NASCAR kicks off west coast trip with hauler parade

NASCAR's next three race weekends, at Las Vegas, Phoenix and Fontana, are all on the west coast of the United States. To kick off this west coast swing, many Sprint Cup haulers took a trip down the Las Vegas strip on Thursday evening in preparation for the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to the northeast of the city on Sunday. The Xfinity Series also races at the track on Saturday and will follow the Cup cars to Phoenix and Fontana. Both series head back east at the end of the month, with the Cup cars being rejoined by the Camping World Truck Series in Martinsville, Virginia and the Xfinity Series returning to action the following Friday evening in Fort Worth, Texas.