Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Specifications: 1.5-mile oval
Laps: 200
Miles: 300
Scheduled Green Flag: 4:31 pm/et
Weather: Mostly Sunny 64 Degrees with a 20% chance of rain
Defending Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Television: ESPN2
Cup Regulars in Race: #22 Brad Keselowski; #54 Kyle Busch; #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Rowdy’s Pick: Brad Keselowski
Race number three of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season is set to get underway Saturday from sin city at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Jeff Green won the first ever Nationwide Series race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the defending winner of this race.
All activity at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was rained out on Friday so NASCAR decided to cancel Nationwide qualifying that was scheduled for Saturday and instead award teams some much-needed practice time on Saturday before the 300-mile race.
One practice session will be held Saturday morning for the Nationwide teams.
Saturday’s 40-car field is primarily set by 2012 Nationwide Series owner points. Brian Vickers will lead the field to the green flag with Trevor Bayne starting on the outside of the front row.
ESPN2 will come on-air at 4:00 pm/et with the green flag scheduled for 4:31 pm/et. Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree will be in the booth along with Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch and Vince Welch monitoring pit-road.
PRN will have the call on radio.
Past Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nationwide Winners
2012 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
2011 – Mark Martin
2010 – Kevin Harvick
2009 – Greg Biffle
2008 – Mark Martin
2007 – Jeff Burton
2006 – Kasey Kahne
2005 – Mark Martin
2004 – Kevin Harvick
2003 – Joe Nemechek
2002 – Jeff Burton
2001 – Todd Bodine
2000 – Jeff Burton
1999 – Mark Martin
1998 – Jimmy Spencer
1997 – Jeff Green
