Four Races In and NASCAR’s Championship Picture Already Looks Like a Shaken Snow Globe
Superspeedways, road courses and a Phoenix dogfight have scrambled the standings early—and Ryan Blaney’s comeback win added another glorious layer of chaos…
Superspeedways, road courses and a Phoenix dogfight have scrambled the standings early—and Ryan Blaney’s comeback win added another glorious layer of chaos…
Kyle Larson Turns Phoenix Chaos Into a Podium Party
Loose wheels, penalties, and trips to the back weren’t enough to stop Blaney, who charged through the field 49 times and stole victory from a dominant Christopher Bell.
Saturday, March 14
Noon, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, The CW App
2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Prime Video
5 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
5:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, The CW
Sunday, March 15
2:30 p.m., NASCAR RaceDay, FS1
4 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, FS1

StraightPennzoil 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
Date: Sunday, March 15, 2026
TV: FS1
Green Flag: 4:00 PM ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM
Laps: 267
Miles: 400
Track: 1.5 mile paved oval
2024 Winner: Josh Berry
Straight Talk Wireless 500
Winner: Ryan Blaney
Average Speed of Race Winner: 88.219 mph.
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 32 Mins, 12 Secs.
Margin of Victory: .399 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 12 for 86 laps
Lead Changes: 23 among 8 drivers
Stage 1 Top 10: 12,20,22,45,11,2,7,54,24,1
Stage 2 Top 10: 20,22,17,23,2,77,45,5,34
Fastest Lap: #22 lap 2/27.402
| Driver | Pts | Behind | G/L | |
| 1 | Tyler Reddick | 225 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 165 | -60 | -2 |
| 3 | Bubba Wallace | 153 | -72 | 1 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 128 | -97 | 1 |
| 5 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 116 | -109 | 0 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 113 | -112 | -18 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 113 | -112 | 1 |
| 8 | Michael McDowell | 111 | -114 | -1 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 111 | -114 | -2 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 109 | -116 | -5 |