Shelby 427

Categories: Sports | Nascar | Auto Racing | Motorsports
    • First held: 1998
    • Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
    • Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
    • First winner: Mark Martin
    • Most wins: Three, by Jimmie Johnson
    • Number of laps: 267
    • Lap distance: 1.5 miles
    • Total distance: 427.5 miles
    • Shape: D-shaped oval
    • Banking: 20° in turns, 9° on the front stretch, 9° on the back stretch
    • Frontstretch: 2,275 feet
    • Backstretch: 1,572 feet
    • Seating: 142,000
    • Previous named: Las Vegas 400, CarsDirect.com 400, UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400
    • Sprint Cup race record: Mark Martin, 146.554 (March 1, 1998)
    • Sprint Cup qualifying record: Ricky Rudd 172.563 (2000)
  • Formerly called the UAW-Dodge 400, the Shelby 427 is the third race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup season. The name was changed in 2008 after sponsorship changed from DaimlerChrysler to Carroll Shelby International.

    The 2009 Shelby 427 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, 2009. Qualifying was held on February 28, 2009, with Kyle Busch winning the pole position with a speed of 185.995 mph.Fox Sports on MSN: Starting Grid Busch, who was forced to start at the back of the pack after the engine in his car had to be replaced, came back to win the race.ESPN.com: Busch Wins in Vegas; Kenseth Last

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