Briscoe conquered Vegas but Kyle Larson won the part that matters
The Chase field had a golden opportunity to close on Kyle Larson at Las Vegas. Instead, Larson extended his lead while everyone else stepped on rakes.
The Chase field had a golden opportunity to close on Kyle Larson at Las Vegas. Instead, Larson extended his lead while everyone else stepped on rakes.
Corey Day and Carson Kvapil traded the lead four times in the final 12 laps before the Hendrick rookie made a daring move and won by 0.287 seconds.
The NASCAR divorce is official, and now both sides are talking. Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing addressed their split in Las Vegas, even as the business details remain unresolved.
The weekend’s NASCAR stop in Las Vegas in the first since two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and Las Vegas native Kyle Busch passed away in May at the age of 41.
Denny Hamlin grabbed pole at Las Vegas as Toyota swept the top five starting spots, leaving Chevrolet and Ford to figure out how to spoil the manufacturer’s party on Sunday.
Coming into the halfway point of the 10-race Chase to crown the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series champion, historically speaking, the storylines for Sunday’s South Point 400 look very familiar to the course this Chase has already established.
Christopher Bell ended a 33-race winless streak with a crown-jewel victory that also vaulted him into the heart of the 2026 championship fight.
Tyler Reddick dominated the early season, endured a summer stumble and now gets a pole position to start the Chase at a track where he already knows how to win.
Chase Briscoe never considered Darlington one of his favorite tracks. Then he won two straight Southern 500s. Now he can make NASCAR history Sunday.
He was 17th in the standings. Then Ryan Preece won Daytona, stole the final Chase spot and discovered something every driver wants in September: momentum.