Logano Captures Vegas Victory; Claims Spot in Championship 4: Team Penske’s Joey Logano became the first driver to secure a position in the Championship 4 with a shot at the NASCAR Cup Series 2022 Championship thanks to a valiant surge to victory in the final laps of Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano, on fresh Goodyear tires, rallied back through the field following a late race pit stop, passing Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain for the lead with three laps remaining and driving off to his third win at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas high banks – a slight .817-second ahead of fellow Playoff driver Chastain, who led a race best 68 of the 267 laps on the afternoon.[Read More](10-16-2022)

#22-Joey Logano won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 3rd at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and 30th career win.
#1-Chastain finished 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #14-Briscoe, #11-Hamlin, pole winner #8-Reddick, #19-Truex, Jr., #43-Jones, #16-Allmendinger, and #3- Dillon.
Logano took the lead from Chastain with 2 laps to go and pulled away to win by .8 second, locking him into the Championship 4 race at Phoenix.
Playoff drivers that had troubles:
#20-Bell was caught in an accident on lap 95 after contact between #45-Wallace and #5-Larson sent Larson into Bell.  Following the incident, Wallace confronted Larson and shoved him several times before walking away. Bell was unable to continue and finished 34th.
#12-Blaney, running second with 40 laps to go, slid up in to the outside wall, spun down the track and hit the inside wall.  The team made repairs and he finished 7 laps down, in 28th.
Stage 1 was won by #45-Wallace. Stage 2 was won by #12-Blaney.
There were 18 lead changes among 11 drivers and 8 cautions for 42 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 130.480mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

Race Fast Facts – Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
Joey Logano (P) won the 5th Annual South Point 400, his 30th victory in 504 Cup Series races.
Logano has locked himself into the Championship 4. This is the fifth time Logano will race for a Championship under this format. This is his third victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his third victory and 12th top-10 finish in 19 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ross Chastain (P) (second) posted his second top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2022.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 23 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Todd Gilliland (25th) was the highest finishing rookie.
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Where the 2022 Cup Series Playoff drivers finished at Las Vegas:
#22-Joey Logano, 1st
#1-Ross Chastain, 2nd
#14-Chase Briscoe, 3rd
#11-Denny Hamlin, 5th
#24-William Byron, 13th
#9-Chase Elliott, 21st
#12-Ryan Blaney, 28th
#20-Christopher Bell, 34th

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
1) #22-Joey Logano, 4084, locked into championship race
2) #1-Ross Chastain, 4063, +18
3) #9-Chase Elliott, 4062, +17
4) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4051, +6 points ahead of 5th
Below the Championship race cutoff:
5) #24-William Byron, 4045, -6 points behind 4th
6) #14-Chase Briscoe, 4042, -9
7) #12-Ryan Blaney, 4040, -11
8) #20-Christopher 4028, -23
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: none reported

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #8-Tyler Reddick chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #2-Austin Cindric took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Pit Stall page.

#8-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with speed of 184.603mph for his third pole of the year, first at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and fourth of his career.
#2-Austin Cindric will start second followed by #24-William Byron, #12-Ryan Blaney, #22-Joey Logano, #99-Daniel Suarez, #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Harrison Burton, #45-Bubba Wallace, and #3-Austin Dillon.
36 teams were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete qualifying results and the South Point 400 Starting Lineup.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the 5th Annual South Point 400 with a lap of 29.252 seconds, 184.603 mph.
This is his fourth pole in 107 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in six races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Austin Cindric # (second) posted his 18th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
William Byron (P) (third) posted his third top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 16th in 33 races this season.
Austin Cindric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order

Practice for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is over, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#12-Blaney 183.517
#1-Chastain 183.349
#43-Jones 183.343
#16-Allmendinger 182.983
#2-Cindric 182.883
Slowest: #78-McLeod, 175.467
Most laps run: 31, #12-Blaney
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 17 drivers): #12-Blaney, 182.343
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the South Point 400 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is posted, 36 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Yeley, #16, Allmendinger,  #23-Gibbs, #48-Bowman and #51-Ware. No update has yet been given on Bowman’s status, as he has been out with a concussion.
Since 36 cars are entered, no one will miss the race.
See the full entry list on the South Point 400 Entry List page.

Goodyear Fast Facts — Las Vegas Motor Speedway