NASCAR is headed to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Cup and Xfinity Series this weekend.
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A victory by a playoff-eligible driver in either series will seal a spot in the Championship 4, as both races serve as the Round of 8 opener.
NASCAR Cup Series’ South Point 400 Race
Sunday, Oct. 12
267 laps
Stages end on laps 80, 165, 267
USA, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Joey Logano
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Two part-time entries highlight the entry list for the Las Vegas race.
J.J. Yeley will make his ninth race of the year behind the wheel of the NY Racing No. 44 Chevrolet.
Katherine Legge will make her seventh race of the year driving for Live Fast Motorsports and their No. 78 Chevrolet.
Odds for the NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Race
Kyle Larson is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday. Below are the opening odds for all drivers as of Monday, Oct. 6, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.
Kyle Larson +400
Christopher Bell +500
Denny Hamlin +550
William Byron +750
Ryan Blaney +800
Chase Briscoe +1000
Chase Elliott +1200
Tyler Reddick +1400
Ross Chastain, Joey Logano +1500
Alex Bowman +2500
Bubba Wallace +2800
Josh Berry +3000
Chris Buescher +3500
Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski +4000
Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar +4500
Austin Cindric +5500
Erik Jones, Ryan Preece +7500
Daniel Suarez +10000
A.J. Allmendinger +15000
Michael McDowell +20000
Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Zane Smith, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +25000
Noah Gragson, Michael McDowell +30000
Todd Gilliland, Shane Van Gisbergen +35000
Justin Haley +50000
Cole Custer +75000
Riley Herbst +100000
Ty Dillon +150000
Katherine Legge, Cody Ware, J.J. Yeley +250000
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Focused Health 302
Saturday, Sept. 27
201 laps
Stages end on laps 45, 90, 201
CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last winner: A.J. Allmendinger
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All drivers will make the race with 38 entries for 38 spots.
Notable entries include:
Nick Leitz: No. 07 SS-Green Light Racing
Daniel Hemric: No. 11 Kaulig Racing
Garrett Smithley: No. 14 SS-Green Light Racing
Corey Day: No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports
Aric Almirola: No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
Trevor Bayne: No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing
Austin Green: No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing
Mason Maggio: No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports
Mason Massey: No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing
Joey Gase: No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports
Thomas Annunziata: No. 70 Cope Family Racing
Josh Williams: No. 91 DGM Racing x JIM