2026 Pennzoil 400

2026 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 5 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
Date March 15, 2026 (2026-03-15)
Location Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
Distance 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed 148.992 miles per hour (239.779 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 28.853
Most laps led
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 134
Fastest lap
Driver Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.454
Winner
No. 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
Nielsen ratings 1.44 (2.771 million)
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth announcers Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow
Turn announcers Andrew Kurland (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2026 Pennzoil 400 was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 15, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Denny Hamlin won the race, his 61st career win, moving him to 10th all time on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace, and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.

Report

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota
38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota
45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
48 Justin Allgaier (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford
71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Alex Bowman, the original driver of the No. 48, was sidelined for the race due to vertigo sustained at Austin.[7]

Practice

Christopher Bell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.338 seconds and a speed of 184.062 mph (296.219 km/h).

Practice results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.338 184.062
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.438 183.436
3 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 29.460 183.299
Official practice results

Qualifying

Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.853 and a speed of 187.156 mph (301.198 km/h).[8]

Qualifying results

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.853 187.156
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.003 186.188
3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.063 185.803
4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 29.068 185.771
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.103 185.548
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.160 185.185
7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 29.168 185.134
8 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 29.205 184.900
9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.217 184.824
10 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 29.245 184.647
11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.250 184.615
12 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.252 184.603
13 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.279 184.433
14 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.285 184.395
15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.289 184.370
16 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.294 184.338
17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.338 184.062
18 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.343 184.030
19 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.356 183.949
20 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 29.363 183.905
21 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.376 183.824
22 48 Justin Allgaier (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.376 183.824
23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 29.387 183.755
24 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.455 183.331
25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 29.478 183.187
26 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 29.493 183.094
27 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.493 183.094
28 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 29.504 183.026
29 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.530 182.865
30 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.652 182.113
31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.690 181.879
32 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.745 181.543
33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 29.770 181.391
34 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.059 179.647
35 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 30.250 178.512
36 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.607 176.430
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 6
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 4
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2
10 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 1

Stage Two Laps: 85

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 5
7 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 4
8 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 3
9 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 102

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 70
2 15 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 40
3 9 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 49
4 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 51
5 3 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 39
6 10 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 267 35
7 5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 48
8 18 19 Chase Briscoe Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 29
9 4 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 267 41
10 28 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 267 27
11 8 60 Ryan Preece RFK Racing Ford 267 33
12 11 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 25
13 7 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing Toyota 267 30
14 12 38 Zane Smith Front Row Motorsports Ford 267 23
15 21 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 22
16 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 267 23
17 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 267 20
18 13 7 Daniel Suárez Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 267 19
19 31 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 267 19
20 14 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 267 17
21 26 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 266 16
22 19 77 Carson Hocevar Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 266 15
23 20 35 Riley Herbst 23XI Racing Toyota 266 14
24 29 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 265 13
25 22 48 Justin Allgaier (i) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 265 0
26 30 71 Michael McDowell Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 265 11
27 35 41 Cole Custer Haas Factory Team Chevrolet 265 10
28 24 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 265 9
29 23 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet 265 8
30 34 4 Noah Gragson Front Row Motorsports Ford 265 7
31 32 21 Josh Berry Wood Brothers Racing Ford 264 6
32 25 88 Connor Zilisch (R) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 264 5
33 36 10 Ty Dillon Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 264 4
34 27 34 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 264 3
35 33 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 263 2
36 16 97 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 262 1
Official race results

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 21 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 3 for 20 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 41 minutes and 17 seconds
  • Average speed: 148.992 miles per hour (239.779 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and two-time Las Vegas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.[9][10]

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick		 Jamie Little
Regan Smith		 Larry McReynolds

Radio

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman called the race in the booth when the field races through the tri-oval. Andrew Kurland called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Wendy Venturini, Alan Cavanna, and Heather DeBeaux worked pit road for the radio side.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Brad Gillie
Announcer: Nick Yeoman		 Turns 1 & 2: Andrew Kurland
Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson		 Wendy Venturini
Alan Cavanna
Heather DeBeaux

Standings after the race

References

  1. ^ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  4. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 9, 2026. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  5. ^ "Pennzoil 400 Results". Racing-Reference. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 15, 2026. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  7. ^ "Alex Bowman remains sidelined; Justin Allgaier to drive No. 48 car at Las Vegas". NASCAR. March 11, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  8. ^ DeGroot, Nick (March 14, 2026). "Christopher Bell earns Las Vegas NASCAR Cup pole in JGR 1-2-3". Motorsport.com. Las Vegas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
  9. ^ "2026 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube". Fox Sports. 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  10. ^ "2026 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule". NBC Sports. 2026. Retrieved February 18, 2026.


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