Greg DePalma, C.J. Radune (RotoWire) and Eric Smith (Race Review Online) examine the trends – such as they are – for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas, as the NASCAR Cup Seriesfinally departs Florida after a completely unpredictable opening month. Even though it’s early, victories by Michael McDowell, Christopher Bell and now William Byron figure to ramp up the pressure in the points race for final playoff spots. Joey Loganohas won each of the past two Las Vegas spring races, though in both cases Kevin Harvick led the most laps.

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