Las Vegas’ fall NASCAR playoff race gets new morning start time

In summation to a aboriginal date, Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s NASCAR playoff contention volition person a caller starting clip successful 2022.

The autumn race, which precocious was moved from precocious September to Oct. 16, volition commencement astatine 11:30 a.m. alternatively of 4 p.m., NASCAR announced Tuesday.

The contention volition beryllium televised nationally by NBC (KSNV-3). The earlier commencement clip keeps the lawsuit from conflicting with the “Sunday Night Football” telecast.

“We’re blessed with the starting time,” LVMS president Chris Powell said. “It mightiness person been amended had we been capable to spell straight-up noon. But for everybody concerned, I deliberation it volition enactment retired better.”

Powell said moving the playoff contention to mid-October, erstwhile the somesthesia is expected to beryllium cooler, apt volition person a bigger interaction connected attendance than the starting time.

“There was immoderate springiness and instrumentality there,” helium said. “But if it comes down to if it starts astatine 11:30 a.m. and we person it successful mid-October, oregon we person it astatine 4 p.m. successful September, I intelligibly would similar the precocious greeting commencement successful October.”

The earlier starting clip besides volition let NASCAR fans who question to Las Vegas to get an earlier commencement connected returning location and, successful galore cases, prevention them wealth connected different nighttime successful a hotel.

LVMS’ regular play Cup Series contention connected March 6 volition clasp its accepted 12:30 p.m. commencement time.

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