Doing the Double

After three rounds of the new qualifying sessions, Brad and teammate Joey Logano caught the top two spots again. Staying in the top 12 to get into the 3rd knockout qualifying session, Brad clenched the top spot, beating the previous track record again, until Joey Logano beat him out to win the Coors Light Pole by .026 seconds.

Brad qualified second, with a speed of 193.099 and a best time of 27.965. In practice, Brad finished 17th, with a speed of 189.480, a best time of 28.499 and -.371 seconds behind practice leader, Carl Edwards, who has won at Las Vegas before.

I believe that this week is the week. After Brad finished third in the past couple of races, I believe that the third Cup race will be the charm. Brad has a fast car this week and starting up front with his teammate will help Team Penske greatly. Brad and Joey have got the new qualifying sessions beat, and seem to do best at it so far. Hopefully we can get a Team Penske top two, with Brad getting his first win of the season.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is located in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

• It is one of the 1 and a half mile tracks
• The surface is made of asphalt, not concrete
• It holds all three NASCAR series events once a year
• It was opened in 1971, and holds a capacity of 131,000 people
• The driver with the most wins at this track is Jimmie Johnson, with 4 wins

Some reasons why Las Vegas is different than other NASCAR tracks:

• The track holds the NHRA Yellow Drag Racing Series
• The Global Rallycross Championship is held there
• It has a dirt track, which is .375 miles long
• There is a drag strip, which is known with the name of “The Strip at LVMS”, and is 1/4 mile long

BRAD’S LAS VEGAS STATISTICS

• Mar 2013 – Started 1st, finished 3rd 
• Mar 2012 – Started 20th, finished 32nd
• Mar 2011 – Started 20th, finished 26th
• Feb 2010 – Started 16th, finished 26th

Brad’s best finish at Vegas was last year, where he started on the pole and led 12 laps, finishing 3rd. Hopefully this year, he will be starting 2nd, and finishing first!