Starting from 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 24th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, his 7th win in 227 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 10 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is Hendrick Motorsport’s 265th NASCAR Cup Series win & the 6th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This is Chevrolet’s 9th win in the NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 10th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Ethel M Chocolates Toyota, started from 14th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota, started from 6th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford, started from 26th place. 6th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Craftsman Toyota, started from 16th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford, started from 15th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 43 Erik Jones Medallion Bank Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 29th place. Chase Briscoe (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 6 Cautions for 30 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Debris Frontstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 171 for #9, 1 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 180 for #10 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 27 Lead Changes among 12 drivers; K. Harvick 0; W. Byron 1-19; C. Elliott 20-26; K. Larson 27-30; D. Hamlin 31-43; K. Larson 44-52; J. Logano 53; B. Keselowski 54-55; J. Logano 56-61; C. Elliott 62-71; B. Keselowski 72-73; C. Elliott 74-78; B. Keselowski 79-82; R. Blaney 83; D. Hamlin 84-87; B. Keselowski 88-106; K. Larson 107-123; W. Byron 124-129; T. Reddick 130-136; M. McDowell 137-145; A. Alfredo # 146; K. Larson 147-169; D. Hamlin 170-185; M. Truex Jr. 186-191; D. Hamlin 192-205; K. Larson 206-225; D. Suarez 226-237; K. Larson 238-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 9, 12, 11, 48, 20, 24, 21, 22, 19
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 2, 11, 24, 12, 48, 20, 19, 18, 9
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 4
Race Results for the 24th Annual Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – Sunday, March 7, 2021. Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 2. 10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 267 Running |
| 3. 14. Car 18 Kyle Busch Ethel M Chocolates Toyota 267 Running |
| 4. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 267 Running |
| 5. 26. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 6. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 267 Running |
| 7. 16. Car 20 Christopher Bell Craftsman Toyota 267 Running |
| 8. 2. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 9. 15. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 10. 29. Car 43 Erik Jones Medallion Bank Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 11. 17. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 12. 12. Car 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 13. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 14. 18. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 Running |
| 15. 19. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Natural Light Naturdays Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 16. 30. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 266 Running |
| 17. 5. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 266 Running |
| 18. 13. Car 6 Ryan Newman Wyndham Rewards Ford 266 Running |
| 19. 7. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 20. 1. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 266 Running |
| 21. 24. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School Ford 266 Running |
| 22. 11. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Quartz Hill Records Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 23. 21. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 24. 27. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 266 Running |
| 25. 20. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 266 Running |
| 26. 22. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 27. 9. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 265 Running |
| 28. 23. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Toyota 262 Running |
| 29. 25. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Nations Guard Chevrolet 262 Running |
| 30. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Surface Sunscreen Ford 260 Running |
| 31. 31. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 259 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 259 Running |
| 33. 36. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Whiskey Chevrolet 256 Running |
| 34. 37. Car 15 Joey Gase NV Donor Network Chevrolet 255 Running |
| 35. 35. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Dollar Loan Center Ford 252 Running |
| 36. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill LasVegas.net Toyota 246 Running |
| 37. 33. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Built Bar Chevrolet 188 Rear End |
| 38. 28. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Power Bites Ford 178 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, no vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 52 Mins, 7 Secs. Average Speed: 139.615 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.156 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 30 laps. Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 14, 2021 – Phoenix Raceway
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