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NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Presented By Jiffy Lube Entry List: Dates, Event Times At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson had their chances Sunday to detour Christopher Bell’s trend-setting start to the season.

With Larson trailing, the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates tangled on the final turn as Bell bumped Hamlin into the wall and edged forward to win by 0.049 seconds, the second-closest finish at Phoenix Raceway.

The win was Bell’s third straight with all three coming at different venues. His trifecta started on a drafting track (Atlanta), continued on a road course (COTA) and was extended on the one-mile tri-oval.

Hamlin was upset initially and cursed over his team radio, but was later relieved they didn’t leave “looking like fools.”

“It’s so hard, especially (racing) a teammate,” Hamlin said, as reported by NASCAR.com. “I mean, we could come out of here looking like fools if we don’t win, one of the two of us, especially controlling the race on the last restart on the last lap. So it’s really, really hard. But, you know, it’s the first time I think I’ve raced Bell for a race win in that kind of scenario. So I just wish I was on the inside, not on the outside.”

Instead, Bell, the first driver to win three straight since Larson in 2021, pulled off the winning inside move. The No. 20 Toyota pilot claimed his 12th career checkered flag, while Hamlin registered his first top-five finish this season. 

NASCAR National Series Weekend Schedule   

Here is a list of NASCAR National Series events this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (All Times ET):

Friday

  • 3:35 p.m.: Truck Series practice 
  • 4:40 p.m.: Truck Series qualifying 
  • 6:05 p.m.: Xfinity Series practice 
  • 7:10 p.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying 
  • 9 p.m.: Truck Series Ecosave 200 race

Saturday

  • 1:35 p.m.: Cup Series practice 
  • 2:40 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying 
  • 4:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series The LiUNA! race

Sunday

  • 3:30 p.m.: Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube race

 NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 Entry List  

 Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.  

  • 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet   
  • 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford   
  • 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet   
  • 4, Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports, No. 4 Ford   
  • 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet   
  • 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford   
  • 7, Justin Haley, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet   
  • 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet   
  • 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet   
  • 10, Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing, No. 10 Chevrolet   
  • 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota   
  • 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford   
  • 13, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet   
  • 14, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford   
  • 15, Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota   
  • 16, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota   
  • 17, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford   
  • 18, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford   
  • 19, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota   
  • 20, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet   
  • 21, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports, No. 34 Ford   
  • 22, Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing, No. 35 Toyota   
  • 23, Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford   
  • 24, Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team, No. 41 Ford   
  • 25, John Hunter Nemechek, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Toyota   
  • 26, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Toyota   
  • 27, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No. 45 Toyota   
  • 28, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Hyak Motorsports, No. 47 Ford   
  • 29, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet   
  • 30, Cody Ware, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford   
  • 31, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota   
  • 32, Ryan Preece, RFK Racing, No. 60 Ford   
  • 33, Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports, No. 71 Chevrolet   
  • 34, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet   
  • 35, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing, No. 88 Chevrolet   
  • 36, Daniel Suarez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet