NASCAR Green Flag Time Today: When will the 2024 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Cup Series playoff race kick off?

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season has arrived at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first race of the Round of 8 playoffs, the South Point 400. The Las Vegas Cup Series playoff race will be contested between 37 drivers for 267 laps at the 1.5-mile Vegas track.

As the Round of 8 kicks off in Las Vegas, this race holds extra weight as playoff-eligible drivers will be pressured to perform well to put themselves in a good position to qualify for the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway. A win in the Round of 8 can directly advance them into the season-finale race.

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What is the green flag time for NASCAR race today?

The green flag for the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is set to wave at 2:49 pm ET on Sunday (October 20).

The live-action of Sunday’s Las Vegas NASCAR race can be watched on NBC Sports, while radio coverage will be available at PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio in the United States.

Last year, Hendrick Motorsports star driver Kyle Larson emerged victorious at the Las Vegas fall race while Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch grabbed the podium finish.

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Christopher Bell is on the pole for Las Vegas race

The #20 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell took the early upper hand among the playoff drivers by winning the pole for Sunday’s Las Vegas playoff race. He scored the pole with a time of 29.135 and a speed of 185.344 mph.

Tyler Reddick will start alongside Bell in the front row. He had the fastest car in the practice session with a speed of 183.187 mph.

Las Vegas playoff race starting lineup:

1. #20 - Christopher Bell
2. #45 - Tyler Reddick
3. #48 - Alex Bowman
4. #11 - Denny Hamlin
5. #5 - Kyle Larson
6. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
7. #1 - Ross Chastain
8. #54 - Ty Gibbs
9. #24 - William Byron
10. #22 - Joey Logano
11. #2 - Austin Cindric
12. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
13. #3 - Austin Dillon
14. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
15. #34 - Michael McDowell
16. #7 - Justin Haley
17. #6 - Brad Keselowski
18. #9 - Chase Elliott
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace
20. #8 - Kyle Busch
21. #10 - Noah Gragson
22. #17 - Chris Buescher
23. #99 - Daniel Suarez
24. #14 - Chase Briscoe
25. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
26. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
27. #43 - Erik Jones
28. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
29. #84 - Jimmie Johnson
30. #38 - Todd Gilliland
31. #21 - Harrison Burton
32. #41 - Ryan Preece
33. #31 - Daniel Hemric
34. #16 - Shane van Gisbergen
35. #51 - Corey LaJoie
36. #15 - Cody Ware
37. #12 - Ryan Blaney