The final event of the Nitrocross championship will take place at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, this weekend. Here is all the information you need to follow the race.
America’s top rallycross electric series returns to Las Vegas after almost a decade (the historic Global Rally Cross was the last visit). This time, they will race on a brand new track, the Nitrodrome at Planet Hollywood, which features dirt berms, asphalt, the classic Joker Lap, and the Gap Jump.
The 2023/2024 Nitrocross season had 8 rounds packed with emotion and adrenaline: Jay (Oklahoma), Salt Lake City (Utah), Phoenix (Arizona), Glen Helen (California) & the exhibition race at Calgary (Canada). For this final weekend, there are two rounds (Friday and Saturday) with more than 100 points to win, and drivers must drop one score. Group E class will be joined by support categories SxS (Side-by-Side), SxS PRO (Side-by-Side PRO), Baja Bugs & NEXT.
News regarding rounds 9 and 10 is the addition of the new class Side-by-Side PRO (SxS PRO) and the debut of four international drivers in the Group E: World Rallycross driver Timmy Hansen (Sweden), British rallycross driver Patrick O’Donovan (Great Britain), Viktor Vranckx & Guillaume De Ridder (Belgium). Extreme sports legend Travis Pastrana is confirmed to race again after missing the Calgary exhibition race.
Robin Larsson (Sweden) is the standings leader in Group E with 473 points and is looking to clinch back-to-back titles; Kevin Eriksson (Sweden) and Fraser McConnell (Jamaica) are close behind with 450 and 407 points, respectively. Andreas Bakkerud (Norway) and Conner Martell (United States) complete the top five.
In NEXT Class, Casper Jansson leads the way but is followed closely by Jimmy Henderson and Lane Vacala, as the difference between Jansson and Vacala is only 14 points. The Side-by-Side class will be decided between Kainan Baker (477 points) and Tyler Remmereid (449 points).
Event schedule: Friday, March 1st & Saturday, March 2nd – Pacific Time (subject to changes)
- 4:30 PM – Gates open
- 4:35 PM – Group E Top Qualifier
- 5:00 PM – SxS & NEXT Heats
- 5:50 PM – Group E Semi-Finals
- 6:50 PM – SxS & NEXT Semi-Finals
- 7:15 PM – Group E LCQ
- 7:40 PM – Baja Bugs, SxS & NEXT Finals
- 8:35 PM – Group E Final
- 9:00 PM – Podium
Make sure to tune in this weekend for a thrilling season finale: you can watch all the action live and free on https://rumble.com/Nitrocross or if you plan to attend the race, go to https://www.nitrocrossracing.com/lasvegas for more information.
