Track facts for Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
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- Number of previous races: 14.
- First Sprint Cup race: March 1, 1998, won by Mark Martin.
- Last Sprint Cup race: March 6, 2010, won by Carl Edwards.
- Won from pole: 1, by Kyle Busch in 2009.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 4 times in 14 races (29%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 6 times (43%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 4 times (29%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 25th, by Matt Kenseth in 2004.
- Most laps led: 219, by Jeff Gordon in 2010.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 1, by Jimmie Johnson in 2006.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 146.554 mph by Mark Martin in 1998.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 188.884 mph by Matt Kenseth in 2011.
- Most lead changes: 28 in 2007.
- Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .045 second margin over Matt Kenseth in 2006.
- Most caution flags: 14 in 2009.
- From 2007-2011 a typical Las Vegas Motor Speedway race had 20.4 lead changes, 9.6 cautions for 42.8 laps, and an average green-flag run of 21.5 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Ford 7, Chevrolet 5, Dodge 1, Toyota 1.
- Victories by owner: Jack Roush 7, Rick Hendrick 5, Chip Ganassi 1, Joe Gibbs 1.
Driver Notes:
- The most Las Vegas races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Bobby Labonte (14 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (12) |
| Top 10: | Robby Gordon (12) |
| Pole: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin (14) |
| Lap led: | Jamie McMurray (9) | Ken Schrader (10) |
| Lead-lap finish: | Kenny Wallace (8) | John Andretti (8) |
- Top career marks at Las Vegas:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin (14) |
| Wins: | Jimmie Johnson (4) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin (6) |
| Top 10s: | Mark Martin (10) |
| Poles: | Ky. Busch, K. Kahne, B. Labonte (2) | Dale Jarrett (2) |
| Laps: | Jeff Burton (3,560) |
| Laps led: | Jeff Gordon (455) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Jeff Burton (13) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Las Vegas (3 or more starts):
- Jimmie Johnson (10.6)
- Jeff Burton (10.7)
- Carl Edwards (11.0)
- Matt Kenseth (11.7)
- Denny Hamlin (11.7)
- Marcos Ambrose (12.7)
- Mark Martin (13.1)
- Kevin Harvick (13.2)
- Tony Stewart (13.8)
- Joey Logano (14.0)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Las Vegas (3 or more starts):
- Aric Almirola (41.0)
- Kenny Wallace (33.9)
- Brad Keselowski (30.0)
- Scott Riggs (29.4)
- Regan Smith (28.2)
- Dave Blaney (27.5)
- Joe Nemechek (27.5)
- Robby Gordon (27.1)
- David Ragan (26.2)
- Tony Raines (26.0)
- Travis Kvapil (26.0)
Current top-10 drivers at Las Vegas:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
|---|
| Denny Hamlin |
6 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1622 |
0 |
23.0 |
11.7 |
79.8 |
| Greg Biffle |
8 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1909 |
113 |
9.0 |
14.8 |
104.0 |
| Kevin Harvick |
11 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
2953 |
54 |
23.9 |
13.2 |
92.2 |
| Matt Kenseth |
12 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
2826 |
450 |
17.7 |
11.7 |
93.9 |
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. |
12 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2778 |
162 |
23.3 |
16.8 |
82.3 |
| Martin Truex, Jr. |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1619 |
5 |
23.3 |
17.5 |
73.4 |
| Mark Martin |
14 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
3299 |
259 |
13.0 |
13.1 |
92.3 |
| Joey Logano |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
818 |
1 |
10.7 |
14.0 |
85.5 |
| Kyle Busch |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1741 |
113 |
7.0 |
15.0 |
104.7 |
| Carl Edwards |
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1890 |
160 |
12.4 |
11.0 |
98.2 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Other notable Driver Ratings at Las Vegas: Jeff Gordon (112.1), Jimmie Johnson (110.3), Tony Stewart (101.3), Jeff Burton (93.5), Kurt Busch (86.7), Ryan Newman (80.8).
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