Cobalt 400
| Venue: | Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
| Main sponsor: | cobalt |
| First race: | 1998 |
| Distance: | 400.5 miles (644.5 km) |
| Number of laps: | 267 |
| Former 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) Cobalt 400 (2014) |
The Kobalt 400 is a car race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and takes place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas , Nevada .
In May 2007 it was announced that UAW-DaimlerChrysler would no longer act as the main sponsor of the race as of the following season due to Chrysler's separation from the company. After it was announced on August 2, 2007 that the Corona México 200 2008 will be removed from the Nationwide Series racing calendar , the race will take place again on the original date. In addition, Dodge appeared as the new main sponsor from the 2008 season . In the 2009 season , the race was called Shelby 427. At the same time, the race distance was extended from 267 laps (400 miles / 644 km) to 285 laps (427.5 miles / 704 km) based on one of the sponsor's sports car names, the 427 Cobra .
winner
| year | date | driver | Automobile # | brand | Launch site | Leadership laps |
Prize money | Average speed ( mph ) |
Average speed ( km / h ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1st March | Mark Martin | 6th | ford | 7th | 82 | $ 313,900 | 146.554 | 235.856 |
| 1999 | 7th March | Jeff Burton | 99 | ford | 19th | 111 | $ 336,590 | 137.537 | 221,344 |
| 2000 | 5. March | Jeff Burton | 99 | ford | 11. | 56 (out of 148 *) | $ 358,925 | 119.982 | 193.092 |
| 2001 | 4th of March | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 24. | 33 | $ 369,602 | 135,546 | 218.140 |
| 2002 | 3 March | Sterling marlin | 40 | Dodge | 24. | 37 | $ 412,842 | 136.754 | 220.084 |
| 2003 | 2nd March | Matt Kenseth | 17th | ford | 17th | 88 | $ 365,875 | 132.934 | 213,937 |
| 2004 | 7th March | Matt Kenseth | 17th | ford | 25th | 123 | $ 458,828 | 128.790 | 207.267 |
| 2005 | March 13th | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 9. | 107 | $ 428,066 | 121.038 | 194.792 |
| 2006 | March 12th | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 3. | 1 (of 270 *) | $ 386,936 | 133.358 | 214.619 |
| 2007 | March 11 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 23. | 89 | $ 415,386 | 128.183 | 206.290 |
| 2008 | 2nd March | Carl Edwards | 99 | ford | 2. | 86 | §425.675 | 127.729 | 205.560 |
| 2009 | 1st March | Kyle Busch | 18th | Toyota | 1. | 51 (of 285) | $ 461,273 | 119.515 | 192.341 |
| 2010 | February 28 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 20th | 18th | $ 405,628 | 141.450 | 227.642 |
| 2011 | 6th March | Carl Edwards | 99 | ford | 3. | 69 | $ 401,541 | 135.508 | 218,079 |
| 2012 | March 11 | Tony Stewart | 14th | Chevrolet | 7th | 127 | $ 428,175 | 137.542 | 221,352 |
| 2013 | March 10th | Matt Kenseth | 20th | Toyota | 18th | 42 | $ 408,666 | 146.287 | 235.426 |
| 2014 | 9th March | Brad Keselowski | 2 | ford | 2. | 53 | $ 449,048 | 154.633 | 248.858 |
| 2015 | 8th of March | Kevin Harvick | 4th | Chevrolet | 18th | 142 | $ 442,415 | 143.677 | 231.226 |
| 2016 | 6th March | Brad Keselowski | 2 | ford | 2. | 138.170 |
- 2000: Shortened race due to the onset of rain.
- 2006: Extended race due to Green-White-Checkered .