After a shock disqualification and a wild cut line battles at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL last weekend, both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will be heading west to Sin City for the opening leg of the Round of 8.
Every NASCAR series has its championship hopefuls reduced to an elite eight, and the two 1.5-mile tracks of Las Vegas and Homestead-Miami Speedway, plus the paperclip short track of Martinsville Speedway, are all that separate the drivers from a spot in the coveted Championship 4.
The first step to getting there starts this weekend.
Round of 8 Standings (3 Races Until Elimination)
| Rank | Driver | Points | Cut line |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 4052 | +33 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 4032 | +13 |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | 4029 | +10 |
| 4 | William Byron | 4023 | +4 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 4019 | -4 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 4015 | -8 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 4014 | -9 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | 4012 | -11 |
The Playoff Consolation Standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Difference |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 2195 | |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | 2174 | -21 |
| 11 | Ty Gibbs | 2150 | -45 |
| 12 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2146 | -49 |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 2127 | -68 |
| 14 | Brad Keselowski | 2120 | -75 |
| 15 | Chase Briscoe | 2110 | -85 |
| 16 | Harrison Burton | 2065 | -130 |
Best of the Rest
| Rank | Driver | Points | Difference |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | 830 | |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | 824 | -6 |
| 19 | Ross Chastain | 821 | -9 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 711 | -119 |
Quick Track Facts: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Year of completion: 1996
First Cup race: 1998
Last reconfigured/repaved: 2007
Length: 1.5 miles
Banking: 20 degrees (turns), 9 degrees (frontstretch & backstretch)
Pit road speed limit:
Las Vegas By the Numbers
Defending Winner: Kyle Larson
Defending Spring Winner: Kyle Larson
Most Wins (Full-time Drivers): Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson & Joey Logano (3)
Most Top Fives: Kyle Busch (12)
Most Top 10s: Martin Truex Jr. (16)
Most Poles: Joey Logano (3)
Most Laps Led: Kyle Larson (628)
Most Laps Led, Non-Winner: Chase Elliott (178)
Best Average Finish (min. 5 starts): Kyle Larson (16 starts, 9.3 average)
Former Las Vegas Winners in the field: Brad Keselowski (3), Kyle Larson (3), Joey Logano (3), Martin Truex Jr. (2), Alex Bowman (1), Kyle Busch (1), William Byron (1), Denny Hamlin (1)
Playoff Driver Statistics at Las Vegas since 2022
Xfinity Series
Defending Race Winner: Riley Herbst
Defending Spring Winner: John Hunter Nemechek (not entered)
Playoff Standings (1 Race Before Elimination):
Entry Lists
Cup: 37 entries, 40 spots
Notables: Cody Ware (RWR No. 15), Shane van Gisbergen (Kaulig No. 16), Jimmie Johnson (Legacy No. 84)*
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