NASCAR is heading to Las Vegas for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Some key drivers will have an opportunity to make a run at the checkered flag in the first mile-and-half track of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Those key drivers include back-to-back Daytona 500 winner William Byron and already two-time winner this season Christopher Bell and the two drivers who have won the last three Las Vegas races, Kyle Larson and Joey Logano.
Here are 15 drivers to watch in the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR race at Las Vegas.
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Joey Logano
Team: Team Penske
Age: 34
Hometown: Middletown, Connecticut
Crew chief: Paul Wolfe
What to know: The three-time, and defending, NASCAR Cup Series champion won the last time the series was at Las Vegas and has four wins at Las Vegas in the Cup Series.
Kyle Larson
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 32
Hometown: Elk Grove, California
Crew chief: Cliff Daniels
What to know: Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, has three wins at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including last year’s Pennzoil 400.
Alex Bowman
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 31
Hometown: Tucson, Arizona
Crew chief: Blake Harris
What to know: Bowman won the 2022 Pennzoil 400 and has plenty of success on mile-and-a-half oval racetracks.
William Byron
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 27
Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina
Crew chief: Rudy Fugle
What to know: Byron, the two-time defending Daytona 500 winner, is one of the better drivers on the circuit on every type of racetrack and won the 2023 Pennzoil 400.
Chase Elliott
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
Age: 29
Hometown: Dawsonville, Georgia
Crew chief: Alan Gustafson
What to know: Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion, won on a 1.5-mile track last year with a win at Texas Motor Speedway. Elliott has not yet won at Las Vegas, but his ability to win on intermediate tracks always makes him a contender.
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Brad Keselowski
Team: RFK Racing
Age: 41
Hometown: Rochester, Michigan
Crew chief: Jeremy Bullins
What to know: Keselowski, the 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion, has three wins at Las Vegas, the last coming in 2018. Keselowski has also improved drastically from his first two seasons at RFK Racing, even picking up a win at Darlington last year and being in contention at other races throughout the season.
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Ross Chastain
Team: Trackhouse Racing
Age: 32
Hometown: Alva, Florida
Crew chief: Phil Surgen
What to know: Chastain has not yet won at Las Vegas but won at the track that most resembles Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway. Chastain won the playoff race at Kansas last fall and could be another strong contender this season.
Christopher Bell
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Age: 30
Hometown: Norman, Oklahoma
Crew chief: Adam Stevens
What to know: Bell won two of the first three races this season for the first time since Kevin Harvick did it in 2018. Bell has not won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway yet but is always a contender wherever the NASCAR Cup Series goes.
Ryan Blaney
Team: Team Penske
Age: 31
Hometown: Hartford, Ohio
Crew chief: Jonathan Hassler
What to know: Ryan Blaney won three times in 2024, all vastly different racetracks including Iowa Speedway, Pocono and Martinsville. He has not yet won at Las Vegas, but Blaney’s ability to win at different types of tracks gives him a chance to contend.
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Denny Hamlin
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Age: 44
Hometown: Chesterfield, Virginia
Crew chief: Chris Gayle
What to know: Denny Hamlin has one win at Las Vegas, 2021. Last season, Hamlin won three races before May but did not win again as he saw another chance for his first championship end in the Round of 8.
Tyler Reddick
Team: 23XI Racing
Age: 29
Hometown: Corning, California
Crew chief: Billy Scott
What to know: Reddick, a Championship 4 driver from last season, has a NASCAR Xfinity Series win, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win at Las Vegas and holds the Truck Series record for fastest lap of 143.163 miles per hour, set on Oct. 1, 2016.
Chris Buescher
Team: RFK Racing
Age: 32
Hometown: Prosper, Texas
Crew chief: Scott Graves
What to know: Chris Buescher was oh-so-close to winning in 2024, whether it was a late-race incident or getting passed late in the race, Buescher is always a strong competitor. Buescher does not have a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, yet.
Austin Cindric
Team: Team Penske
Age: 26
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina
Crew chief: Brian Wilson
What to know: Cindric has two career NASCAR Cup Series wins, the 2022 Daytona 500 (his Cup Series debut) and last year’s race at Gateway. While he’s struggled this season so far, Cindric consistently has his No. 2 car toward the front and is always a driver to keep an eye on.
Chase Briscoe
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
Age: 30
Hometown: Mitchell, Indiana
Crew Chief: James Small
What to know: Briscoe has seen a resurgence in his move from now-defunct Stewart-Haas Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing. Briscoe started on pole for the Daytona 500 (and had his post-race penalty rescinded from that race) and has run decently so far this season.
Kyle Busch
Team: Richard Childress Racing
Age: 39
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Crew chief: Randall Burnett
What to know: Kyle Busch hasn’t won a NASCAR Cup Series race since 2023, the longest drought of his career. That said, he is always a threat on 1.5-mile tracks. Busch has one NASCAR Cup Series win at Las Vegas, in 2009, two NASCAR Xfinity Series wins in 2016 and 2019 and four wins in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (2018-20, 2023).
When is NASCAR Las Vegas race
The Pennzoil 400 is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What channel is NASCAR Las Vegas race on
The Pennzoil 400 will be broadcast on FS1 with Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick in the broadcast booth.
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