After the regular season trip to Phoenix Raceway, which is once again scheduled to host the NASCAR Cup Series season finale in November, NASCAR is set to head to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400.
The 267-lap race around four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) oval, which is also scheduled to host a round of 8 race in October, is considered the first "regular" race of the year at a 1.5-mile oval, as Atlanta Motor Speedway is now considered a superspeedway.
The qualifying order for Saturday's session was still set by the four-variable metric NASCAR has been updated using since 2020.
A full explanation of the formula can be found here.
Following an offseason rules change, drivers are simply lined up in reverse metric order. Though the first of the list is technically considered group one and the second half is technically considered group two, there are no longer any actual groups as far as row-by-row designations are concerned.
The results of the first round determine the complete starting lineup, as there is no longer a second round shootout for the pole position.
Pennzoil 400 qualifying order for NASCAR at Las Vegas
1 - Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
2 - Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
3 - Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
4 - Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
5 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
6 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
7 - Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8 - Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
9 - Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
10 - Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
11 - Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
12 - Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
13 - A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
14 - Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
15 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
16 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet
17 - Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
18 - Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
19 - Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
20 - Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
21 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
22 - Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
23 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
24 - Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
25 - John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
26 - Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
27 - Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
28 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
29 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
30 - Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
31 - Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
32 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
33 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 - William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
35 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
36 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Fox Sports 1 is set to broadcast the Pennzoil 400 live from Las Vegas Motor Speedway beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET this Sunday, March 16. Start a free trial of FuboTV today and catch all of the action!
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