South Point 400 Explained

The South Point 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the other one being the Pennzoil 400, The race is held on the last weekend of September and is the fourth-to-last race of the Cup Series playoffs, and the first race in the Round of 8.

History

On March 8, 2017, it was announced that the fall race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway would move to Las Vegas Motor Speedway starting in 2018.^[1]

The fall race at Las Vegas will become the first race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs to replace Chicagoland Speedway, which will move back to July.^[2] The South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, owned by Semi-retired NASCAR driver Brendan Gaughan's father and LVMS partner Michael,^[3] became the title sponsor of the race.^[4]

The 2019 race was moved to prime-time to make it more comfortable for both the drivers and fans due to the searing September heat with the race ending under the lights.

In 2020, the race was held as the first race of the Round of 12 as part of a schedule realignment.^[5]

Past winners

Year	Date		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Sponsor	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report	Ref
							Laps	Miles (km)
2018	September 16	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	AutoTrader	272*	408 (656.612)	3:28:15	111.849	Report	[6]
2019	September 15	19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops/Tracker ATVs & Boats	267	400.5 (644.541)	2:48:34	142.555	Report	[7]
2020	September 27	1	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Monster Energy	268*	402 (646.955)	3:03:32	131.42	Report	[8]
2021	September 26	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	FedEx Office	267	400.5 (644.541)	2:46:08	144.643	Report	[9]
2022	October 16	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	Pennzoil	267	400.5 (644.541)	3:04:10	130.480	Report	[10]
2023	October 15	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	HendrickCars.com	267	400.5 (644.541)	2:57:10	135.635	Report	[11]
2024	October 20	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	Pennzoil	267	400.5 (644.541)	2:52:24	139.385	Report	[12]

Notes

• 2018 & 2020 Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
• 2019 First scheduled nighttime Cup race in the track's history.

Multiple winners (teams)

of wins	Team	Years won
3	Team Penske	2018, 2022, 2024
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	2019, 2021

Manufacturer wins

Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
3	Ford	2018, 2022, 2024
2	Toyota	2019, 2021
	Chevrolet	2020, 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cain. Holly. Playoff makeover, Daytona's return to history highlight 2018 NASCAR schedule. NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group. 23 May 2017.
2. Web site: Utter. Jim. Big changes coming to 2018 NASCAR Cup schedule. Motorsport.com. 19 May 2017 . NASCAR Media Group. 19 May 2017.
3. News: Hildebrand. Brian. Take Five: Brendan Gaughan. Las Vegas Sun. June 26, 2008. November 28, 2017.
4. Web site: Dansby. Kel. South Point hotel-casino sponsors 2018 NASCAR Cup playoff race. KTNV-TV. November 28, 2017. November 28, 2017.
5. Web site: Rebuilt Playoffs schedule to heighten drama, beating-and-banging. NASCAR. March 26, 2019. January 22, 2020.
6. Web site: 2018 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. November 11, 2021.
7. Web site: 2019 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. November 11, 2021.
8. Web site: 2020 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. November 11, 2021.
9. Web site: 2021 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. November 11, 2021.
10. Web site: 2022 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. October 16, 2022.
11. Web site: 2023 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. October 15, 2023.
12. Web site: 2024 South Point 400. Racing-Reference. October 19, 2024.