Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)

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.

Pennzoil 400
NASCAR Cup Series
VenueLas Vegas Motor Speedway
LocationLas Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsorPennzoil 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)Roush Fenway Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ford (12)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.500 mi (2.414 km)
Turns4

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 Chrysler's partnership with then-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. Joey Logano is the defending race winner, having won the event in a Pennzoil-sponsored car.

Past winners

Year Date No. Driver Team Manufacturer Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
1998 March 1 6 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:43:58 146.554 Report
1999 March 7 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:54:43 137.537 Report
2000 March 5 99 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford 148* 222 (357.274) 1:51:01 119.982 Report
2001 March 4 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:57:17 135.546 Report
2002 March 3 40 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:55:43 136.754 Report
2003 March 2 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:00:46 132.934 Report
2004 March 7 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:06:35 128.79 Report
2005 March 13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:18:32 121.038 Report
2006 March 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 270* 405 (651.784) 3:02:13 133.358 Report
2007 March 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:07:28 128.183 Report
2008 March 2 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 3:08:08 127.729 Report
2009 March 1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 285 427.5 (687.994) 3:34:37 119.515 Report
2010 February 28 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:49:53 141.450 Report
2011 March 6 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:57:20 135.508 Report
2012 March 11 14 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:54:44 137.524 Report
2013 March 10 20 Matt Kenseth* Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:44:16 146.287 Report
2014 March 9 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:35:24 154.633 Report
2015 March 8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:47:15 143.677 Report
2016 March 6 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:53:55 138.170 Report
2017 March 12 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:56:39 136.032 Report
2018 March 4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:49:31 141.756 Report
2019 March 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:35:11 154.849 Report
2020 February 23 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 400.5 (644.542) 2:58:11 134.861 Report
2021 March 7 Report

Notes

  • 2000: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2006: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. Last race to use old track layout.
  • 2007: First race to use on new track layout.
  • 2013: Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday.
  • 2019: All three segments were run without caution interruptions, the first race since the 2002 fall Talladega round to go without a caution for weather, debris, or incident on track. Both caution segments separated the three segments.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins Driver Years 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

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins Team Years Won
7 Roush Fenway Racing 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011
5 Hendrick Motorsports 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
4 Team Penske 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020
3 Stewart-Haas Racing 2012, 2015, 2018
2 Joe Gibbs Racing 2009, 2013

Manufacturer wins

# Wins Manufacturer Years Won
12 Ford 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
7 Chevrolet 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015
3 Toyota 2009, 2013, 2017
1 Dodge 2002

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