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Kyle Larson retained the NASCAR Cup Series points lead after finishing second in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas, extending his margin over Denny Hamlin to 40 points. Chase Briscoe won the race, sweeping all stages, but remains 84 points behind Larson with five events remaining in the Chase.
Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 4, 2026, finishing ahead of Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick. The victory moved Briscoe closer to the Chase leader, while Denny Hamlin struggled with car issues and finished outside the top 10. The race featured tributes to late champion Kyle Busch, with his brother Kurt driving the pace car.
Denny Hamlin secured the pole position for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, while championship leader Kyle Larson qualified sixth. The race, scheduled for October 4, is a critical point in the NASCAR Cup Series title fight, with Larson holding a 26-point lead over Hamlin. William Byron, who won the spring race at this venue in 2023, qualified eighth after leading practice.
Kyle Larson enters the South Point 400 with a 26-point championship lead, while Denny Hamlin seeks a third consecutive Las Vegas victory. The weekend features a tribute to Kyle Busch and a major roster change for Brad Keselowski.
Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are set to clash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 4 for the South Point 400, a pivotal NASCAR Cup Series race. Larson currently holds a 26-point championship lead following a dominant performance at Kansas. The upcoming event is critical for the title race, with six races remaining in the Chase.
NASCAR has indefinitely suspended team owner Chad Bryant and crew member Steven Civitarese following a violent post-race attack on driver Corey Heim at Martinsville Speedway. The disciplinary action includes fines, a year of probation, and mandatory anger management for Bryant, marking a rare intervention by the sanctioning body in a late-model regional race.
Kyle Larson has widened his NASCAR Cup Series championship lead to 26 points after a dominant performance at Kansas Speedway. Larson won the race, swept both stages, and earned the fastest lap bonus, moving him ahead of Denny Hamlin. Austin Cindric gained the most positions, while Carson Hocevar fell due to crash damage. The series now heads to Las Vegas with six races remaining in the Chase.
An anonymous driver survey at Chase media day shows most champions come from the top six seeds, with Ryan Preece (16th seed) surprisingly viewed as a potential title threat; opinions on Denny Hamlin's title chances are mixed, while Christopher Bell remains winless in 2026 but confident, and Hocevar inspired a playful walk-out song question that drew varied responses.
Dover Motor Speedway announced the 2027 Cup Series weekend at The Monster Mile, with a 400‑mile Cup race on May 16 and the Bet Rivers 200 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on May 15, plus fan activities; Denny Hamlin will attempt to win his fourth consecutive Cup Series race at Dover, highlighting the weekend’s storyline while renewal and schedule details are shared.
Corey Heim pulled off an outside move on the final restart to pass Denny Hamlin and then held off Christopher Bell and Joey Logano for his first Brickyard 400 victory at Indianapolis, finishing 0.287 seconds ahead and becoming the first Cup driver to win twice in his first 15 career starts since A.J. Foyt in 1965.
Ahead of the Chicagoland eero 400, Denny Hamlin is the top fantasy pick due to strong results on high-speed 1.5-mile tracks and Chicagoland history; Tyler Reddick shows elite practice speed and top finishes on correlated tracks, while Kyle Larson also figures as a major contender with past Chicagoland success and solid speed. Practice notes show Hamlin mid-pack in some segments, Reddick posting top speeds across multiple distances, and Larson flashing early speed in opening runs. The piece provides projected finish ranges for the top contenders and links to related Chicagoland projections.
After 18 of 36 NASCAR Cup races, Denny Hamlin moves into the points lead by a single point over Tyler Reddick following Sonoma. Reddick’s power-steering failure left him last, while Hamlin salvaged 26th after splitter damage, erasing an eight-point gap. Shane van Gisbergen climbs to 14th, Alex Bowman to 29th, and Erik Jones drops to 17th, with Austin Cindric on the cut line. Standings top five: 1) Denny Hamlin 719, 2) Tyler Reddick 718, 3) Ryan Blaney 615, 4) Ty Gibbs 589, 5) Kyle Larson 571.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono for his third straight victory, moving into sole possession of ninth on the all-time wins list and fueling retirement discussions as he nears the end of his two-year Gibbs contract through 2027.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, his third consecutive Cup victory (and 64th career win), after overtaking Christopher Bell with four laps to go as Bell ran out of fuel; Hamlin also extended Pocono’s record with his eighth win there. Stage 1 was won by Hamlin, Stage 2 by Todd Gilliland (his first career stage win). Reddick finished second, followed by William Byron, John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Larson, while Bell finished 26th after the late-speed issues.
Denny Hamlin captured pole for the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono with a 51.948-second lap—the only sub-52-second time—smoking the field by a tenth to earn front-row start alongside Kyle Larson; Daniel Suárez, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe fill the rest of the top five. Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar spun in Q2 and will start at the rear, with championship leader Tyler Reddick 16th and Christopher Bell 22nd as the start time was moved up two hours due to rain.