NASCAR South Point 400: Weather forecast for the upcoming race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NASCAR fans are in for another thrilling weekend of stock car racing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the venue hosts the 33rd race of the 2024 season, the South Point 400, on Sunday, October 20.

This weekend, the 1.5-mile-long quad-oval-shaped track on the NASCAR schedule will host a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race for the seventh time. A total of 37 Cup Series drivers will compete over 267 laps in Las Vegas, Nevada, divided into three stages, adding up to 400.5 miles overall.

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Weather forecast for the 2024 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Here’s the weather forecast for this week’s two NASCAR national series events at the South Point 400, according to dailydownforce.com:

Saturday, October 19, 2024

NASCAR Cup Series Practice: High 73°F, Low 62°F, Sunny, and 10% chance of rain.

NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying: High 73°F, Low 62°F, Sunny, and 10% chance of rain.

Sunday, October 20, 2024

South Point 400: High 75°F, Low 65°F, Sunny, and 0% chance of rain

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How could weather conditions affect the race?

Weather conditions can impact a race in Las Vegas, Nevada, in several ways, especially in October or November. The factors that could affect South Point 400 are temperature, rain, wind, visibility and humidity.

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Full entry list for the 2024 South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The 2024 iteration of the Las Vegas fall race is set to feature 37 Cup Series drivers on the grid. The entry list is as follows:

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

Catch NASCAR Cup Series action live at Las Vegas on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.