Off-season sessions are tedious for some, not as much for others as two-day Goodyear test at Las Vegas Motor Speedway indicates.
Motor Sports
Xfinity Series veteran Brendan Gaughan of Las Vegas said he will drive the Chevrolet that Michael McDowell drove to a 15th-place finish in last year’s race. The car owner is Mark Beard of Mount Pleasant, Michigan.
Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano say NASCAR is going to miss retiring Carl Edwards, who won 28 races and was in his racing prime at age 37.
Carl Edwards listed reason after reason for stepping away from full-time NASCAR competition this season, less than two months removed from nearly winning his first Cup title.
Las Vegas teenager Riley Herbst is excited about the development opportunity with Joe Gibbs Racing, one of NASCAR’s top teams.
Las Vegas auto racing year in review: Kyle Busch contends again in NASCAR; older brother Kurt finds maturity, new bride; Schmidt happens on IndyCar circuit.
No word yet on the Cup Series name change, but NASCAR chief Brian France refutes a report that a new deal with Monster Energy is worth only $40 million for two years.
Veteran NASCAR racer Kurt Busch says Mel Larson was an integral part in helping Las Vegas Motor Speedway becoming what it is today, as well as motorsports in general in Southern Nevada.
Kyle Busch’s Cup Series title defense came up just short, but the Las Vegas driver fought to the end in a dramatic finish.
NASCAR veteran Kurt Busch of Las Vegas plans to marry fiancee Ashley Van Metre over the holidays. No, the ceremony won’t be at a chapel with an Elvis impersonator as witness.
As Champion’s Week begins in Las Vegas, crew chief Chad Knaus said midseason reports of a breakup with driver Jimmie Johnson were greatly exaggerated.
Kurt Busch mostly wanted to talk about the Vegas Golden Knights and the possibility of the Oakland Raiders moving to Las Vegas and how much he still misses In-N-Out Burger.
Monster Energy drink, the sponsor of Las Vegas’ Kurt Busch in the Cup Series, will replace Sprint as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s premier division.
Students at Doral Academy Red Rock pepper Sprint Cup champions Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus with questions as Champion’s Week in Las Vegas begins.
Las Vegas Boulevard will be closed roughly between Tropicana Avenue and Spring Mountain Road from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday during the NASCAR Victory Lap sponsored by Sunoco.