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closeRoush-Hendrick success continues
DAVID POOLE, dpoole@charlotteobserver.com
Sunday, Mar. 11, 2007
Jimmie Johnson’s victory means that cars owned by Rick Hendrick have now won four races at Las Vegas. Roush Racing has five Cup victories here. Every other car owner, combined, has one.
Hendrick cars finished first, second and ninth (Kyle Busch) on Sunday while Roush had Matt Kenseth third, Carl Edwards sixth and Jamie McMurray 10th.
“It was hard to drive by yourself, but it was almost impossible when you were side by side,” said Kenseth, who said his team kept battling all day to make his car better and help him get a great finish on a tough day. “I think the racing is going to be great here in the future. It’s just going to take for them to ease up a little bit on the tire, make it a little softer, where we can race better.”
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: June 25, 1996 First NWCS Race: Las Vegas 400, March 1, 1998 Qualifying Record: Kasey Kahne, 174.904 mph (30.874 sec.), 3/5/04 Race Record: Mark Martin, 146.554, 3/1/98 Chairman: O. Bruton Smith Executive VP & GM: Chris Powell Phone: (702) 644-4444 Tickets: (702) 644-4443 Shipping Address: 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89115 Mailing Address: 7000 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89115 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 12º Banking on Frontstretch: 9º Banking on Backstretch: 3º Length of Frontstretch: 2,275 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,572 ft. Grandstand Seating: 126,000 Miles/Laps: 400 mi. = 267 laps |