2016 Kobalt 400

February 2025 NAS Kobalt 400 2016 schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 1, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadLas Vegas Motor Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/las-vegas-motor-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 1, 2016 January 3, 2013Entry List http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7179&StatType=Entry+List MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 1, 2016 March 1, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180751/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7179&StatType=Entry+List March 3, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 4, 2016 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307071720/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 7, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 5, 2016 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308081912/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-Qualifying-Results.aspx March 8, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308093311/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 8, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 5, 2016 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306093254/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/03/Kobalt-400-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx March 6, 2016 deadKobalt 400 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7179&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 6, 2016 March 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307101246/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7179&StatType=Race+Results March 7, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/03lvms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 7, 2016 March 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309002227/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/03lvms2016racereport.pdf March 9, 2016 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/03lvms2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site March 7, 2016 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309002227/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/03lvms2016racereport.pdf March 9, 2016 dead 2016 03 06 2016 3 36 2016 Kobalt 400 logo.jpg Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas 1.5 2.4 267 400.5 640.8 Mostly sunny skies with a temperature of 64 F C; wind out of the southwest at 28 mph km/h on 138.170 mph km/h on Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing 27.505 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports 76 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Fox Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip 4.1/9 (Overnight)Paulsen NASCAR Vegas Overnights Low, But Down Only Slightly http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/03/nascar-ratings-fox-las-vegas-overnights-down-slightly/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch March 7, 2016 March 7, 20164.4/10 (Final)Paulsen NASCAR Slows Ratings Decline, But Still Ties Las Vegas Low http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2016/03/nascar-ratings-down-las-vegas-ties-low-fox-viewership/ SportsMediaWatch.com Sports Media Watch March 11, 2016 March 11, 20167.2 million viewers PRN Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) The 2016 Kobalt 400 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held on March 6, 2016, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi km on asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the third race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. Brad Keselowski won the race. Joey Logano finished second. Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon rounded out the top–five. Kurt Busch won the pole for the race and led 31 laps on his way to a ninth-place finish. Johnson led a race high of 76 laps on his way to finishing third. There were 20 lead changes among 10 different drivers, as well as six caution flag periods for 36 laps. This was the 18th career victory for Keselowski, first of the season, second at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and second at the track for Team Penske. Keselowski left Las Vegas sixth in points. Despite being the winning manufacturer, Ford left trailing Toyota by 11-points in the manufacturer standings. The Kobalt 400 was carried by Fox Sports on the broadcast Fox network for the American television audience. The radio broadcast for the race was carried by the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Report Background thumb|left|Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.500 mi km on tri-oval intermediate speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Entry list The entry list for the Kobalt 400 was released on Monday, February 29 at 3:10 p.m. Eastern time. Thirty-nine cars are entered for the race. The only driver change from the previous race is Brian Vickers returning to the seat of the No. 14 Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet. No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 14 Brian Vickers Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 47 A. 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Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports ChevroletOfficial entry list Test sessions Session 1 Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the first test session with a time of 27.982 and a speed of 192.981 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel Johnson leads first Sprint Cup test session at Las Vegas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/03/johnson-leads-first-sprint-cup-test-session-at-las-vegas/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports March 3, 2016 March 3, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.982 192.981 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.002 192.843 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.105 192.137Test session 1 results Session 2 Aric Almirola was the fastest in the second test session with a time of 27.988 and a speed of 192.940 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Almirola tops afternoon testing session, Hamlin crashes http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-tops-afternoon-testing-session-hamlin-crashes-677234/ Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. March 3, 2016 Las Vegas March 3, 2016 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305115836/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/almirola-tops-afternoon-testing-session-hamlin-crashes-677234/ dead Denny Hamlin slammed the wall during the session and would use a backup car for the race. Because the change took place prior to qualifying, he won't start from the rear of the field. He said that the car "just snapped loose first lap after the changes.” Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.988 192.940 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.029 192.658 3 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 28.175 191.659Test session 2 results Practice First practice Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.646 and a speed of 195.327 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Penske duo lead opening Sprint Cup practice in Las Vegas http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/penske-duo-lead-opening-sprint-cup-practice-in-las-vegas-677509/ Motorsport.com Motorsport.com, Inc. March 4, 2016 Las Vegas March 4, 2016 March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307062016/http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/penske-duo-lead-opening-sprint-cup-practice-in-las-vegas-677509/ dead Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.646 195.327 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.655 195.263 3 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.659 195.235Official first practice results Practice (post-qualifying) Second practice Carl Edwards was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.189 and a speed of 191.564 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel March 5, 2016 Carl Edwards tops second Sprint Cup practice session in Las Vegas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/05/carl-edwards-tops-second-sprint-cup-practice-session-in-las-vegas/ March 5, 2016 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH119Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.189191.56423Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet28.288190.894313Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet28.317190.698Official second practice results Final practice Matt Kenseth was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.502 and a speed of 189.460 mph km/h on.McFadin Daniel March 5, 2016 Joe Gibbs Racing leads way in final Sprint Cup practice at Las Vegas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/05/joe-gibbs-racing-leads-way-in-final-sprint-cup-practice-at-las-vegas/ March 5, 2016 nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH120Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.502189.460219Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota28.594188.851341Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet28.616188.706Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|right|Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race. Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.505 and a speed of 196.328 mph km/h on.Gluck Jeff Kurt Busch wins Sprint Cup pole at Las Vegas https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/04/kurt-busch-wins-pole-sprint-cup-kobalt-400-las-vegas-motor-speedway/81345904/ March 4, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company March 4, 2016 Las Vegas He said the car "was insanely fast. It’s amazing all the detail that goes into qualifying with finding that perfect lap three times out there. My second outing we were way tight and I didn’t know where it came from. “(Tony) Gibson, (crew chief) and crew went to town. They just adjusted on it. We gambled and we made that last session, which was great. That was icing on the cake to be able to go out into the third round. I was first or 12th it didn’t matter.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Kurt Busch Vegas Pole Winner http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Kurt-Busch-Wins-Kobalt-400-Pole.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 4, 2016 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307141901/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Kurt-Busch-Wins-Kobalt-400-Pole.aspx March 7, 2016 dead Joey Logano said that second for him was "so close. Second always stings the most. I felt like that last run I just – I told Todd that our car was close I just had to want it more. I pushed as hard as I could and got a little tight in one and two and that was enough to give up that speed we needed to get the pole tonight. I am so proud of what this Pennzoil team has done to pick up over last week. Dang it. It is so close. It was a lot of fun out there tonight and we are looking forward to Sunday.” Kyle Busch, who described his car as being "out of control" after qualifying 23rd, said that his "front tires were chattering, and there wasn’t much we were going to do to fix that out there."Kantowski Ron Kurt Busch shatters record in taking Kobalt 400 pole position http://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/motor-sports/nascar/kurt-busch-shatters-record-taking-kobalt-400-pole-position March 5, 2016 Las Vegas Review-Journal New Media Investment Group March 4, 2016 Las Vegas Carl Edwards switched to a backup car after making contact with the wall in the session.Beacham Greg Kurt Busch claims pole in Las Vegas with 'insanely fast' lap http://racing.ap.org/article/kurt-busch-claims-pole-las-vegas-insanely-fast-lap-0 March 5, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305140129/http://racing.ap.org/article/kurt-busch-claims-pole-las-vegas-insanely-fast-lap-0 March 5, 2016 Las Vegas Because this took place after qualifying, he'll start from the rear of the field. He said that going to his backup was "frustrating because the car was really fast but they say the back-up is just as fast. I guarantee that car will be as good as this one."Cain Holly Carl Edwards wrecks in qualifying, heads to backup http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/3/4/carl-edwards-to-backup-car-hits-wall-in-las-vegas-qualifying.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 5, 2016 Las Vegas March 4, 2016 Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.498 27.649 27.505 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.640 27.623 27.575 3 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.737 27.670 27.582 4 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.735 27.613 27.598 5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.809 27.733 27.604 6 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.732 27.733 27.628 7 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.777 27.683 27.651 8 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.781 27.724 27.652 9 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.749 27.711 27.681 10 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.881 27.663 27.696 11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.661 27.725 27.837 12 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.870 27.682 27.961 13 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.870 27.740 — 14 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.806 27.741 — 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.906 27.784 — 16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.820 27.792 — 17 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.850 27.851 — 18 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.871 27.889 — 19 14 Brian Vickers Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.732 27.893 — 20 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.912 27.915 — 21 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.911 27.931 — 22 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.820 27.989 — 23 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.946 28.009 — 24 19 Carl EdwardsCarl Edwards started from the rear of the field after switching to a backup car post-qualifying. "N" Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.678 0.000 — 25 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.972 — — 26 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.989 — — 27 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.015 — — 28 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.019 — — 29 1 Jamie McMurrayJamie McMurray started from the rear of the field after switching to a backup car post-qualifying.White Tucker Kurt Busch on the pole for second straight race http://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=106812 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties March 6, 2016 March 4, 2016 "N" Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.075 — — 30 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 28.122 — — 31 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 28.144 — — 32 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.251 — — 33 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.291 — — 34 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 28.398 — — 35 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.566 — — 36 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.659 — — 37 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.661 — — 38 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 28.747 — — 39 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 29.062 — —Official qualifying results Race First half Start thumb|Brad Keselowski won the race. Under clear Nevada skies, Kurt Busch led the field to the green flag at 4:11 p.m. After 10 laps, he pulled to a 1.5 second lead over Joey Logano. By lap 25, Logano cut the deficit in half. A number of cars began reporting pieces of trash lying all over the track due to the 30 mph km/h on gusts of wind. The first caution of the race flew on lap 31. It was a scheduled competition caution due to rain. Denny Hamlin exited pit road with the lead. Busch was tagged for being too fast on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. Clint Bowyer was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field. The race restarted on lap 36. Logano drove under Hamlin going into turn 3 to take the lead on lap 45. After 10 laps, he pulled to a two-second lead over Matt Kenseth. By lap 70, teammate Brad Keselowski chipped away half his lead. Kenseth was running fourth when he made an unscheduled stop on lap 74 for a loose wheel. He rejoined the race in 35th one lap down. A number of cars began pitting on lap 82. Logano hit pit road on lap 83 and handed the lead to Kevin Harvick. He pitted the next lap and Austin Dillon took the lead. He pitted the next lap and the lead cycled to Keselowski. A. J. Allmendinger was tagged for speeding on pit road and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Chris Buescher was tagged for an uncontrolled tire and was forced to serve a pass-through penalty. Second quarter Debris on the backstretch brought out the second caution of the race on lap 99.Hallmann Randy Hallman: Caution for debris? Well, let's see it, NASCAR http://www.richmond.com/sports/auto-racing/nascar-sprint-cup/article_46a15703-4430-5dcf-b058-9203405be26f.html March 8, 2016 Richmond Times-Dispatch Berkshire Hathaway March 7, 2016 Keselowski and Logano swapped the lead on pit road with the former pitting before the start/finish line, but Jimmie Johnson exited pit road with the lead after taking just right-side tires. The race restarted on lap 105. Logano took the lead from Johnson on lap 133, but Johnson passed him back the next lap. A number of cars began pitting on lap 141. These were the cars that took the wave-around under the second caution. It didn't stop Johnson from pitting on lap 149 and handing the lead over to Logano. He pitted on lap 151 and handed the lead to teammate Keselowski. He pitted on lap 154 and the lead cycled back to Johnson. Greg Biffle, Dillon, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were all tagged for speeding on pit road and were forced to serve pass-through penalties. Second half Halfway Dealing with lapped traffic going into turn 1, Logano passed Johnson to take the lead on lap 178. Debris in turn 1 brought out the third caution of the race on lap 179. Johnson and Logano swapped the lead on pit road with the latter exiting with the lead. Keselowski was tagged for speeding on pit road and restarted the race from the tail-end of the field.Pockrass Bob Brad Keselowski rolls by Kyle Busch late to win in Las Vegas https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/14916880/nascar-brad-keselowski-rolls-kyle-busch-late-win-vegas ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures March 7, 2016 Las Vegas March 6, 2016 After the race, Paul Wolfe – Keselowski's crew chief – said that overcoming the penalty "talks about the whole team and how strong we are, how we continue to push. We had to overcome adversity today obviously. I think Brad and this team showed in the past there's no one I think that's any better at that. Getting that speeding penalty early on, you know, obviously wasn't ideal. No one gave up. Brad obviously continued to push hard and show the strength of the car." The race restarted with 82 laps to go. The fourth caution of the race flew with 69 laps to go for a single-car spin in turn 2. Rounding the turn, Allmendinger clipped the left-rear corner of Larson's car and sent him spinning. The right-rear corner tagged the wall. Kenseth exited pit road with the race lead. The restart was held a few laps for a dust storm building up southeast of the track.Scott David Rain, win, sand: NASCAR's Las Vegas race had it all https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article64470937.html March 7, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company March 6, 2016 Las Vegas Fourth quarter Despite a dust storm settling over the track, the race restarted with 64 laps to go. Johnson got a run on Kenseth exiting turn 4 and took the lead with 57 laps to go. The fifth caution of the race flew with 53 laps to go for a two-car wreck in turn 4. It appeared that Larson and Regan Smith got loose and slammed the wall.Bonkowski Jerry Larson, Smith tangle in first wreck of Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/06/larson-smith-tangle-in-first-wreck-of-kobalt-400-at-las-vegas/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports March 7, 2016 March 6, 2016 Logano opted not to pit when Johnson did and assumed the race lead. The race restarted with 44 laps to go. Kyle Busch drove under Logano in turn 3 to take the lead with 43 to go. The sixth caution of the race flew for a multi-car wreck in turn 1.Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Tough Ending for Kenseth, Elliott http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Tough-Vegas-Ending-for-Matt-Kenseth-and-Chase-Elliott.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 6, 2016 March 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307160817/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Tough-Vegas-Ending-for-Matt-Kenseth-and-Chase-Elliott.aspx March 7, 2016 dead Going into the turn, Kenseth got loose, slid up the track and slammed the wall. Chase Elliott slammed into his rear. Checking up to avoid Kenseth, Kurt Busch got loose, clipped Carl Edwards and sent both of them spinning. Kenseth said he didn't "know what happened. I just turned off in there and spun off before I honestly knew what was happening. I don’t know why it spun out. I tried to save it the best I could and just got hit hard from behind and ended up wrecking it.”Bonkowski Jerry Matt Kenseth’s misfortune continues, wrecks with Chase Elliott in Las Vegas http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/03/06/matt-kenseths-misfortune-continues-wrecks-with-chase-elliott-in-las-vegas/ nascartalk.nbcsports.com NBC Sports March 6, 2016 March 6, 2016 Elliott said what happened was "disappointing. What a fast race car. Just a terrible job on my behalf. It's pitiful. Run three races and finished one. Bad job on my end. I know better to miss a wreck like that.” The race restarted with 35 laps to go. Busch shot out ahead of Logano and began to pull away. With 15 laps to go, that gap closed to less than a second. With 12 to go, he said his right-front tire was "falling apart". Keselowski closed in and passed Busch for the lead with five laps to go and drove on to score the victory.Beacham Greg Brad Keselowski passes Kyle Busch late to win at Las Vegas http://racing.ap.org/article/brad-keselowski-passes-kyle-busch-late-win-las-vegas March 6, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports March 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307131953/http://racing.ap.org/article/brad-keselowski-passes-kyle-busch-late-win-las-vegas March 7, 2016 Las Vegas Post-race Driver comments Keselowski described his day as "really, really great. It seemed like there were plenty of challenges, whether it was pit road or the weather or cautions. They threw everything they had at us today but this Miller Lite Ford team was too strong and we were able to fight them off and get to victory lane.”Pistone Pete Pete Pistone Vegas Jackpot for Keselowski http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Koblat-400-at-Las-Vegas-Motor-Speedway.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network March 6, 2016 March 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307110600/https://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/03/Brad-Keselowski-Wins-Koblat-400-at-Las-Vegas-Motor-Speedway.aspx March 7, 2016 dead After finishing runner-up, Logano said he's "finished second so many times this year already, and this whole weekend we finished second. Second in every qualifying round, during qualifying, second in practice on Friday, second in the race. Just so close. I want to break through and get a trophy eventually. Still, nothing to hold our heads down about. It's not easy to finish second. I want to break through and get a trophy."Jensen Tom Keselowski, Logano race each other 'hard but clean' in finishing 1-2 http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/keselowski-logano-race-each-other-hard-but-clean-in-finishing-1-2-030616 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media March 6, 2016 Las Vegas March 6, 2016 Kyle Busch said he "had a vibration when we put the rights on, and it just kept getting worse and worse. There at the end, I didn't know if a tire was coming off or what. And there at the end, I was trying to give it everything I had, but it would just not turn. It just go so tight, it was the tightest we were all day.”Gluck Jeff Brad Keselowski wins in Las Vegas https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/03/06/brad-keselowski-wins-las-vegas-nascar-race-kobalt-400/81415278/ March 6, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company March 6, 2016 Las Vegas He also added that his car was "really, really bad this whole weekend, horrible. So, not a bad finish today considering. Not a win. But we have started top-fiving it and when we do that, the wins should come."Cain Holly Kyle Busch encouraged by rally, has 'work to do' http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/3/6/kyle-busch-fourth-place-finish-las-vegas-work-to-be-done-joe-gibbs-racing.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 7, 2016 Las Vegas March 6, 2016 Following his fifth-place finish, Dillon said of his speeding penalty that he "did all I could there to get ourselves back in a position to get back on the lead lap. The caution fell perfect for us. It took a gutsy call there (by Labbe) to take the wave-around to get back on the lead lap, to see if the caution would come out. It did right in our window, so things fell our way there for sure. But what a fast racecar. We were running some lap times faster than the leader in the middle of the race when we were laps down. That's something we're really proud of."Menzer Joe Austin Dillon predicts win soon for No. 3 team after Vegas wager http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/austin-dillon-las-vegas-motor-speedway-kobalt-400-predicts-win-soon-no-3-team-wager-030616 Foxsports.com Fox Sports Digital Media March 6, 2016 March 6, 2016 After finishing sixth, Ryan Blaney said that it "was really satisfying. It was a good day for us. We needed a good finish after last week and it is nice to go out here and we all had fast cars. ... We were able to drive up through the field early and made it better throughout the day. We had some spectacular late runs but we'd give up a little too much early and we couldn't ever get back what we lost. It's a great day.”White Rea Austin Dillon, Ryan Blaney excel with top-10 Vegas finishes http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar-news/4697440-austin-dillon-ryan-blaney-excel-nascar-sprint-cup-kobalt-400-las-vegas-motor-speedway SportingNews.com Sporting News March 7, 2016 March 6, 2016 March 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308010957/http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar-news/4697440-austin-dillon-ryan-blaney-excel-nascar-sprint-cup-kobalt-400-las-vegas-motor-speedway dead Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 267 44 2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 267 40 3 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 40 4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 38 5 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 37 6 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 267 35 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 35 8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 33 9 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 33 10 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 267 31 11 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 267 30 12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 29 13 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 28 14 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 267 27 15 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 267 26 16 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 267 25 17 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 25 18 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 23 19 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 267 23 20 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 267 21 21 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 267 20 22 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 267 19 23 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 267 18 24 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 17 25 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 266 17 26 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 15 27 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 266 14 28 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 266 13 29 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport - Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 266 12 30 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 265 11 31 83 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 263 10 32 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 262 9 33 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 262 8 34 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 262 7 35 30 Josh Wise The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 259 6 36 14 Brian Vickers Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 257 5 37 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 224 5 38 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 224 3 39 98 Cole Whitt Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 115 2 Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 20 Cautions/Laps: 6 for 36 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 53 minutes and 55 seconds Average speed: 138.17 mph km/h Media Television Fox Sports will be covering their 16th race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2001 race winner Jeff Gordon and Darrell Waltrip will have the call in the booth for the race. Jamie Little, Vince Welch and Matt Yocum will handle the pit road duties for the television side. Fox Booth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor commentator: Darrell Waltrip Jamie LittleVince WelchMatt Yocum Radio PRN will have the radio call for the race which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice, Mark Garrow and Wendy Venturini will call the race in the booth when the field is racing through the tri-oval. Rob Albright will call the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field is racing through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson will call the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field is racing through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Jim Noble and Steve Richards will work pit road for the radio side. PRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowAnnouncer: Wendy Venturini Turns 1 & 2: Rob AlbrightTurns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson Brad GillieBrett McMillanJim NobleSteve Richards Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Kyle Busch 116 10px 3 2 Jimmie Johnson 110 (–6) 10px 1 3 Kevin Harvick 109 (–7) 10px 3 4 Joey Logano 104 (–12) 10px 1 5 Kurt Busch 102 (–14) 10px 4 6 Brad Keselowski 98 (–18) 10px 4 7 Carl Edwards 96 (–20) 10px 4 8 Denny Hamlin 93 (–23) 10px 1 9 Martin Truex Jr. 90 (–26) 10px 1 10 Austin Dillon 90 (–26) 10px 2 11 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 79 (–37) 10px 4 12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 78 (–38) 10px 2 13 Kasey Kahne 77 (–39) 10px 7 14 Ryan Blaney (R) 73 (–43) 10px 6 15 Aric Almirola 72 (–44) 10px 1 16 Jamie McMurray 69 (–47)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 122 10px 2 Chevrolet 121 (–1) 10px 3 Ford 111 (–11)Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. Notes "N" References 2 Sprint Cup Series 2016 2016 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 2016 Good Sam 500 Sports Kobalt 400 Kobalt 400 Category:NASCAR races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Kobalt 400