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.
Kyle Larson wanted to honor Kyle Busch with a victory. Instead, he delivered a comeback, a desperate last-corner lunge and enough drama to make a video gamer blush.
Chase Briscoe got his revenge in Las Vegas, but the real fireworks came on the final lap when Kyle Larson found the wall and Tyler Reddick took an unscheduled trip across the grass.
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.
Sheldon Creed says leaving Haas wasn’t his first choice. But as the O’Reilly Series points leader prepares to join Sam Hunt Racing, he admits business can trump results.
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.
Larson is the only Chase driver who has performed at an elite level in all four Chase races.
He started 23rd, chased down Kyle Larson and briefly took the lead. Then Chase Briscoe’s Toyota got loose, the wall got involved and his championship hopes took another hit.
Kyle Larson spent most of Kansas Speedway out front, then went hunting when Chase Briscoe took the lead. The result? Another win and a bigger Chase lead.