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00:00 Well, I'll tell you something that's not slow, and that is of course starting your engines,
00:04 because NASCAR races have started and this weekend it rolls into Las Vegas.
00:09 I spoke with John Langler about all the buzz that will be happening this weekend in Vegas.
00:16 Good morning, John.
00:17 I'm excited to talk to you because NASCAR rolls into Phoenix next week, but you're there
00:22 in Vegas where definitely it's a NASCAR party and excitement going on because of last week's
00:28 race.
00:29 Yeah, Brad, good morning to you.
00:31 It's not exciting now.
00:32 It's still early in the morning, but it was exciting last night.
00:34 The haulers drove up the strip up here to the speedway.
00:37 The cars are going to be on track about midday, around one o'clock, but it's exciting.
00:41 As you mentioned, the whole circus, the NASCAR circus was in Atlanta last week.
00:46 Cross-country trip to get here in time for the 26th straight year.
00:51 NASCAR is in Las Vegas.
00:52 It should be a lot of fun.
00:53 Okay, since you said there's no cars there, can you set up a little car setup for us so
00:58 we feel like we do have some cars there?
01:01 Well, I'm so glad you mentioned that, Brad.
01:03 I happened to bring some props with me here.
01:05 I dug through my garage.
01:06 Look what I ... And they actually say Pennzoil on it for the Pennzoil 400 on Sunday.
01:09 Let's see if we can get some good early lap times here.
01:13 We've got an IndyCar, an old stock car, and then another one.
01:17 So here we go.
01:20 That one's not bad.
01:22 That one needs a little help.
01:25 And here's the final one.
01:26 All right, come on.
01:27 Let's see if we can get it.
01:28 Oh, this didn't even do anything.
01:31 It turned right.
01:32 Stock cars turn left.
01:33 Come on now.
01:34 Let's try it one more time.
01:35 All right.
01:36 We'll work on it.
01:37 We'll work on it, Brad.
01:38 It's just practice.
01:39 We've got a long way to go.
01:40 It's a long weekend.
01:41 Yeah.
01:42 What's great is that Vegas is not too far away from Phoenix to get out there and enjoy
01:46 the races.
01:47 And so what can people expect when they come that way?
01:50 So yeah, not too far a drive, of course, from Phoenix up to Las Vegas.
01:54 Lots of parties all night long.
01:55 And it's not just here at the Speedway.
01:56 Obviously, the racing is here.
01:57 There's campers and RVs.
01:59 But up and down Las Vegas Boulevard, all the resorts, all the casinos, they're all dialed
02:03 for NASCAR, whether it's live music, live events, parties going on.
02:07 There's always something going on in Las Vegas.
02:09 So they're used to it with NASCAR coming in.
02:11 It's twice a year.
02:13 This is the first race.
02:14 There's plenty to do in Las Vegas if you're a big NASCAR fan.
02:16 All right.
02:17 And really quick, the series.
02:19 What goes on this weekend?
02:20 What starts tonight?
02:22 So tonight's the truck series.
02:23 They'll get going here Friday night.
02:25 Tomorrow's the Xfinity series.
02:26 That's like, as we know, sort of the minor leagues for stock car racing.
02:29 Then you've got the cup series.
02:31 That's the big race.
02:32 That's Sunday here, the Pennzoil 400.
02:34 That's where the stands will be packed.
02:36 So three great days of racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
02:39 I'll tell you, John, very exciting.
02:41 If you do get a chance, go check out my friend Frankie Munez.
02:44 He's racing Saturday.
02:45 So make sure you see him.
02:47 I'll see if you need someone to work on the front tires.
02:50 Thank you, John.
02:51 All right.
02:52 Well, how--
02:53 That was great.
02:54 Thank you.
02:55 Yeah.
02:56 So again, NASCAR rolls in next week.
02:58 We'll have three days of it here.
02:59 And then it comes back in the fall.
03:01 I forgot what it is.
03:02 But over at the Phoenix Raceway, which is going to be pretty cool.
03:04 That's awesome.
03:05 And you're going to go check some stuff out, right?
03:06 I'm going to be out there.
03:07 I'm going to actually talk with the president of the raceway.
03:08 Great.
03:09 So we're going to do a little interview.
03:10 All right.
03:11 Make sure you tune in for that.
03:12 And we want to say that the CW is very happy to be a part of NASCAR, especially starting
03:15 next year.
03:16 So you can get all the action right here on the CW7.
03:18 So it'll be pretty cool.
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