 100/1 price (Bet $100 to win $10,000).
One week later on the road course from Daytona, we watched Christopher Bell and the #20 car cash tickets at odds as high as 55/1.
On Feb. 28, William Byron kept the big ticket trend pushing forward as the No. 24 team won as a 33/1 betting choice from Homestead.
Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension
Kyle Larson, a 10/1 betting choice, raced to his first NASCAR victory since he was reinstated from a nearly yearlong suspension.
The win was the second straight for Hendrick Motorsports, who now have two of its four drivers locked into the playoffs just one month into the new season. William Byron being the other one.
Listed below are the winners and odds for all of the points and exhibition races for the 2021 NASCAR season.
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The coronavirus pandemic forced NASCAR to make some major changes to its 2020 schedule, and the organization seems to be embracing change for 2021, as well. NASCAR announced the 2021 schedule on Wednesday, and it includes some major changes to the calendar.
The 2021 slate will bring the debut of several new tracks, significantly increase the amount of road course racing, and – in a move that is sure to be polarizing – include a dirt race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
It had been rumored for a while that NASCAR was exploring the idea of covering Bristol – its premier short track – with dirt for one if its two annual races. The NASCAR Truck Series is the only major NASCAR series to run a race on dirt (at Eldora), and while it’s unclear exactly how a dirt race with modern Cup cars will turn out, it should be fascinating to watch.
Here are a few big takeaways from the schedule:
After the Daytona road course made its debut on the 2020 schedule, it will return for a new-look Clash before the 2021 Daytona 500.An experimental dirt race at Bristol kicks off a stretch of three consecutive short-track races at Martinsville and Richmond.Nashville Superspeedway will debut on June 20th, the week before NASCAR runs another doubleheader weekend at Pocono.If you like road course racing, or if you’re Chase Elliott, you’re in luck. The Cup Series will go to two new road courses in 2021, at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and Road America in Wisconsin. Trips to Sonoma, Watkins Glen, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and a playoff Charlotte Roval race are still on the calendar, as well.The Brickyard 400 as we know it is over. The famous race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway has been replaced with a road course race at Indy.The 2021 All-Star race will be held at Texas Motor Speedway. As a result, Texas has lost its usual spring date in exchange.The 2021 regular season will conclude with a race at Daytona, which is great. The regular-season finale earlier this year at Daytona was easily the most dramatic and thrilling race of the year, and ending the regular season at Daytona should be the standard going forward.Chicagoland and Kentucky have been dropped from the schedule.Here is the full 2021 schedule:
Feb. 14 — Daytona International Speedway
Feb. 21 — Homestead-Miami Speedway
Feb. 28 — Auto Club Speedway
March 7 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
March 14 — Phoenix Raceway
March 21 — Atlanta Motor Speedway
March 28 — Bristol Motor Speedway
April 4 — Easter holiday
April 10 — Martinsville Speedway
April 18 — Richmond Raceway
April 25 — Talladega Superspeedway
May 2 — Kansas Speedway
May 9 — Darlington Raceway
May 16 — Dover International Speedway
May 23 — Circuit of The Americas
May 30 — Charlotte Motor Speedway
June 6 — Sonoma Raceway
June 13 — Texas Motor Speedway, All-Star Race
June 20 — Nashville Superspeedway
June 26 — Pocono Raceway
June 27 — Pocono Raceway
July 4 — Road America
July 11 — Atlanta Motor Speedway
July 18 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Aug. 8 — Watkins Glen International
Aug. 15 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Aug. 22 — Michigan International Speedway
Aug. 28 — Daytona International Speedway
Sept. 5 — Darlington Raceway
Sept. 11 — Richmond Raceway
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Sept. 18 — Bristol Motor Speedway
Sept. 26 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct. 3 — Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 10 — Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Oct. 17 — Texas Motor Speedway
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Oct. 24 — Kansas Speedway
Oct. 31 — Martinsville Speedway
Nov. 7 — Phoenix Raceway