Las Vegas’ fall NASCAR race moves to new month in 2022

Next year’s NASCAR South Point 400 astatine Las Vegas Motor Speedway is moving to October.

The autumn playoff contention volition beryllium Oct. 16, 2022 — 3 weeks aboriginal than this year. It volition beryllium the archetypal contention of the last circular of the NASCAR playoffs. LVMS’ outpouring race, the Pennzoil 400, is acceptable March 6. It volition people the debut of NASCAR’s caller Next Gen car connected a 1.5-mile superspeedway.

LVMS president Chris Powell is excited astir some dates, particularly the autumn contention moving to October erstwhile the upwind is expected to beryllium cooler.

“Our fans person clamored for a cooler contention day since we were awarded a playoff race,” Powell said. “Anyone who has ever been to Las Vegas successful October knows it’s 1 of the astir beauteous months of the twelvemonth here.

“And the Next Gen car has been respective years successful the making. Knowing the value of 1.5-mile superspeedways to the play championship, we person large anticipation of seeing the caller car connected our speedway.”

Companion events and qualifying, signifier and commencement times volition beryllium announced astatine a aboriginal date.

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