2026 South Point 400
Motor car race
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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.
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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| 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) | ||
Report
Background
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
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (CC) denotes chase contender.
Media
Television
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. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider will handle pit road, while Trevor Bayne provided analysis from the pace car for the television side.
| USA | ||
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Pace car |
| Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Dave Burns Kim Coon Marty Snider | Trevor Bayne |
Radio
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 | ||
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| 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 |