Pennzoil 400 Race Preview and Best Bet
NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400
Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Race Info
After a chaos-filled weekend, we move from slippery Fontana in California to Las Vegas for the Pennzoil 400.
For this racing event, drivers must complete a total of 267 laps.
As is usually the case, there are three stages for this race.
Stage 1 consists in the first 80 laps. Stage 2 requires 80 more laps. Stage 3 encompasses the final 107 laps, taking us from 160 to 267.
The entry list for this race has been posted. On the entry list, 36 teams/drivers have been named.
So, barring any unforeseen events, we know who will participate in this race.
As for the order in which drivers will start, the starting lineup will be established on Saturday.
Saturday morning will be busy as at 10:30 a.m. local Las Vegas practice starts.
Afterwards, from 11:05 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Las Vegas time, is qualifying, upon which the starting lineup gets set.
Track Info
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a tri-oval with a surface made of asphalt.
Each lap is 1.5 miles long. So, in completing 267 laps, drivers will have accumulated 400.5 miles.
Banking at this track is decent on the turns. The turns are banked progressively from 12 to 20 degrees.
It is very unusual, though, to see straightaways banked as highly as the ones in Las Vegas. At this track, the straightaways are banked at nine to 12 degrees.
This banking helps increase the driving speeds because drivers will use banking to corral more momentum for their cars.
Drivers To Avoid
Avoid investing in William Byron who, at this track, often finishes well back of where he started and/or outside the top 20.
His average finishing position here is 20.00, which is 5.5 spots behind his average starting position.
In Bovada's head-to-head match up betting, Chase Elliott is represented more often as a candidate to invest in or fade.
At this sportsbook, one can invest in him to finish either behind or ahead of Denny Hamlin and likewise either behind or ahead of Kyle Larson.
I therefore think it worthwhile to talk about Elliott.
Historically, Elliott is very hit-or-miss at this track. He can occasionally do well, but he'll also suffer terrible performances.
This sort of inconsistency actually typifies what we've already seen from Elliott in general this season.
It's hard to know whether the good Elliott or the bad Elliott will show up on a given day.
Consequently, I think it's too risky to invest in this guy right now, so I recommend finding someone who offers a sounder basis for hope.
Driver I Like
In his brief career, it's been normal for Tyler Reddick to lay a few initial eggs before scoring a strong success.
That strong success was seemingly supposed to take place last week. Reddick had the fastest car all day until he cut his tire and crashed in what was a chaotic environment.
I think that the anticipated strong success will take place on this Sunday for Reddick.
Historically speaking, Reddick's initial races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway were awful.
But, unlike Byron, Reddick has produced hope here. In his last race at Las Vegas, he started 13th but finished a highly respectable sixth.
After tasting but not finding success last week, a hungrier Reddick will build off of his improved racing at this track to score another success in Las Vegas.
Because I like Reddick but not Byron, I recommend investing in Reddick to finish ahead of the latter.
Best Bet: Reddick to finish ahead of Byron at -105 with Bovada
NASCAR Cup Series: Pennzoil 400
Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Race Info
After a chaos-filled weekend, we move from slippery Fontana in California to Las Vegas for the Pennzoil 400.
For this racing event, drivers must complete a total of 267 laps.
As is usually the case, there are three stages for this race.
Stage 1 consists in the first 80 laps. Stage 2 requires 80 more laps. Stage 3 encompasses the final 107 laps, taking us from 160 to 267.
The entry list for this race has been posted. On the entry list, 36 teams/drivers have been named.
So, barring any unforeseen events, we know who will participate in this race.
As for the order in which drivers will start, the starting lineup will be established on Saturday.
Saturday morning will be busy as at 10:30 a.m. local Las Vegas practice starts.
Afterwards, from 11:05 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Las Vegas time, is qualifying, upon which the starting lineup gets set.
Track Info
The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a tri-oval with a surface made of asphalt.
Each lap is 1.5 miles long. So, in completing 267 laps, drivers will have accumulated 400.5 miles.
Banking at this track is decent on the turns. The turns are banked progressively from 12 to 20 degrees.
It is very unusual, though, to see straightaways banked as highly as the ones in Las Vegas. At this track, the straightaways are banked at nine to 12 degrees.
This banking helps increase the driving speeds because drivers will use banking to corral more momentum for their cars.
Drivers To Avoid
Avoid investing in William Byron who, at this track, often finishes well back of where he started and/or outside the top 20.
His average finishing position here is 20.00, which is 5.5 spots behind his average starting position.
In Bovada's head-to-head match up betting, Chase Elliott is represented more often as a candidate to invest in or fade.
At this sportsbook, one can invest in him to finish either behind or ahead of Denny Hamlin and likewise either behind or ahead of Kyle Larson.
I therefore think it worthwhile to talk about Elliott.
Historically, Elliott is very hit-or-miss at this track. He can occasionally do well, but he'll also suffer terrible performances.
This sort of inconsistency actually typifies what we've already seen from Elliott in general this season.
It's hard to know whether the good Elliott or the bad Elliott will show up on a given day.
Consequently, I think it's too risky to invest in this guy right now, so I recommend finding someone who offers a sounder basis for hope.
Driver I Like
In his brief career, it's been normal for Tyler Reddick to lay a few initial eggs before scoring a strong success.
That strong success was seemingly supposed to take place last week. Reddick had the fastest car all day until he cut his tire and crashed in what was a chaotic environment.
I think that the anticipated strong success will take place on this Sunday for Reddick.
Historically speaking, Reddick's initial races at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway were awful.
But, unlike Byron, Reddick has produced hope here. In his last race at Las Vegas, he started 13th but finished a highly respectable sixth.
After tasting but not finding success last week, a hungrier Reddick will build off of his improved racing at this track to score another success in Las Vegas.
Because I like Reddick but not Byron, I recommend investing in Reddick to finish ahead of the latter.
Best Bet: Reddick to finish ahead of Byron at -105 with Bovada
