Denny Hamlin won the Pole Award for the South Point 400 with a lap of 2891 seconds, 186787 mph
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 (second) posted his 22nd top-10 start of 2026 and his sixth in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Christopher Bell (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
Drivers Entered: 36
Laps Scheduled: 267
Margin of Victory: 01.376 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 43 Minutes 4 Seconds
Average Speed: 147.363
Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
Lead Changes: 12
Green Flag Passes: 3,470 (14.1 passes per green flag lap)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
South Point 400
Race Winner: Chase Briscoe
Age: 31
Team : No 19 - Bass Pro Shops Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Crew Chief: James Small
Chase Briscoe 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 (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 (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 leads the point standings by 40 points over Denny Hamlin
Las Vegas, Nevada -
October 3, 2026 :
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars/KyleBuschTribute Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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