Tractors NASCAR At Las Vegas

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Today's 400-miler at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway provides the third-different style of racing in three weeks. From the drafting of Daytona to the finess of Phoenix, now it's about getting every ounce of raw speed you can out of your car and pushing it to its limits.

Three drivers have already pushed their car beyond its limit. Juan Pablo Montoya and Jimmie Johnson crashed on their first lap of Friday's opening practice and Saturday's final practice, respectively, while Kyle Busch wrecked in the Saturday morning session. Johnson and Busch have to go to the field because of backup cars, while Montoya would have been able to retain his spot - as the rules state you can so long as you change cars before you qualify - but they changed engines. Regan Smith's team changed a transmission and will also drop to the back of the field.

For the full starting grid led by polesitter Kasey Kahne, head over to Jayski.com.

Here are some stories to watch in today's Kobalt Tools 400.

Can Richard Childress Racing drivers deliver the boss's first Las Vegas win? Kevin Harvick starts from the third position and has been fast all weekend and is probably the favorite among his three teammates to give RC his first victory at the track. Jeff Burton is a two-time Vegas winner, but those triumphs both came while racing for Jack Roush.

Speaking of Roush, will his domination of the track continue? Besides Rick Hendrick, there has been little to no contest as to who the king of Las Vegas is. Roush-owned Fords won the first three Vegas events with Burton and Mark Martin (the inaugural winner in 1998). He claimed back to back wins with Matt Kenseth in 2003 (the only win of Kenseth's championship campaign) and '04. Carl Edwards added wins in 2008 and last season. Kenseth and Greg Biffle have been fast, while Edwards nearly crashed in qualifying and will have to race from midpack. Edwards only won this race a year ago, and just one more triumph ultiamtely would have given him enough points to hold off Tony Stewart at the end of the season rather than tying and losing on a tie-breaker.

More at http://atlanta.sbnation.com/nascar/...balt-tools-400-starting-lineup-and-stories-to
 

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50 18-Wheelers Trucks Honking Las Vegas Strip NASCAR Weekend 2012

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NASCAR Las Vegas Results 2012: Tony Stewart Takes Checkered Flag

On Sunday, NASCAR held the Kobalt Tools 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The third race of the 2012 Sprint Cup season was an important one for many of the drivers, looking to find their rhythm and not dig themselves into a deep hole right at the start of the season.

Kasey Kahne, in particular, was looking to make a statement. He qualified for the pole position in Sunday's race, but failed to finish either of the previous two races and entered the day in 31st place in the Sprint Cup standings. He stayed in the top 10 for a good amount of time, but ultimately finished 19th in the race. Still, finishing the entire race and placing in the top 20 is a great step in the right direction for Kahne.

Tony Stewart ended up taking the checkered flag in the race, while Jimmie Johnson came in second. Johnson's fourth place finish last week and second place finish on Sunday are doing a good job of erasing his performance in the Daytona 500 to open the season, when he wrecked, finished 42nd and was penalized 25 points for rules infractions.

Stewart is now in seventh place in the Sprint Cup standings with 100 points.

Here are the full results from Sunday's race.

1.Tony Stewart
2.Jimmie Johnson
3.Greg Biffle
4.Ryan Newman
5.Carl Edwards
6.Clint Bowyer
7.Paul Menard
8.Jamie McMurray
9.Trevor Bayne
10.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11.Kevin Harvick
12.Jeff Gordon
13.Marcos Ambrose
14.Jeff Burton
15.Regan Smith
16.Joey Logano
17.Martin Truex Jr.
18.Mark Martin
19.Kasey Kahne
20.Denny Hamlin
21.David Ragan
22.Matt Kenseth
23.Kyle Busch
24.Aric Almirola
25.Juan Pablo Montoya
26.Bobby Labonte
27.Casey Mears
28.David Stremme
29.Dave Blaney
30.Ken Schrader
31.David Reutimann
32.Brad Keselowski
33.David Gilliland
34.Brendan Gaughan
35.Kurt Busch
36.Landon Cassill
37.AJ Allmendinger
38.Michael McDowell
39.Travis Kvapil
40.Josh Wise
41.Joe Nemechek
42.Timmy Hill
43.JJ Yeley
 
 
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