NASCAR at Las Vegas 2012 Results: Reaction, Leaders and Post-Race Analysis

With NASCAR heading back to Las Vegas, the 43 drivers that hit the 1.5-mile speedway will be hoping that their luck holds up until they finish the race at least.

Weather-people in the area are claiming that the race should go off without a hitch, so let’s get ready to enjoy a Sunday full of NASCAR excitement!

Where: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.

When: Green Flag scheduled for Sunday, March 11, at 3:16 p.m. ET

Watch: FOX

Listen: Performance Racing Network

Starting Lineup

1. Kasey Kahne
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
5. Clint Bowyer
6. Jimmie Johnson
7. Tony Stewart
8. Joey Logano
9. Greg Biffle
10. Martin Truex Jr.
11. Matt Kenseth
12. Kurt Busch
13. Mark Martin
14. AJ Allmendinger
15. Marcos Ambrose
16. Jeff Gordon
17. Denny Hamlin
18. Ryan Newman
19. Jamie McMurray
20. Brad Keselowski
21. Carl Edwards
22. Jeff Burton
23. Brendan Gaughan
24. Bobby Labonte
25. Trevor Bayne
26. Paul Menard
27. Aric Almirola
28. Regan Smith
29. Juan Pablo Montoya
30. Landon Cassill
31. David Reutimann
32. Casey Mears
33. Josh Wise
34. David Gilliland
35. David Ragan
36. JJ Yeley
37. Travis Kvapil
38. Dave Blaney
39. Michael McDowell
40. Joe Nemechek
41. Ken Schrader
42. Timmy Hill
43. David Stremme

Favorites

Carl Edwards

After winning the Las Vegas race last season, Carl Edwards looks to defend his race title by going the distance again. In seven Las Vegas starts, Edwards has two wins and has never finished off the lead lap.

Kyle Busch

While Kyle Busch’s success at his home track has been more inconsistent than Carl Edwards, Busch has always been the ultimate checkers-or-wreckers driver. Seven of his nine races on the track have been top 15s, the other two were 38th or worse.

Jimmie Johnson

There is no more dominant of a driver in this field on this track than Jimmie Johnson. With one of his title sponsors supporting this week’s event, Johnson and the No. 48 team need to perform well. That’s the kind of pressure a driver faces when winning four of the last seven races on a track.

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