NASCAR at Las Vegas 2024: Odds, TV/radio times, playoffs and more info
LAS VEGAS — NASCAR heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the final round before the Championship 4 begins for the Cup and Xfinity Series.
The Round of 8 begins this weekend for the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Last year, Kyle Larson secured his spot in the Championship 4 in this race. The year before, in 2022, Joey Logano went to victory lane and started charting his successful course toward the title.
The last nine editions of the elimination format have seen a driver clinch a spot in the Championship 4 by winning the Round of 8 opener. In four of those instances, including 2022, that driver went on to win the Cup championship:
- Joey Logano: 2022, 2018
- Kyle Larson: 2021
- Jimmie Johnson: 2016
In the NASCAR Xfinity Series, it’s different. The winner of the Round of 8 opener has never gone on to win the championship. In fact, only twice has a driver won the Round of 8 opener to get into the driver’s Championship 4:
- Josh Berry: 2022
- Chase Briscoe: 2020
Last year, non-playoff driver Riley Herbst led 103 of 200 laps and won by a convincing 14.959-second margin over then-playoff driver John Hunter Nemechek in second.
NASCAR Cup Series’ South Point 400
- Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (all times Eastern)
- 267 laps (stages end on laps 80/165/267)
- Practice and Qualifying: Saturday at 4:35 p.m.
There is one open team on the entry list this weekend:
- No. 84 Legacy Motor Club Toyota: Jimmie Johnson
Johnson will have new crew chief Gene Wachtel on the box. He previously had Jason Burdett but he and the team agreed to part ways.
In the revolving No. 15 Rick Ware Racing and No. 16 Kaulig Racing entries are Cody Ware and Shane van Gisbergen, respectively.
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Las Vegas Odds
Here are the odds to win the 2024 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, from Caesars Sportsbook:
- Kyle Larson +290
- Christopher Bell +600
- Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin +750
- William Byron, Tyler Reddick +850
- Kyle Busch +1400
- Martin Truex Jr, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott +1600
- Ty Gibbs +1800
- Ross Chastain +2000
- Brad Keselowski +3000
- Alex Bowman +3300
- Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace +3500
- Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson +10000
- Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe +11000
- Austin Dillon, Shane van Gisbergen +15000
- Carson Hocevar, Michael McDowell +20000
- Justin Haley, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones, Zane Smith +25000
- Josh Berry +27500
- Ryan Preece +30000
- Todd Gilliland +40000
- Jimmie Johnson, Corey LaJoie, Daniel Hemric +50000
- John Hunter Nemechek +75000
- Cody Ware +250000
Here are the odds for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, according to DraftKings:
- Kyle Larson +370
- Christopher Bell +450
- Tyler Reddick +500
- Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin +600
- William Byron +650
- Chase Elliott +1000
- Joey Logano +1200
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Ambetter Health 302
- Saturday at 7:30 p.m. (all times Eastern)
- 201 laps (stages end on laps 45/90/201)
- Practice and Qualifying: Friday at 6:35 p.m.
Taylor Gray is in the revolving No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, while Corey Heim is in the No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota entry.
Daniel Dye is back in the No. 10 Chevrolet for Kaulig Racing as he gets ready to go full-time in that ride next year.
Ryan Vargas is also back with Mike Harmon Racing, racing the No. 74 Chevrolet.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs at Las Vegas Odds
Here are the odds according to Caesars Sportsbook:
- Cole Custer +250
- Chandler Smith +450
- Justin Allgaier +550
- Riley Herbst +600
- Aric Almirola +650
- Sammy Smith +1000
- Sam Mayer, Brandon Jones +1200
- Sheldon Creed +1400
- Taylor Gray +1800
- Austin Hill +2000
- AJ Allmendinger +2200
- Jesse Love +2800
- Ryan Sieg +3000
- Parker Kligerman +5000
- Corey Heim +7500
- Shane van Gisbergen +8000
- Anthony Alfredo, Parker Retzlaff +25000
- Jeremy Clements +30000
- Jeb Burton +40000
- Josh Williams, Kyle Sieg, Matt DiBenedetto, Daniel Dye +50000
- Kyle Weatherman +75000
- Myatt Snider, Brennan Poole, JJ Yeley +100000
- Ryan Ellis, Leland Honeyman Jr, Akinori Ogata, Joey Gase, Ryan Vargas, Dawson Cram, Blaine Perkins, Dylan Lupton, Garrett Smithley +250000
Here are the odds for the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, according to DraftKings:
- Chandler Smith +180
- Cole Custer +260
- Justin Allgaier +500
- Austin Hill +600
- Jesse Love +1000
- Sam Mayer +1400
- AJ Allmendinger +2500
- Sammy Smith +3500
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com