This weekend, the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series take on the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Nevada.

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NASCAR Cup Series’ Pennzoil 400

4 p.m. ET

267 laps

Stages end on laps 80, 165, 267

Last year’s winner: Josh Berry

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With 36 drivers entered for the event, all will make the race.

There are no open teams attempting the race, marking the first instance of such in 2026.

NASCAR Odds for Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas

Here are the odds on-favorites for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, according to the Caesar’s Sportsbook as of Monday, March 9:

Kyle Larson +475

Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin +600

Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Tyler Reddick +900

William Byron +1000

Chase Elliott +1300

Joey Logano +1400

Ross Chastain +1600

Bubba Wallace +2000

Josh Berry, Ty Gibbs +3000

Alex Bowman +3300

Chris Buescher, Carson Hocevar +3500

Ryan Preece +4000

Kyle Busch +5000

Austin Cindric, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Suarez, Connor Zilisch +6000

A.J. Allmendinger, Erik Jones +12500

Noah Gragson, Michael McDowell +20000

Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Shane Van Gisbergen +25000

Todd Gilliland, Zane Smith +35000

Ty Dillon, Riley Herbst +50000

Cole Custer, Cody Ware +100000

NASCAR Xfinity Series’ The LiUNA!

5:30 p.m. ET

200 laps

Stages end on laps 45, 90, 200

Last year’s winner: Justin Allgaier

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Three drivers will miss the race with 41 teams attempting to make the 38-car field.

Notable drivers on the entry list include Cole Custer (No. 0), Connor Zilisch (No. 1), Chandler Smith (No. 5), Carson Kvapil (No. 9), Chase Briscoe (No. 19), Rajah Caruth (No. 32), Nathan Byrd (No. 42), Daniel Dye (No. 52), Joey Gase (No. 55), Dawson Cram (No. 74), Kyle Larson (No. 88), and Mason Maggio (No. 91).

Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.

From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.

Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.

You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.