South Point 400
NASCAR Cup Series
VenueLas Vegas Motor Speedway
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsorSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
First race2018
Distance400.5 miles (644.5 km)
Laps267
Stages 1/2: 80 each
Final stage: 107
Most wins (team)Joe Gibbs Racing
Team Penske (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Toyota
Ford
Chevrolet (2)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns4

The South Point 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the other one being the Pennzoil 400, The race is held on the last weekend of September and is the fourth race of the Cup Series playoffs, and the first race in the Round of 12.

History

On March 8, 2017, it was announced that the fall race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway would move to Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting in 2018.[1]

The fall race at Las Vegas will become the first race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs to replace Chicagoland Speedway, which will move back to July.[2] The South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, owned by Semi-retired NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan's father and LVMS partner Michael,[3] became the title sponsor of the race.[4]

The 2019 race was moved to prime-time to make it more comfortable for both the drivers and fans due to the searing September heat with the race ending under the lights.

In 2020, the race was held as the first race of the Round of 12 as part of a schedule realignment.[5]

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)		 Report Ref
Laps Miles (km)
2018 September 16 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford AutoTrader 272* 408 (656.612) 3:28:15 111.849 Report [6]
2019* September 15 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Bass Pro Shops/Tracker ATVs & Boats 267 400.5 (644.541) 2:48:34 142.555 Report [7]
2020 September 27 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Monster Energy 268* 402 (646.955) 3:03:32 131.42 Report [8]
2021 September 26 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Office 267 400.5 (644.541) 2:46:08 144.643 Report [9]
2022 October 16 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Pennzoil 267 400.5 (644.541) 3:04:10 130.480 Report [10]
2023 October 15 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 267 400.5 (644.541) 2:57:10 135.635 Report [11]

Notes

  • 2018 & 2020 Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
  • 2019 First scheduled nighttime Cup race in the track's history.

Multiple winners (teams)

# of wins Team Years won
2 Joe Gibbs Racing 2019, 2021
Team Penske 2018, 2022

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
2 Toyota 2019, 2021
Ford 2018, 2022
Chevrolet 2020, 2023

References

  1. ↑ Cain, Holly. "Playoff makeover, Daytona's return to history highlight 2018 NASCAR schedule". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Utter, Jim (19 May 2017). "Big changes coming to 2018 NASCAR Cup schedule". Motorsport.com. NASCAR Media Group. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  3. ↑ Hildebrand, Brian (June 26, 2008). "Take Five: Brendan Gaughan". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ Dansby, Kel (November 28, 2017). "South Point hotel-casino sponsors 2018 NASCAR Cup playoff race". KTNV-TV. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rebuilt Playoffs schedule to heighten drama, beating-and-banging". NASCAR. March 26, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2018 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "2019 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "2022 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ "2023 South Point 400". Racing-Reference. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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