Kyle Busch to Go For the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sweep

A hometown boy will go for the sweep at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.

Kyle Busch, the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion, will compete in all three races of the speedway's first-ever NASCAR tripleheader Friday through Sunday. The Las Vegas native will race in the Stratosphere 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event on Friday, then get behind the wheel again on Saturday for the Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race before going for the checkered flag in Sunday's Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube MENCS race.

His older brother, Kurt, is another of 37 entries in Sunday's 267-lap race, and there are other area drivers competing over the weekend as well. Spencer Gallagher will drive the No. 23 car in the Boyd Gaming 300 on Saturday, while former Bullring star Noah Gragson is racing the No. 18 truck for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Stratosphere 200 on Friday.

Daytona 500 Champion Austin Dillon will pull double duty on Saturday and Sunday, as will Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson and Cole Custer. Sunday will mark Custer's career debut in the MENCS, and Daytona 500 runner-up Bubba Wallace also will compete in the MENCS for the first time in Las Vegas.

Reigning MENCS Champion Martin Truex Jr. will be back to defend his 2017 Las Vegas victory on Sunday, with Ben Rhodes going for two in a row in the track's NCWTS race on Friday.

There are tentatively 41 entries for Saturday's Boyd Gaming 300, with 31 entries lined up for Friday's Stratosphere 200.

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