Video: Final Laps At Las Vegas NASCAR Race, Matt Kenseth Winner

on March 10, 2013March 10, 2013

After laying low the entire race Matt Kenseth made a hard charge at the end to beat Kasey Kahne (who was strong all day). An added benefit is that the win came on Matt’s 41st birthday and his first since joining Joe Gibbs Racing in 2013.

Photos: Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

on March 10, 2013March 10, 2013

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, and Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 10, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Continue reading “Photos: Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway”

Dominant Sam Hornish Jr. Runs Away With Vegas Nationwide Race

on March 9, 2013March 9, 2013

Mar. 9, 2013

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Sam Hornish Jr. drove an absolutely dominant car to victory Saturday afternoon, streaking away from Kyle Busch during a seven-lap dash to the finish in the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The win was Hornish’s second in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series and his first since Nov. 12, 2011 at Phoenix.

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Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth Have Doubled Down In Las Vegas

on March 8, 2013March 5, 2013

Jeff Burton remains the only driver to win NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on the same weekend (2000). Burton won the Kobalt Tools 400 back to back in 2000-01 and returns to Las Vegas having finished 10th in Phoenix – his best since last October’s race at Talladega. Two-time LVMS winner Matt Kenseth also did well on Sunday (7th). Kenseth is second in all-time laps led at Las Vegas with 471, behind only Tony Stewart with 482.

Championship Contenders Dillon and Bayne Need Vegas Boost

on March 7, 2013March 5, 2013

After Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won last season’s race at Las Vegas in the No. 6 Ford, Trevor Bayne is hoping to duplicate Stenhouse’s success by wheeling the No. 6 to Victory Lane this weekend, where he hopes to improve upon his 11th-place position in the standings. Austin Dillon, last year’s third-place finisher in the final standings, is also banking on a strong finish at Vegas to boost him from ninth place back into the championship conversation. Bayne and Dillon both had strong performances in last year’s Vegas event, finishing fourth and seventh, respectively.