Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 04, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
by NASCAR.com Staff Report
Chase Briscoe survived a three-car flurry in the final laps at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning a dominant, wire-to-wire victory in Sunday’s South Point 400.
Briscoe swept the stages to earn his second victory of the 2026 season — a redemption after a crushing fourth-place finish last weekend at Kansas Speedway.
Kyle Larson finished second, followed by Tyler Reddick, Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney. William Byron, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Shane van Gisbergen and Joey Logano completed the top 10. SVG was the only non-Chase presented by Mobil 1 driver among the top 10 finishers.
The rest of the Chase drivers finished as follows: Carson Hocevar (12th), Chris Buescher (13th), Daniel Suárez (14th), Denny Hamlin (16th), Ty Gibbs (17th), Christopher Bell (23rd) and Ryan Preece (28th).
After pit stops following Stage 2, Hamlin was set to restart 11th — the highest he had been since spinning at Lap 78. But coming to the restart, he suffered a sudden fuel pickup issue and dropped 12 more spots. The problem did not necessitate a pit stop but became mired in dirty air.
Briscoe, again, fired to the top spot and held it until Lap 217, when he came down for service. His teammate, Gibbs, opened the cycle three laps behind him, pitting from 15th and triggering quick reactions from his competitors.
Briscoe was still among the earliest to pit. Wallace, who ran second, pitted directly behind the JGR driver after shaving off time to the lead on the previous stint. He inched even closer on fresh tires, at one point nearly touching Briscoe’s rear bumper in Turns 3 and 4 before lifting, falling almost a second back.
Meanwhile, Larson closed in on both of them, and the top three ran within nine-tenths with 19 laps to go.
As the top three battled lapped traffic, Larson passed Wallace for second with 11 laps to go, and Reddick closed in to make it a four-car battle for the win.
Larson had a shot on the final lap to overtake Briscoe. He went high in Turns 3 and 4, hoping to sneak past Briscoe on the top but got loose and contacted the outside wall. Larson ricocheted down the track and into Reddick, sending the No. 45 car spinning through the infield grass. Both drivers maintained their positions, finishing second and third, respectively.
Stage 2 recap: Briscoe sweeps the stages
Chase Briscoe motored past Austin Cindric, Chase Elliott and William Byron — who all had much older tires — to win Stage 2 of Sunday’s Cup Series race at Las Vegas (live on USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The race — the South Point 400 — is the fifth of 10 in The Chase presented by Mobil 1.
Cindric finished second, followed by Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace. Joey Logano, Elliott, Byron, Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson completed the top 10.
Chase drivers made up 15 of the top 16 spots. Ryan Preece of RFK Racing was the only outlier in 28th. Notably, Denny Hamlin climbed back to 14th after a spin at the end of Stage 1.
After Stage 1 ended, the pit cycle was plenty eventful. Tyler Reddick pitted from fourth on a closed pit road after previously indicating radiator issues on his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. Cindric’s No. 2 Team Penske crew had a slow stop after a trip-up by the jackman. Bubba Wallace and the No. 23 23XI Racing team were penalized for equipment interference with the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team of Austin Dillon.
Briscoe returned to the lead early in Stage 2, prevailing in a pair of restarts with a debris caution sandwiched in between at Lap 93.
That yellow resulted in a mix of strategies. Fifteen cars stayed out, including Hamlin, as he hoped to regain track position after his spin at the end of Stage 1. He reported a tight condition after the second restart, running 20th at the time.
Green flag pit stops began Lap 125 with Brad Keselowski, who announced earlier in the week that he is departing RFK Racing after 2026. Briscoe left the racing surface at Lap 129 for his scheduled service and cycled back ahead of the other cars that pitted.
Bell pitted one lap behind Briscoe and cycled to second. But moments after his stop was completed, he radioed to his team and said he was losing power steering and that it was fading “very quickly.” He hung on, though, to score key Stage 2 points as the rest of the frame stayed green.
Stage 1 recap: Briscoe wins opening frame
Chase Briscoe won Stage 1 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, leading 35 of 80 laps.
Christopher Bell finished second, Ryan Blaney third, Tyler Reddick fourth and Austin Cindric fifth. Daniel Suárez, Bubba Wallace, Carson Hocevar, Alex Bowman and Michael McDowell completed the top 10 and points earners.
Denny Hamlin, who earned the Busch Light Pole Award on Saturday, fired to the lead on the initial start. All four Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas ran 1-2-3-4 after qualifying that way until they made pit stops at Lap 36 under green. After the cycle was complete, Hamlin returned to the lead. Ty Gibbs, who ran second before service, was penalized for speeding and returned to serve a pass-through.
After starting sixth, Kyle Larson dropped eight positions during the opening stint and was the first driver to dart for pit road. He spent 26 seconds stopped in his stall for massive adjustments and ultimately fell a lap down once the pit cycle completed.
The first caution came out at Lap 45, when Zane Smith spun from 28th after an apparent tire issue. He clipped the Turn 4 outside wall with his right-rear fender but continued after visiting pit road for repairs.
Seven lead-lap cars stayed out, including Briscoe and Bell. Hamlin and his 23XI Racing drivers Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace were the first drivers to pit road, and they rejoined the field ninth through 11th. Larson also stayed out, allowing him to wave around to the lead lap.
With three laps to go in the stage, Hamlin spun by himself in Turns 3 and 4, coming to rest on the apron after keeping his No. 11 Toyota off the wall. The race remained green and Hamlin stayed on the lead lap, finishing the frame 28th. He led 39 of the first 80 laps.