Travel Tips: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Feb. 28-March 3, 2019

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The third weekend of the 2019 NASCAR season finds the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series teams heading west to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thursday through Sunday, Feb 28-March 2. The Truck Series races on Friday night, while the Xfinity Series will race on Saturday and the Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube goes green on Sunday.

On Thursday night, Feb. 28, fans can head to the Las Vegas Strip for the Ultimate Vegas Sports Weekend FanFest at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center from 3-6 p.m. PT, then stick around for the Cup Series Hauler Parade, beginning at the Welcome sign at 6 p.m. PT. Find out more about these and other events here.

Fans wanting to stay closer to the track can check out the action at The Dirt Track at LVMS on Wednesday and Thursday nights, Feb. 27-28. The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series will race both nights, and the K&N Pro Series West races on Thursday.

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Key on-track times:

Thursday, Feb. 28
  • Gander Outdoors Truck Series practice – 2:05 and 4:05 p.m. PT
Friday, March 1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 12:05 p.m. PT
  • Xfinity Series practice – 1:05 and 3:35 p.m. PT
  • Gander Outdoors Truck Series qualifying – 2:10 p.m. PT
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – 4:40 p.m. PT
  • Gander Outdoors Truck Series Strat 200 – 6 p.m. PT
Saturday, March 2
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. PT
  • Xfinity Series qualifying – 9:40 a.m. PT
  • Xfinity Series Boyd Gaming 300 – 1 p.m. PT
Sunday, March 3
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube – 12:30 p.m. PT
Frequently-asked questions can be found here, and facility maps can be found here.

Get more information on the schedule and purchase tickets at www.lvms.com.

Travel Tips: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Feb. 28-March 3, 2019 Travel Tips: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Feb. 28-March 3, 2019 Reviewed by Paula on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Rating: 5