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NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Las Vegas starting lineup as two drivers DEMOTED

Chris Deeley Sunday 16 March 2025 12:30 Updated: 18:03

NASCAR Cup Series 2025: Las Vegas starting lineup as two drivers DEMOTED

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series continues today (Sunday, March 16) with the starting lineup for the Pennzoil 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway now fully set.

Christopher Bell has been dealt a huge blow in his effort to win four consecutive Cup Series races for the first time, with a mechanical issue on his car post-qualifying relegating him to the back of the field along with John Hunter Nemechek. Bell had qualified 13th.

Michael McDowell will start on pole in Nevada, Spire Motorsports' first pole position in the team's history. He's followed by Joey Logano and Austin Cindric, with last year's winner Kyle Larson starting 10th.

Ryan Blaney didn't set a time in qualifying, as a tire failure in practice caused him to crash and damage his car – opting to allow his team to repair his primary car rather than switching to a backup.

With all of that said, it promises to be an exciting, competitive race, and we've got all the details you need to know covered below.

NASCAR Las Vegas starting lineup

Position	Driver	Car Number	Team	Manufacturer
1	Michael McDowell	71	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
2	Joey Logano	22	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Cindric	2	Team Penske	Ford
4	Kyle Busch	8	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
5	Erik Jones	43	Legacy Motor Club	Toyota
6	Alex Bowman	48	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	Josh Berry	21	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
8	William Byron	24	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
9	Zane Smith	38	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
10	Kyle Larson	5	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
11	Chris Buescher	17	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing	Ford
12	Ryan Preece	60	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
13	Tyler Reddick	45	23XI Racing	Toyota
14	Denny Hamlin	11	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
15	Chase Elliott	9	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
16	Ty Dillon	10	Germain Racing	Chevrolet
17	AJ Allmendinger	16	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
18	Ross Chastain	1	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
19	Bubba Wallace	23	23XI Racing	Toyota
20	Noah Gragson	4	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet
21	Austin Dillon	3	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
22	Daniel Suarez	99	Trackhouse Racing	Chevrolet
23	Chase Briscoe	19	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
24	Carson Hocevar	77	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
25	Cole Custer	41	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
26	Brad Keselowski	6	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing	Ford
27	Shane Van Gisbergen	88	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
28	Ty Gibbs	54	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
29	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
30	Todd Gilliland	34	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
31	Justin Haley	7	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
32	Riley Herbst	35	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
33	Justin Haley	7	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
34	Riley Herbst	35	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
35	Christopher Bell	20	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
36	John Hunter Nemechek	42	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet

NASCAR Cup Series: Las Vegas start times

The 267-lap race starts today, Sunday, March 16, 2025, at 3:30 pm (ET). Here's the full NASCAR Cup Series schedule for the week converted to your time zone.

City (Time Zone)	Session start time
New York, NY (ET)	3:30 PM
Charlotte, NC (ET)	3:30 PM
Columbia, SC (ET)	3:30 PM
Charleston, WV (ET)	3:30 PM
Augusta, ME (ET)	3:30 PM
Chicago, IL (CT)	2:30 PM
Pierre, SD (CT)	2:30 PM
Nashville, TN (CT)	2:30 PM
Des Moines, IA (CT)	2:30 PM
Montgomery, AL (CT)	2:30 PM
Mexico City, MX (CT)	2:30 PM
Phoenix, AZ (MT)	1:30 PM
Denver, CO (MT)	1:30 PM
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)	1:30 PM
Albuquerque, NM (MT)	1:30 PM
El Paso, TX (MT)	1:30 PM
Los Angeles, CA (PT)	12:30 PM
Las Vegas, NV (PT)	12:30 PM
Seattle, WA (PT)	12:30 PM
Portland, OR (PT)	12:30 PM
San Francisco, CA (PT)	12:30 PM
Rio de Janeiro, BR (BRT)	5:30 PM
London, GB (GMT)	7:30 PM
Madrid, ES (CET)	8:30 PM
Sydney, AU (AEDT)	6:30 AM (Monday)
Perth, AU (AWST)	3:30 AM (Monday)
Adelaide, AU (ACDT)	6AM (Monday)

How to watch NASCAR on TV

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series is set to be broadcast across several broadcast partners in the United States: FOX, Prime Video, TNT Sports, and NBC.

Today's race action from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1. Radio coverage is also available throughout the race on MRN and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Please check below to see how you can catch the Cup Series action in your country.

Country	Broadcaster(s)
United States	FOX
United Kingdom	Viaplay Group
Australia	Fox Sports Australia
Spain	DAZN
France	Mediawan (AB Moteurs/Automono)
Germany	More Than Sports, Sport1
Belgium	Ziggo Sport
Brazil	Bandriantes
Canada	TSN, RDS
MENA	Abu Dhabi Media
Netherlands	Ziggo Sport (Liberty Global)
Italy	Mola TV
Portugal	Sport TV
Singapore	Mola TV
Japan	Gaora
China	Huya, Bilibili
Hong Kong	PCCW
Hungary	Network4
Turkey	Saran Media International

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