Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)

Pennzoil 400
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Venue	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada; United States
Corporate sponsor	Pennzoil
First race	1998
Distance	400.5 miles (644.542 km)
Laps	267 (Stage 1: 80; Stage 2: 80; Stage 3: 107)
Previous names	Las Vegas 400 (1998-1999); CarsDirect.com 400 (2000); UAWDaimler Chrysler 400 (2001-2007); UAW Dodge 400 (2008); Shelby 427 (2009); Shelby American (2010); Kobalt Tools 400 (2011-2013); Kobalt 400 (2014-2017)
Most wins (driver)	Jimmie Johnson (4)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (10)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Pennzoil 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is first of two races on the Cup Schedule. (The other one is the South Point 400 in the NASCAR playoffs,) The first Pennzoil 400 race was in 1998.

The winners receive a championship belt instead of a trophy. The race was part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.

Sponsors and names

Since this race started, it has had different sponsors. Each sponsor changed the name of the race.

2001-2008: The race was sponsored by Chrysler. It was called the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400. In 2008, the race was renamed to UAW-Dodge 400.
2009-2010: Shelby Enterprises became the sponsor. They renamed the race Shelby American in 2010.
2011-2017: Lowe's, through its subsidiary Kobalt, became the sponsor. From 2011 to 2013, the race was called the Kobalt Tools 400. From 2014 to 2017, it was called the Kobalt 400.
2018: The race became the Pennzoil 400.^[1]

Past winners

Year	Date	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	Race team	Distance		Race time
Year	Date	Driver	No.	Manufacturer	Race team	Laps	Miles	Race time
1998	March 1	Mark Martin	6	Ford	Roush Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:43:58
1999	March 7	Jeff Burton	99	Ford	Roush Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:54:43
2000	March 5	Jeff Burton	99	Ford	Roush Racing	148*	222 (357.224)	1:51:01
2001	March 4	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:57:17
2002	March 3	Sterling Marlin	40	Dodge	Chip Ganassi Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:55:43
2003	March 2	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Roush Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:00:46
2004	March 7	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Roush Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:06:35
2005	March 13	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:18:32
2006	March 12	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	270*	405 (651.784)	3:02:13
2007	March 11	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:07:28
2008	March 2	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:08:08
2009	March 1	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	285	427.5 (687.994)	3:34:37
2010	February 28	Jimmie Johnson^[2]	48	Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:49:53
2011	March 12	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:57:20
2012	March 11	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:54:44
2013	March 2	Matt Kenseth	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:44:16
2014	March 9	Brad Keselowski	2	Ford	Team Penske	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:35:24
2015	March 8	Kevin Harvick	4	Chevrolet	Stewart-Haas Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:47:15
2016	March 6	Brad Keselowski^[3]	2	Ford	Team Penske	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:53:55
2017	March 12	Martin Truex Jr.	78	Toyota	Furniture Row Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:56:59
2018	March 4	Kevin Harvick^[4]	4	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:49:31

References

2000: Race shortened due to rain.
2006: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. Last race to use old track layout.
2007: First race to use on new track layout.
2013: Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Jimmie Johnson	2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
3	Matt Kenseth	2003, 2004, 2013
2	Jeff Burton	1999, 2000
	Carl Edwards	2008, 2011
	Brad Keselowski	2014, 2016
	Kevin Harvick	2015, 2018

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
7	Roush Fenway Racing	1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011
5	Hendrick Motorsports	2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
3	Stewart-Haas Racing	2012, 2015, 2018
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	2009, 2013
2	Team Penske	2014, 2016

References

↑ Cook, Zachary (November 1, 2017). "Jiffy Lube to be presenting sponsor of Pennzoil 400". www.lvms.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
↑ Press, The Associated (February 28, 2010). "Jimmie Johnson Wins Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2010.
↑ Gluck, Jeff (March 6, 2016). "Brad Keselowski wins in Las Vegas". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
↑ Hembree, Mike (March 4, 2018). "Kevin Harvick dominates at Las Vegas, wins second consecutive Cup race". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

Other websites

Offical site Archived 2018-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
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[1] Cook, Zachary (November 1, 2017). "Jiffy Lube to be presenting sponsor of Pennzoil 400". www.lvms.com. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

[2] Press, The Associated (February 28, 2010). "Jimmie Johnson Wins Shelby American at Las Vegas Motor Speedway". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 28, 2010.

[3] Gluck, Jeff (March 6, 2016). "Brad Keselowski wins in Las Vegas". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 6, 2016.

[4] Hembree, Mike (March 4, 2018). "Kevin Harvick dominates at Las Vegas, wins second consecutive Cup race". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 4, 2018.

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