Kobalt 400

Kobalt 400

NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series
Venue	Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Location	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Corporate sponsor	Kobalt
First race	1998
Distance	400.5 miles (644.5 km)
Laps	267
Previous names	Las Vegas 400 (1998–1999) CarsDirect.com 400 (2000) UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (2001–2007) UAW-Dodge 400 (2008) Shelby 427 (2009) Shelby American (2010) Kobalt Tools 400 (2011-2013)
Most wins (driver)	Jimmie Johnson (4)
Most wins (team)	Roush Fenway Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)	Ford (9)
Circuit information
Surface	Asphalt
Length	1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Turns	4

The Kobalt 400 is a NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series stock car race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. The inaugural race was held in 1998. For several years, the race was sponsored by United Auto Workers and DaimlerChrysler. From its inception through 2008, the race was run at a distance of 400 miles (640 km).

The race is unique in that its winner receives a championship belt rather than a trophy. The race was also part of the No Bull 5 challenge from 1999 to 2002.

From 2001 until 2008, this race carried a sponsorship from Chrysler. For the first six of those years, the race was known as the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 to reflect Chrysler's partnership with then-DaimlerBenz. After Daimler sold Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management, the race became known as the UAW-Dodge 400 for the 2008 race. Carroll Shelby International took over as a sponsor for 2009 and 2010, with the 2009 race adding 27 miles (43 km) as part of the sponsorship in honor of the Shelby 427 Cobra; the 2010 race was known as the Shelby American. Lowe's, through its Kobalt Tools subsidiary, became the race's title sponsor for 2011; Kobalt was title sponsor for the spring race at Atlanta until the track gave up its early season date after 2010. The race was called the Kobalt Tools 400 from 2011 to 2013 before becoming the Kobalt 400 for now.

Past winners

Year	Date	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Race Distance		Race Time	Average Speed (mph)	Report
						Laps	Miles (km)
1998	March 1	6	Mark Martin	Roush Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:43:58	146.554	Report
1999	March 7	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:54:43	137.537	Report
2000	March 5	99	Jeff Burton	Roush Racing	Ford	148*	222 (357.274)	1:51:01	119.982	Report
2001	March 4	24	Jeff Gordon	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:57:17	135.546	Report
2002	March 3	40	Sterling Marlin	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dodge	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:55:43	136.754	Report
2003	March 2	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:00:46	132.934	Report
2004	March 7	17	Matt Kenseth	Roush Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:06:35	128.79	Report
2005	March 13	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:18:32	121.038	Report
2006*	March 12	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	270*	405 (651.784)	3:02:13	133.358	Report
2007*	March 11	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:07:28	128.183	Report
2008	March 2	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	3:08:08	127.729	Report
2009	March 1	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	285	427.5 (687.994)	3:34:37	119.515	Report
2010	February 28	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:49:53	141.450	Report
2011	March 6	99	Carl Edwards	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:57:20	135.508	Report
2012	March 11	14	Tony Stewart	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:54:44	137.524	Report
2013	March 10	20	Matt Kenseth*	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:44:16	146.287	Report
2014	March 9	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:35:24	154.633	Report
2015	March 8	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:47:15	143.677	Report
2016	March 6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	267	400.5 (644.542)	2:53:55	138.170	Report

• 2000: Race shortened due to rain.
• 2006: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. Last race to use old track layout.
• 2007: First race to use on new track layout.
• 2013: Matt Kenseth won on his 41st birthday.

Multiple winners (drivers)

# Wins	Driver	Years Won
4	Jimmie Johnson	2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
3	Matt Kenseth	2003, 2004, 2013
2	Jeff Burton	1999, 2000
	Carl Edwards	2008, 2011
	Brad Keselowski	2014, 2016

Multiple winners (teams)

# Wins	Team	Years Won
7	Roush Fenway Racing	1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011
5	Hendrick Motorsports	2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	2009, 2013
	Stewart-Haas Racing	2012, 2015
	Team Penske	2014, 2016

Manufacturer wins

# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
9	Ford	1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2016
7	Chevrolet	2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2015
2	Toyota	2009, 2013
1	Dodge	2002

Television broadcasters

Year	Network	Lap-by-lap	Color commentator(s)
1998	ESPN	Bob Jenkins	Benny Parsons
1999
2000			Benny Parsons Ray Evernham
2001	Fox	Mike Joy	Darrell Waltrip Larry McReynolds
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016			Darrell Waltrip Jeff Gordon

External links

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