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.
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.
While the spotlight stayed glued to the Toyota-Chevy slugfest, RFK Racing quietly delivered the kind of disciplined performance that wins championships — or at least ruins someone else’s.
Just when it looked like Denny Hamlin had Vegas wrapped up, Chase Elliott appeared in his mirrors like a speeding casino debt.
A day that began with dominance and nearly ended in defeat became a savage comeback as Hamlin muscled his way back to Victory Lane.