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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.
Kyle Larson won the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 27, 2026, scoring a maximum 76 points to extend his lead in the NASCAR Cup Series Chase to 26 points over Denny Hamlin. Larson led a track-record 235 of 267 laps, sweeping both stages and securing his second win of the postseason. Despite the dominant performance, Larson downplayed the championship implications, noting that six races remain and his lead could be erased quickly. The victory solidifies his position as the primary contender, with his team praised for strategic pit calls and consistent performance.
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.
Kyle Larson, the current points leader, will start second in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway after rain canceled qualifying. The Hollywood Casino 400 marks a critical moment in the Chase, with Larson holding a one-point advantage over Denny Hamlin. Expert predictions favor Larson, though Tyler Reddick is also a strong contender.
Joey Logano won the Bristol night race as the final laps gave way to chaos with a post-race fight between Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney; Kyle Larson captured the Cup Series points lead, Logano climbed to third, Ty Gibbs paid tribute to the late Kyle Busch, and NASCAR heads to Kansas with the playoff picture still shifting.
OutKick’s Monday Morning Pit-Stop recaps Sophie Cunningham’s high-profile weekend in the Cup Series garage at Gateway, praising her presence and support for women’s sports while framing the WNBA in a partisan light. The piece also covers Kyle Larson snapping a 51-race winless streak during a crash-heavy Enjoy Illinois 300, and touches on the ongoing Carson Hocevar–Brad Keselowski feud, framing Cunningham’s visit as part of a broader crossover moment in NASCAR culture.
Kyle Larson, who fought through a three‑hour rain delay and a Cup race in Richmond, arrived in Knoxville just in time to win the 65th NOS Energy Knoxville Nationals Presented by Casey’s. He led all 50 laps in the main from the pole, earning $200,000 and his fourth Nationals title in six years, with his week’s earnings topping $212,000 after prelims and bonus awards. Larson finished ahead of Sheldon Haudenschild, Kasey Kahne, James McFadden and Buddy Kofoid (Kahne passing Haudenschild for runner‑up on lap 2), and praised crew chief Paul Silva and Hendrick Motorsports for the performance in celebratory Victory Lane. This win extends Larson’s long-running Knoxville success to sixteen career sprint-car victories at the track.
Ryan Blaney won the pole at Iowa Speedway with a 23.474-second lap in the No. 12 Penske Ford, edging Kyle Larson by 0.018 seconds; Joey Logano will start third in a Penske-Hendrick front row. Keselowski crashed on his second lap and will drop to the rear, with Tyler Reddick fifth, Ty Gibbs sixth, and Connor Zilisch eighth, his first top-ten on an oval. It’s Blaney’s 15th career pole and first at Iowa, and Zilisch’s first top-ten on an oval.
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.
During pre-race ceremonies at the Coca-Cola 600, 11-year-old Owen Larson (Kyle Larson’s son) comforted Brexton Busch by wrapping an arm around him as Kyle Busch’s family and NASCAR officials paid tribute to the late driver who died Thursday after severe pneumonia progressed to sepsis; Richard Childress Racing reserved Busch’s No. 8 for Brexton when he’s ready to pursue a NASCAR career.
Tyler Reddick capped a chaotic Kansas race with a last-lap pass on Kyle Larson in overtime, surging from mid-pack to take the lead on the white flag and win his fifth Cup race of 2026 in the season’s early stretch.