Briscoe takes Vegas trophy as Larson stretches championship lead: Chase Briscoe left nothing to chance in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon – the Joe Gibbs Racing driver sweeping both stage victories, leading a race best 175 of the 267 laps and ultimately besting the field by 1.376-second to take his second NASCAR Cup Series trophy of the season under temperatures in the mid-90s – one of the hottest race-day of the season.[Read More]
#19-Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The win is his second win of the year, first at Las Vegas and seventh career win.
#5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by #45-Tyler Reddick, #2-Austin Cindric, #12-Ryan Blaney, #24-William Byron, #9-Chase Elliott, #23-Bubba Wallace, #9-Shane van Gisbergen, and #22-Joey Logano.
Pole sitter #11-Denny Hamlin finished 16th.
Chase Briscoe swept both stages and led a race-high 175 laps before holding off Kyle Larson at the end. Larson overcame an ill-handling car and an extended early pit stop to challenge for the win, but hit the wall on the final lap and made contact with Tyler Reddick coming to the checkered flag.
Stages 1 & 2 were both won by #19-Chase Briscoe.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #11-Denny Hamlin
There were 12 lead changes among 7 drivers and 4 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 147.363mph.
Time of the race: 2 hours, 43 minutes, 4 seconds.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
How the Chase drivers fared at Las Vegas:
#19-Chase Briscoe — WON | Stage 1: WON | Stage 2: WON | Race-high 175 laps led
#5-Kyle Larson — 2nd | Stage 2: 10th | Fell a lap down after extended early pit stop for ill-handling car; recovered to battle for win
#45-Tyler Reddick — 3rd | Stage 1: 4th | Battery changed during race | Contact with Larson coming to checkered flag
#2-Austin Cindric — 4th | Stage 1: 5th | Stage 2: 2nd | 33 laps led
#12-Ryan Blaney — 5th | Started 20th (+15) | Stage 1: 3rd | Stage 2: 4th | 10 laps led
#24-William Byron — 6th | Stage 2: 8th
#9-Chase Elliott — 7th | Stage 2: 7th
#23-Bubba Wallace — 8th | Stage 1: 7th | Stage 2: 5th
#22-Joey Logano — 10th | Stage 2: 6th
#77-Carson Hocevar — 12th | Stage 1: 8th
#17-Chris Buescher — 13th | Stage 2: 9th
#7-Daniel Suarez — 14th | Stage 1: 6th
#11-Denny Hamlin — 16th | 40 laps led | Fastest lap | Spun from 4th late in Stage 1, missing out on stage points
#54-Ty Gibbs — 17th
#20-Christopher Bell — 23rd | Stage 1: 2nd | Stage 2: 3rd | Lost power steering
#60-Ryan Preece — 28th
Race Fast Facts – Las Vegas:
Chase Briscoe (C) won the South Point 400, his seventh victory in 211 Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson (C) (second) posted his 16th top-10 finish in 21 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2026.
Tyler Reddick (C) (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 14 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (35th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 40 points over Denny Hamlin (C).
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Las Vegas:
Race 5 of 10 in the Chase:
1) #5-Kyle Larson, 2318
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2278, -40
3) #20-Christopher Bell, 2263, -55
4) #22-Joey Logano, 2247, -71
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2238, -80
6) #19-Chase Briscoe, 2234, -84
7) #45-Tyler Reddick, 2212, -106
8) #54-Ty Gibbs, 2208, -110
9) #2-Austin Cindric, 2190, -128
10) #23-Bubba Wallace, 2181, -137
11) #77-Carson Hocevar, 2160, -158
12) #24-William Byron, 2158, -160
13) #9-Chase Elliott, 2155, -163
14) #7-Daniel Suarez, 2123, -195
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 2122, -196
16) #60-Ryan Preece, 2118, -200
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Briscoe. Larson hits the wall coming to the checkered flag and Reddick hits him. They still finish second and third.
White flag for Briscoe. He leads Larson by .21 second. Reddick .5 second back.
Lap 265 – Three to go. Larson has fallen .5 second back.
Lap 263 – Five to go. Briscoe by .37 second. Reddick remains nearly a second back.
Lap 260 – Reddick gets around Wallace for third. He’s 1.1 second behind Briscoe.
Lap 258 – Ten to go. Briscoe by .34 second. Wallace now .6 second back.
Lap 357 – Larson takes second from Wallace and is .5 second behind Briscoe.
Lap 253 – Briscoe now ahead of Wallace by .37 second, Larson .64 second back and Reddick now 1.5 second back.
Lap 250 – With Briscoe working through lap traffic, his lead is down to .47 second over Wallace with Larson still 1 second back.
Lap 248 – Twenty laps to go. Wallace is still .9 second back and Larson is just 1 second back.
Lap 243 – Twenty-five to go. Briscoe leads Wallace by .98 second and Larson by 1.5 second. Fourth place Reddick is 4.5 seconds back.
Lap 238 – Thirty laps remaining. Briscoe ahead of Wallace by .22 second.
Lap 233 – Bell finally pits.
Lap 232 – Larson passes Bell for third. Larson is 3.3 seconds behind Briscoe.
Lap 229 – Briscoe and Wallace get around Bell to go back out front. Wallace is .37 second back. After Bell it’s Larson Reddick Cindric Byron Blaney Elliott and SVG.
Lap 223 – Bell is now the leader but needs to pit. Behind him is Briscoe and Wallace.
Lap 222 – Blaney pits from the lead.
Lap 217 – Blaney to the lead as Cindric pits.
Lap 215 – Briscoe pits from the lead, Wallace follows him in. Cindric takes the lead.
Lap 212 – Gibbs pits to kick off green flag stops.
Lap 210 – Briscoe continues to lead. Wallace is now second, 3.3 seconds back, then Cindric Blaney Reddick Larson Byron Elliott Logano and SVG.
Lap 201 – With 200 laps complete and 67 remaining it’s Briscoe Blaney Wallace Cindric Reddick Larson Elliott Byron Logano SVG. Hamlin is 18th. Preece is the only Chase driver not on the lead lap. He is 28th.
Lap 191 – Briscoe’s lead is up to 3.4 seconds over Blaney. Wallace Cindric and Elliott follow.
7:40pm/et – 185 laps complete in the first two hours of the race.
Lap 177 – Briscoe leads Blaney by 1.3 seconds already. Elliott Wallace and Cindric follow. Hamlin is back in 24th. Bell is 25th.
Lap 172 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 96 laps remaining.
Lap 171 – Hamlin slows on track after he loses fuel pressure. He did not maintain caution speed so he has to restart in the rear.
Lap 168 – Pit road is open and lead lap cars are in. Off pit road: Briscoe Blaney Cindric Elliott Wallace Logano Buescher Byron Larson Gibbs Hamlin.
Lap 166 – CAUTION is out for the end of stage 2: Briscoe Cindric Bell Blaney Wallace Logano Elliott Byron Buescher Larson. The free pass will be Jones.
Lap 163 – Briscoe gets around Cindric to take the lead.
Lap 161 – Five laps left in stage 2. Cindric over Briscoe by 2.4 seconds.
Lap 159 – Briscoe to second, 3.5 seconds back.
Lap 157 – Briscoe now to third behind Cindric and Elliott, 5.2 seconds off the lead.
Lap 156 – Briscoe has passed Larson for fourth.
Lap 148 – Cindric leads Elliott by 2.7 seconds. Briscoe has moved back up to 5th with fresher tires, 11.3 seconds back.
Lap 143 – Bell now says he has lost the power steering.
Lap 141 – Twenty five laps left in stage 2: Cindric Elliott Byron Larson Allmendinger Bowman Chastain Gragson Preece Custer.
Lap 134 – Bell saying he may be losing power steering.
Lap 131 – Bell pits from the lead. Cindric now the leader.
Lap 129 – Briscoe pits from the lead.
Lap 126 – Logano pits from fourth.
Lap 125 – Keselowski and McDowell pit. That will kick off stops for those that stayed out during the last caution.
Lap 123 – Briscoe leads Bell by 2 seconds. Then Blaney Logano Buescher SVG Wallace Herbst Cindric and Hocevar.
Lap 110 – Briscoe has already jumped out to a 2 second lead over Bell. Logano, in third, is 3 seconds back.
Lap 108 – Hamlin has fallen to 19th now.
Lap 105 – Bowman made contact with the wall.
Lap 104 – Reddick now reporting a vibration.
Lap 99 – Green flag. Briscoe leads Logano Bell Blaney Buescher SVG Keselowski Herbst Stenhouse and Hill. Hamlin now up to 12th, Larson is 22nd.
Lap 95 – Pit road is open. Another variety of strategies. Briscoe stays out. Others pit. Off pit road: Suarez Bowman Gibbs Hocevar and Elliott.
Lap 93 – CAUTION is out for debris at the pit entry. Berry is the free pass.
6:40pm/et – 92 laps complete in the first hour of the race.
Lap 88 – Green flag for the start of the second stage.
Lap 83 – Pit road is open. Leaders are in for service. Off pit road: Briscoe Wallace Suarez Blaney Bowman Hocevar Buescher Bell Logano McDowell. Uncontrolled tire penalty for Wallace. Reddick’s team changes the battery on the car.
Lap 81 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1: Briscoe Bell Blaney Cindric Suarez Wallace Hocevar Bowman McDowell Buescher the top 10.
Lap 79 – Hamlin spins off turn 4 but no caution.
Lap 71 – Briscoe Bell and Blaney remain the top 3 with ten laps to go in stage 1.
Lap 65 – Briscoe still leads. 30 drivers on the lead lap. Fifteen laps remaining in stage 1.
Lap 58 – Briscoe leads Bell by 1.2 second. Larson is still the lowest running Chase driver, in 26th.
Lap 50 – Back to green.
Lap 48 – Top 10 are now: Briscoe Bell Elliott Blaney Hocevar Suarez McDowell Custer Hamlin and Reddick. Larson stayed out and will take the wave-around to get back on the lead lap.
Lap 46 – Pit road is open. A variety of strategies. A majority stayed out. Hamlin pits from the lead.
Lap 45 – CAUTION is out for a spin by Smith in turn 4. No free pass because Smith was in the position.
Lap 44 – Reddick reporting a voltage issue.
Lap 43 – Pit stops have pretty much cycled through and Hamlin is again the leader. Briscoe runs second, then Gilliland (hasn’t pitted) Bell Reddick Wallace Byron Elliott Cindric Buescher. Larson is now 31st, one lap down.
Lap 41 – Blaney pits along with Hocevar.
Lap 38 – Blaney now leads.
Lap 37 – Wallace now the leader at Reddick pits. Pit road is busy now. Gibbs was too fast on pit road. Pass through penalty.
Lap 34 – Hamlin pits and Reddick takes the lead.
Lap 34 – Larson comes to pit road. The team makes some longer adjustments.
Lap 33 – Zilisch Chastain Allmendinger and Ware are already off the lead lap.
Lap 25 – Hamlin leads Gibbs by 1.2 second. Briscoe Bell Reddick Wallace Byron Cindric Hocevar and Elliott round out the top 10. Larson has fallen to 12th.
Lap 15 – JGR still runs 1-2-3-4. Wallace and Reddick now run 5th & 6th. Larson back to 7th.
Lap 11 – Chase drivers are in the top 15 positions. Logano runs 23rd.
Lap 8 – USA recognizes Kyle Busch on lap 8.
Lap 5 – Hamlin runs .5 second ahead of Gibbs. Briscoe Bell and Larson continue to trail.
Lap 2 – Hamlin leads the first lap.
Lap 1 – Ware spun coming to the green, but no caution.
• 5:40pm/et – Green flag for the fifth Chase race.
• 5:29pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 5:21pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 5:00pm/et – USA Network now has pre-race coverage.
• 3:00pm/et – Gragson and Berry will start from the rear today. Unapproved adjustments for Gragson, a backup car for Berry.
• NASCAR has not yet announced any cars going to the back for the start of the race, but a few are expected after yesterday’s practice issues.
• It’s Las Vegas, so no weather issues today. Sunny and a high of 97 degrees.
South Point 400
Broadcast: USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 / 165 / 267
Average time of race: 2:54:56
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 70 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 2:21:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 2:22:00 p.m.
Command: 2:29:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 2:40:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #4-Noah Gragson (unapproved adjustments), #21-Josh Berry (backup car)
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 #11-Denny Hamlin chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #54-Ty Gibbs took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Las Vegas Pit Stall page.
NASCAR Cup Series pre-race inspection is complete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. No multiple failures.
#11-Denny Hamlin won the Busch pole for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a speed of 186.787mph for his fifth pole of the year, second at Las Vegas and 53rd of his career.
#54-Ty Gibbs will start second followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #19-Chase Briscoe, #45-Tyler Reddick, #5-Kyle Larson, #2-Austin Cindric, #24-William Byron, #23-Bubba Wallace, and #77-Carson Hocevar.
See the complete qualifying results and the South Point 400 Starting Lineup.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Denny Hamlin (C) won the Pole Award for the South Point 400 with a lap of 28.91 seconds, 186.787mph.
This is his 53rd pole in 752 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his fifth pole and 19th top-10 start in 2026.
This is his second pole in 30 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Ty Gibbs (C) (second) posted his 22nd top-10 start of 2026 and his sixth in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Christopher Bell (C) (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 13th in 31 races this season.
Connor Zilisch (31st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is over. The results:
#24-William Byron 182.235
#5-Kyle Larson 181.836
#11-Denny Hamlin 181.445
#19-Chase Briscoe 181.402
#7-Daniel Suarez 181.305
Slowest: #21-Josh Berry, 177.988mph
Most laps run: #19-Chase Briscoe, 57 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 34 drivers): #5-William Byron 179.465mph
Notes: Several teams had tire issues: #45-Tyler Reddick had a flat tire early but did not to hurt the car. #21-Josh Berry had a tire go down and hit the wall hard. #4-Noah Gragson backed into the wall late in the session. #17-Chris Buescher and #54-Ty Gibbs also reported problems.
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.
No open teams entered.
See the full entry list on the South Point 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Las Vegas: Teams in both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will run the same Goodyear Racing Eagles this weekend as they did during their March visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the South Point 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, going into the South Point 400 on Sunday, October 4
Race rules and information:
