What are the NASCAR stage lengths at Las Vegas Motor Speedway?

Stages come to the NASCAR races in Las Vegas for the first time, and we tell you when to look for the green and white checkered flag in both the Cup Series and XFINITY Series.

Don’t tell Kevin Harvick that stages aren’t good for NASCAR. Despite some issues closing out races, Harvick has taken full advantage of the new rules that award points at two different intervals of 2017 races to take the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points lead into Las Vegas.

He’ll get a third chance to rack up some points, as will the drivers in the XFINITY Series. With a number of Cup Series drivers in the field on Saturday, it will behoove the XFINITY regulars to stay in the top 10 to grab as many extra points as possible.

As a refresher, the top 10 drivers at the end of each stage earn championship points, with 10 points going to the stage winner down to one point for the 10th-place driver. The stage winner also gets a bonus point to bring into the playoffs should they make it.

For the two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend, we turn to NASCAR.com:

"Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (Race is Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FOX)Stage 1: Ends on Lap 80Stage 2: Ends on Lap 160Final Stage: Scheduled to end on Lap 267XFINITY Series (Race is Saturday, 4 p.m. ET, FS1)Stage 1: Ends on Lap 45Stage 2: Ends on Lap 90Final Stage: Scheduled to end on Lap 200"

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The difference between the two stage lengths is interesting, as cars will be able to finish a whole stage in the XFINITY Series without stopping for gas, but that won’t be true in the Cup Series, where even 70 laps would likely be too far to go without more fuel.