LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — It is race week in Las Vegas with NASCAR coming to city for the South Level 400 Cup Collection race and the Targeted Well being 302 Xfinity Collection race.
That is the primary race of the Spherical of 8, with half of the playoff drivers having been eradicated because the playoffs started in August.
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In every sequence, the eight remaining drivers are competing for 4 spots of their respective winner-take-all championship races in Phoenix the weekend of Nov. 1.
Learn how to watch the South Level 400 on TV
Sunday’s Cup Collection race will likely be nationally televised, with the inexperienced flag set to drop at 2:30 p.m. PT on USA Community.
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. PT
Channel: USA Community
The Xfinity Collection Targeted Well being 302 takes place Saturday at 4:30 p.m. PT and could be watched on the CW community.
Tickets for NASCAR in Las Vegas
When you’re seeking to get tickets for Sunday’s South Level 400 on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, you are in for a fairly reasonably priced afternoon. Seats begin at $56 and could be had in nearly any part for below $200. Youngsters’ tickets price $12.
The entire seating is alongside the entrance stretch of the tri-oval racetrack, giving spectators an excellent view of the beginning/end line or pit street, relying on which part they’re in.
When you’re seeking to attend Saturday’s Xfinity race, tickets begin at $32 and do not go above $88.
Climate forecast for NASCAR race weekend in Las Vegas
It is shaping as much as be one other beautiful weekend in Las Vegas, with excessive temperatures forecast to be proper round 80 levels.
Whereas there’s a likelihood of rain on Saturday in the course of the Xfinity race, Sunday afternoon’s Cup Collection race appears clear.
As with all outside exercise in Las Vegas, be ready for direct daylight for many of the afternoon. Nevertheless, this ought to be much less of a problem with Saturday’s race being within the night and sundown behind the stands.
Which drivers are nonetheless within the NASCAR Cup Collection Playoffs?
Solely eight of the 16 qualifying drivers stay within the Cup Collection playoffs, with this being the primary of three races for them to qualify for the finals.
The eight drivers remaining are:
Denny Hamlin
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Larson
William Byron
Christopher Bell
Chase Elliot
Chase Briscoe
Joey Logano
If one among these drivers wins the race, they are going to be assured a spot within the championship; in any other case, it is going to come right down to who has probably the most factors after the following three races.
Which drivers are nonetheless within the Xfinity playoffs?
The Xfinity sequence follows the same playoff construction, with eight drivers nonetheless competing to make the championship 4.
These drivers are:
Connor Zilisch
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
Sam Mayer
Jesse Love
Sammy Smith
Carson Kvapil
Sheldon Creed
The minimize to 4 will happen after Oct. 25’s race in Martinsville, Virginia.
