2026 South Point 400
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 31 of 36 in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | October 4, 2026 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.54 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | USA | ||
| Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman | ||
| Turn announcers | Andrew Kurland (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2026 South Point 400 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 4, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt oval, it is the 31st race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, and the fifth race of the NASCAR Chase.
Report
[edit]Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
[edit]- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]USA Sports will cover the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. TBA will handle the pit road duties from pit lane.
| USA | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | TBA |
Radio
[edit]PRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman will call the race in the booth when the field races through the tri-oval. Andrew Kurland will call the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson will call the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. Wendy Venturini, Alan Cavanna, and Heather DeBeaux will work pit road for the radio side.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Nick Yeoman | Turns 1 & 2: Andrew Kurland Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson | Wendy Venturini Alan Cavanna Heather DeBeaux |
References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
