Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)

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Pennzoil 400
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NASCAR Cup Series
Venue Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsor Pennzoil and Jiffy Lube
First race1998
Distance400.5 mi (644.542 km)
Laps267
Stages 1/2: 80 each
Final stage: 107
Previous namesLas Vegas 400 (1998–1999)
CarsDirect.com 400 (2000)
UAW-DaimlerChrysler 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) Hendrick Motorsports (9)
Most wins (manufacturer) Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Turns4

The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the first of two races at Las Vegas with the other one being the South Point 400 in the playoffs. The inaugural race was held in 1998. For several years, the race was sponsored by United Auto Workers and DaimlerChrysler. From its inception, the race was run at a distance of 400 miles (640 km) except 2009, which was 427 miles. The extra 27 miles in the 2009 race were added by the sponsors Carroll Shelby International.

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The race is unique in that its winner receives a championship belt rather than a trophy. The race was also part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.

From 2001 until 2008, this race carried sponsorship from Chrysler. For the first six of those years, the race was known as the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 to reflect the company formed by Chrysler's 1998 merger with Daimler-Benz. After Daimler sold Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, the race became known as the UAW-Dodge 400 for the 2008 race. Carroll Shelby International took over as a sponsor for 2009 and 2010, with the 2009 race adding 27 miles (43 km) as part of the sponsorship in honor of the Shelby 427 Cobra; the 2010 race was known as the Shelby American. Lowe's, through its Kobalt Tools subsidiary, became the race's title sponsor for 2011; Kobalt was the title sponsor for the spring race at Atlanta until the track gave up its early-season date after 2010. The race was called the Kobalt Tools 400 from 2011 to 2013 before becoming the Kobalt 400 for 2014 to 2017. For the 2018 season, the race became the Pennzoil 400. Kyle Larson is the defending race winner.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerSponsorRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)		ReportRef
LapsMiles (km)
1998 March 16 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford Valvoline 267400.5 (644.542)2:43:58146.554 Report [1]
1999 March 799 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries 267400.5 (644.542)2:54:43137.537 Report [2]
2000 March 599 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford Exide Batteries 148*222 (357.274)1:51:01119.982 Report [3]
2001 March 424 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet DuPont 267400.5 (644.542)2:57:17135.546 Report [4]
2002 March 340 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge Coors Light 267400.5 (644.542)2:55:43136.754 Report [5]
2003 March 217 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 267400.5 (644.542)3:00:46132.934 Report [6]
2004 March 717 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford DeWalt 267400.5 (644.542)3:06:35128.79 Report [7]
2005 March 1348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 267400.5 (644.542)3:18:32121.038 Report [8]
2006 March 1248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 270*405 (651.784)3:02:13133.358 Report [9]
2007 March 1148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's 267400.5 (644.542)3:07:28128.183 Report [10]
2008 March 299 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Dish Network 267400.5 (644.542)3:08:08127.729 Report [11]
2009 March 118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M&M's 285427.5 (687.994)3:34:37119.515 Report [12]
2010 February 2848 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Lowe's/Kobalt Tools 267400.5 (644.542)2:49:53141.450 Report [13]
2011 March 699 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford Scotts EZ Seed/Kellogg's 267400.5 (644.542)2:57:20135.508 Report [14]
2012 March 1114 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Mobil 1/Office Depot 267400.5 (644.542)2:54:44137.524 Report [15]
2013 March 1020 Matt Kenseth* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Dollar General 267400.5 (644.542)2:44:16146.287 Report [16]
2014 March 92 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Miller Lite 267400.5 (644.542)2:35:24154.633 Report [17]
2015 March 84 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet Jimmy John's 267400.5 (644.542)2:47:15143.677 Report [18]
2016 March 62 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Miller Lite 267400.5 (644.542)2:53:55138.170 Report [19]
2017 March 1278 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats267400.5 (644.542)2:56:39136.032 Report [20]
2018 March 44 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Jimmy John's 267400.5 (644.542)2:49:31141.756 Report [21]
2019 March 322 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Pennzoil 267400.5 (644.542)2:35:11154.849 Report [22]
2020 February 2322 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Pennzoil 267400.5 (644.542)2:58:11134.861 Report [23]
2021 March 75 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 267400.5 (644.542)2:52:07139.615 Report [24]
2022 March 648 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Ally 274*411 (661.44)3:29:50117.552 Report [25]
2023 March 524 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet RaptorTough.com 271*406.5 (654.198)2:50:35142.98 Report [26]
2024 March 35 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars.com 267400.5 (644.542)3:00:25133.192 Report [27]

Notes

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears 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
Joey Logano 2019, 2020
Kyle Larson 2021, 2024

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears Won
9 Hendrick Motorsports 2001, 2005-2007, 2010, 2021-2024
7 RFK Racing 1998-2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011
4 Team Penske 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020
3 Stewart-Haas Racing 2012, 2015, 2018
2 Joe Gibbs Racing 2009, 2013

Manufacturer wins

# WinsManufacturerYears Won
12 Ford 1998-2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018-2020
11 Chevrolet 2001, 2005-2007, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2021-2024
3 Toyota 2009, 2013, 2017
1 Dodge 2002
# WinsSponsorYears Won
4 Lowe's 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
2 Exide Batteries 1999, 2000
DeWalt 2003, 2004
Miller Lite 2014, 2016
Jimmy John's 2015, 2018
Pennzoil 2019, 2020
HendrickCars.com 2021, 2024

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