NASCAR is heading to Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the Cup Series begins the Round of 8 while the Xfinity Series does the same this weekend. Starting with the Cup Series, Todd Gilliland returns to the No. 38 car for Front Row Motorsports after driving for Rick Ware Racing last weekend. Speaking of Rick Ware Racing, Brennan Poole joins the team to drive the No. 15 car.
Meanwhile, Carson Hocevar returns to the No. 42 car after Mike Rockenfeller drove the entry last weekend. Hocevar will compete for Legacy Motor Club for the rest of the year. Finally, J.J. Yeley will drive the second entry alongside Poole in the No. 51 car.
36 entries for Cup race at Vegas. 15-Poole 42-Hocevar 51-Yeley 78-McLeod pic.twitter.com/L1QzlE9RdK
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In the Xfinity Series, Layne Riggs will pilot the No. 11 car for Kaulig Racing while Myatt Snider does the same for Joe Gibbs Racing in the No. 19 car. Also, Daniel Dye makes his second career Xfinity Series start in the No. 44 car for Alpha Prime Racing. Finally, Ryan Reed returns to NASCAR as he will drive the No. 66 car for MBM Motorsports.
The entry lists are stacked with an incredible amount of big names and this weekend’s NASCAR racing at Las Vegas should exceed the hype. It will kick off on Saturday afternoon with the Xfinity Series on the USA Network.
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