The 2026 Pennzoil 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 15, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the fifth race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Denny Hamlin won the race, his 61st career win, moving him to 10th all time on the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace, and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.
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 complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Alex Bowman, the original driver of the No. 48, was sidelined for the race due to vertigo sustained at Austin.
Christopher Bell was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.338 seconds and a speed of .
Christopher Bell scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.853 and a speed of .
Stage One Laps: 80
Stage Two Laps: 85
Stage Three Laps: 102
Fox Sports was carried by FS1 in the United States. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and two-time Las Vegas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race.
PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Nick Yeoman called the race in the booth when the field races through the tri-oval. Andrew Kurland called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called 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 worked pit road for the radio side.