Let’s Go Racing In Vegas: Logano Wins South Point 400 at Speedway Sunday

October 16, 2022October 17, 2022 Alan Snel Bubba Wallace, Davante Adams, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson

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Story by Alan Snel Photos by Arnie Bazemore

The Las Vegas Raiders had an open weekend with a bye in the NFL schedule on Sunday.

So, that allowed Raiders’ receiver Davante Adams to visit another type of sports venue — one that is actually much bigger than the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.

Adams was the honorary pace car driver for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

It was a relatively pleasant day at the Speedway on the north end of the Las Vegas metro area because the fall NASCAR race is typically in September when temperatures can be hitting sweltering 100-degree levels.

But the South Point 400 was Oct. 16, which likely enhanced attendance instead of holding it in September when the heat is more intense. NASCAR along with TV rights holders and the Speedway work together on picking the date.

The number 22 car zipped across the finish line and driver Joey Logano will always remember October 16 as the day he won the South Point 400. The Team Penske driver averaged a little more than 130 miles per hour in winning the 267-lap race. Logano clinched a spot in the Championship 4.

In other news, South Point and Las Vegas Motor Speedway extended their naming rights deal for the venue’s fall NASCAR Cup Series race. South Point has been the only title sponsor of the Fall NASCAR Cup Series race since its inception at the Speedway in 2018.