NASCAR Cup

Those looking for an in-depth understanding of NASCAR’s stage-based competition format can take a lesson from Kyle Larson.

In a race whose aftermath left hometown driver Kyle Busch with a bloody forehead, Martin Truex, Jr. passed the faltering car of Brad Keselowski on the white-flag lap and cruised to a sweep of all three stages in Sunday’s Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Early in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, Fords have dominated the headlines. Kurt Busch won the season Daytona 500 in a Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. Brad Keselowski won the following week at Atlanta.

Never mind that Kurt Busch has three Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories at New Hampshire – and none at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski blew the first and second corners on his money lap in Friday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Then he blew away the rest of the field.

Already a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kurt Busch added NASCAR's next piece of prestigious hardware to his trophy case when he won the Daytona 500 two weeks ago.

Speedway Motorsports President and CEO Marcus Smith announced Wednesday that Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host a second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in the fall beginning in 2018.

Chase Elliott spent much of Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 running in Kevin Harvick’s shadow. Elliott had a fast Chevrolet, as he proved conclusively after incurring a pit road speeding penalty on lap 212.

Brad Keselowski overcame a pair of setbacks on Sunday to score the victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

As Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races played out at Atlanta Motor Speedway, there was one thing that became painfully obvious. The outside line is not the place to be on a restart.