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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 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.
Denny Hamlin wins the Las Vegas Cup race, praising his Toyota/JGR organization and family support as he regains his love for racing; Chase Elliott finishes second and notes a strong day despite the heartbreak, while William Byron slides in third and discusses restart luck and what the team needs to build on for future races. The article compiles driver reactions across the top results, offering a snapshot of a competitive, high-pressure Las Vegas event.
Christopher Bell earned the Pennzoil 400 pole at Las Vegas with a 28.853-second lap (187.156 mph), edging Denny Hamlin by 0.150 seconds. Toyota/JGR locked out the front row with Ty Gibbs third and Bubba Wallace fourth, marking a 1-2-3-4 start for the manufacturer at LVMS.
Kyle Larson surged from seventh after a late restart on Lap 154 of 200 to win the LiUNA!-sponsored O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing 2.557 seconds ahead of Chase Briscoe. Sheldon Creed finished third, Justin Allgaier led the most laps but ended up fourth, and this victory marks Larson's 18th career O'Reilly win and his second Las Vegas win in this series.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR race at Las Vegas, securing his spot in the Championship 4 and tying his career wins record, while other playoff drivers faced challenges and setbacks in the race.
The article provides pit stall assignments for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, highlighting the upcoming races and how to watch them.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosts a full day of NASCAR events on Saturday, including practice, qualifying, and the Xfinity race, as part of the Round of 8 playoffs, with the Cup race scheduled for Sunday evening.
Kyle Larson's dominant performance at the NASCAR Cup Series race in Las Vegas indicates a tighter competition among manufacturers, with Toyota showing impressive pace and Ford also in the mix. A stats guru's analysis reveals that the driver leading the most laps in NASCAR's Cup Series wins only 39% of the time. Stewart-Haas Racing's Noah Gragson's unexpected top-10 finish at Vegas suggests hope for the struggling team, while Joey Logano's webbed glove controversy and a mini power ranking round out the key takeaways from the race.
Kyle Larson dominates at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 181 laps and winning the race, moving to first in the points, while Noah Gragson secures a sixth-place finish and Hendrick Motorsports wins two of the first three races of the season. Ryan Blaney finishes third for the second consecutive race, and Tyler Reddick's runner-up finish at Las Vegas moves him from 25th to 12th in points. On the other hand, Bubba Wallace's team struggles with a lug nut issue, leading to a 35th-place finish, while Zane Smith and Christopher Bell face disappointing finishes after strong starts to the season.
Kyle Larson secured a dominant victory at the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 181 laps and fending off Tyler Reddick for the win. Reddick finished second, while other top-10 finishers included Ryan Blaney, Ross Chastain, and Ty Gibbs. Larson's victory marked the third time since 2021 that he led over 100 laps at Las Vegas and won the race, with Hendrick Motorsports claiming the last four spring races at the venue. Mistakes and unexpected issues affected other drivers, including defending winner William Byron, but he managed to secure a top-10 finish.
The upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be broadcast on Fox, marking the third consecutive race to be shown on the network. Hendrick Motorsports has been dominant at the Pennzoil 400, with Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman securing victories in the past two years. The race is part of a stretch of seven consecutive races on Fox to kick off the 2024 season, with the first race on Fox Sports 1 scheduled for April 7.
The NASCAR Cup Series' Pennzoil 400 is set to take place at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with William Byron and Daniel Suarez looking to build on their early season wins. Byron is the defending race winner, while Suarez won by a narrow margin at Atlanta. The race is scheduled for March 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, with Las Vegas expecting a high of 62 degrees and potential high winds.
Austin Hill aims for his third consecutive Xfinity Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Cup drivers practicing and qualifying before the Xfinity race. The weather forecast includes partly cloudy skies and wind gusts of up to 25-35 mph during the day, with a 14% chance of rain and wind gusts of up to 27 mph at the start of the Xfinity Series race. The schedule for Saturday includes garage open from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for the Cup Series, Cup practice and qualifying, and the Xfinity Series race at 5 p.m. Eastern time.