On Sunday, NASCAR will be racing at Las Vegas for the Pennzoil 400. Las Vegas is a high-speed 1.5-mile track with variable banking and moderate tire wear. This will be the first high-speed 1.5-mile track visited in 2026, and not all 1.5-mile tracks are made the same (example Atlanta), so it’s a good time to check out our NASCAR Similar Track Guide. Our 2025 High-Speed 1.5-Mile Track Total Speed Rankings will show you who fielded a fast car on this sub-track type last season.

On Saturday, practice was held for Las Vegas. Teams had 25 minutes, and keep in mind teams have different agendas. Make sure you check out our Las Vegas Practice Notes, Las Vegas Group Speed Rankings, Las Vegas 10,15,20,25 and 30 Lap Average Speed Cheat Sheet and Las Vegas Practice Speeds and 10-Lap Averages. 

Here’s Las Vegas Qualifying Results/ Starting Lineup.

Las Vegas Full Field Fantasy Rankings

1) Denny Hamlin
Start 2nd / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – High
Las Vegas Fantasy Outlook – Denny Hamlin, last fall’s Las Vegas winner ranks among the premiere performers at high-speed 1.5-mile tracks and on Sunday, look for Hamlin to be a top five contender who’ll be a factor to win. Last year at high-speed 1.5’s over the last three visited, Hamlin had 1-win, a runner-up, a 1.7 Track Type Average Speed Ranking, the best Driver Rating, the best average running position and a 6.3 average finish which underrates him. At Las Vegas, Hamlin’s a 2-time winner and since 2021 minus spring 2022 and last spring, Hamlin has a 6.0 average finish. In the Next Gen, Hamlin has the 5th best Next Gen Driver Rating and the 6th best Next Gen Speed Ranking. Last fall, Hamlin had a game 7 moment and was clutch, racing his way to victory lane with a late pass for the win. In the race, Hamlin had a 4.8 average running position, led 9 laps and earned the 2nd best Driver Rating. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Hamlin ranked 2nd. Last spring, Hamlin looked off early and also got a speeding penalty in the first Stage, but he rebounded in the second half and logged some laps in the top five in the last Stage. Then in the last Stage, Hamlin pitted early during a round of green flag pit stops and was then also burned by a caution during the pit cycle which doomed him to his 25th. In fall 2024, Hamlin had an ugly performance but rebounded to finish 8th. Over the four races prior to that, Hamlin had results of 8th, 10th, 11th and 5th. In practice, Hamlin had a rocket, was happy with his car and was fast over a long run.
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2) Christopher Bell
Start 1st / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – High
Las Vegas Fantasy Outlook – Polesitter, Christopher Bell is heating up and at Las Vegas, look for Bell to be a top five contender who’ll be a factor to win. Bell’s flirted with victory lane on numerous occasions and in 4 of the last 6 Vegas races, he’s finished in the top five. In the Next Gen era, Bell has the 5th best Speed Ranking, and his incident free average finish is 5.7. Last fall, Bell finished 3rd, earned the 5th best Driver Rating, had the 6th best Total Speed Ranking and had a 7.2 average running position. Last spring, Bell was a top five contender but finished an asterisk mark 12th. In the race, Bell started in the back, finished 10th in Stage #1, was up to 4th on lap 100 but then during a caution shortly after that, Bell had major problems during his pit stop and ended up going to the #19 pit stall to get lugnuts tightened. In fall 2024, Bell was the class of the field, but Logano’s fuel strategy took home the trophy. In the race, Bell finished 2nd in Stage #1, won Stage #2, led 155 laps, had a 2.5 average running position, earned the best Driver Rating and then finished 2nd. In terms of speed stats, Bell had the best Total Speed Ranking and ranked 3rd for Speed Late In A Run. In spring 2024, Bell likely had one of the best cars, but multiple problems derailed his afternoon and led to his 33rd. In 2023, Bell swept the top five with results of 2nd and 5th. Last year at high-speed 1.5’s, Bell had the best average finish (6.2), the 3rd best Driver Rating, the 3rd best average running position and ranked 4th in terms of Track Type Total Speed Rankings. In practice, Bell was very happy with his car and had the 2nd best 10-lap average in Group #2.
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3) Kyle Larson
Start 5th / Projected Finish Range 1-6 / Dominator Potential – Medium-High
Las Vegas Fantasy Outlook – Kyle Larson has been a super-elite performer at Las Vegas and on Sunday, the road to victory lane might very well go thru the #5. In the Next Gen, Larson’s won twice, his top 2 finish rate is 62.5%, has the best Next Gen Speed Ranking, has the 2nd best Next Gen Driver Rating and his average finish minus fall 2022 is 4.0. Last fall, Larson was the class of the field, but late mayhem robbed him of the win. In the race, Larson finished 2nd in Stage #1, won Stage #2, led the most laps (129), had the best average running position (2.9), earned the best Driver Rating and was the leader prior to all the late mayhem that ensued. In terms of speed stats, Larson had the best Total Speed Ranking and ranked as the Fastest Driver Late In A Run. Last spring, Larson once again arguably had the best car, but he finished an asterisk mark 9th after some final Stage pit strategy shuffled him from the lead back to the mid-teens. In the race, Larson won Stage #2, led the most laps (61), had the 2nd best average running position (7.6) and earned the 2nd best Driver Rating. In terms of speed stats, Larson ranked #1 for Total Speed Rankings and Speed Late In A Run. In fall 2024, Larson looked pretty good, but his afternoon was anything but incident free and he finished an asterisk mark 11th after having multiple problems. In spring 2024, Larson put on a display of domination, winning the two opening Stages, leading 181 laps, earned a near perfect driver rating, had a 1.7 average running position and of course finished 1st. In terms of Total Speed Rankings, Larson ranked #1. In 2 of the 3 races prior to that, Larson finished 2nd. Last year at high-speed 1.5’s, Larson won at Kansas #1, had the best Track Type Total Speed Ranking and had a 4.4 average finish minus Charlotte.
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