Pennzoil 400 (Las Vegas)

The **Pennzoil 400** is a NASCAR Cup Series race. It is held every year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, it is first of two races on the Cup Schedule. (The other one is the South Point 400 in the NASCAR playoffs,) The first Pennzoil 400 race was in 1998.

The winners receive a championship belt instead of a trophy. The race was part of the **No Bull 5** challenge from 1999 to 2002.

## Sponsors and names

Since this race started, it has had different sponsors. Each sponsor changed the name of the race.
- 2001-2008: The race was sponsored by Chrysler. It was called the **UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400**. In 2008, the race was renamed to **UAW-Dodge 400**.
- 2009-2010: Shelby Enterprises became the sponsor. They renamed the race **Shelby American** in 2010.
- 2011-2017: Lowe's, through its subsidiary Kobalt, became the sponsor. From 2011 to 2013, the race was called the **Kobalt Tools 400**. From 2014 to 2017, it was called the **Kobalt 400**.
- 2018: The race became the **Pennzoil 400**.

## Past winners

|rowspan="2"|Year|rowspan="2"|Date|rowspan="2"|Driver|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Manufacturer|rowspan="2"|Race team|colspan="2"|Distance|rowspan="2"|Race time|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|March 1|Mark Martin|6|Ford|Roush Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:43:58|||||||
|March 7|Jeff Burton|99|Ford|Roush Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:54:43|||||||
|March 5|Jeff Burton|99|Ford|Roush Racing|style="text-align:center;"|148*|style="text-align:center;"|222 (357.224)|1:51:01|||||||
|March 4|Jeff Gordon|24|Chevrolet|Hendrick Motorsports|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:57:17|||||||
|March 3|Sterling Marlin|40|Dodge|Chip Ganassi Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:55:43|||||||
|March 2|Matt Kenseth|17|Ford|Roush Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|3:00:46|||||||
|March 7|Matt Kenseth|17|Ford|Roush Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|3:06:35|||||||
|March 13|Jimmie Johnson|48|Chevrolet|Hendrick Motorsports|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|3:18:32|||||||
|March 12|Jimmie Johnson|48|Chevrolet|Hendrick Motorsports|style="text-align:center;"|270*|style="text-align:center;"|405 (651.784)|3:02:13|||||||
|March 11|Jimmie Johnson|48|Chevrolet|Hendrick Motorsports|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|3:07:28|||||||
|March 2|Carl Edwards|99|Ford|Roush Fenway Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|3:08:08|||||||
|March 1|Kyle Busch|18|Toyota|Joe Gibbs Racing|style="text-align:center;"|285|style="text-align:center;"|427.5 (687.994)|3:34:37|||||||
|February 28|Jimmie Johnson|48|Chevrolet|Hendrick Motorsports|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:49:53|||||||
|March 12|Carl Edwards|99|Ford|Roush Fenway Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:57:20|||||||
|March 11|Tony Stewart|14|Chevrolet|Stewart-Haas Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:54:44|||||||
|March 2|Matt Kenseth|20|Toyota|Joe Gibbs Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:44:16|||||||
|March 9|Brad Keselowski|2|Ford|Team Penske|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:35:24|||||||
|March 8|Kevin Harvick|4|Chevrolet|Stewart-Haas Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:47:15|||||||
|March 6|Brad Keselowski|2|Ford|Team Penske|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:53:55|||||||
|March 12|Martin Truex Jr.|78|Toyota|Furniture Row Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:56:59|||||||
|March 4|Kevin Harvick|4|Ford|Stewart-Haas Racing|style="text-align:center;"|267|style="text-align:center;"|400.5 (644.542)|2:49:31|||||||

### References

- **2000:** Race shortened due to rain.
- **2006:** Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. Last race to use old track layout.
- **2007:** First race to use on new track layout.
- **2013:** Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday.

### Multiple winners (drivers)

|# Wins|Driver|Years Won|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Jimmie Johnson|2005, 2006, 2007, 2010||
|Matt Kenseth|2003, 2004, 2013||
|Jeff Burton|1999, 2000||
|Carl Edwards|2008, 2011||
|Brad Keselowski|2014, 2016||
|Kevin Harvick|2015, 2018||

### Multiple winners (teams)

|# Wins|Team|Years Won|
| --- | --- | --- |
|Roush Fenway Racing|1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011||
|Hendrick Motorsports|2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010||
|Stewart-Haas Racing|2012, 2015, 2018||
|Joe Gibbs Racing|2009, 2013||
|Team Penske|2014, 2016||

## Other websites

- Offical site
- Pennzoil 400

## Infobox (motor race)

- **race title**: Pennzoil 400
- **track map**: Las Vegas Motor Speedway.PNG
- **series long**: NASCAR Cup Series
- **venue**: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- **location**: Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
- **sponsor**: Pennzoil
- **previous names**: Las Vegas 400 (1998-1999)
CarsDirect.com 400 (2000)
UAWDaimler Chrysler 400 (2001-2007)
UAW Dodge  400 (2008)
Shelby 427 (2009)
Shelby American (2010)
Kobalt Tools 400 (2011-2013)
Kobalt 400 (2014-2017)
- **first race**: 1998
- **laps**: 267 (Stage 1: 80
Stage 2: 80
Stage 3: 107)
- **most wins driver**: Jimmie Johnson (4)
- **most wins team**: Roush Fenway Racing (7)
- **most wins manufacturer**: Ford Motor Company, Ford (10)
- **surface**: Asphalt
- **length mi**: 1.5
- **turns**: 4