Credit: 357828(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images). LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 16: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Autotrader Ford, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 16, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Starting from 13th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford won the Inaugural South Point 400, his 27th win in 332 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 3rd win & 7th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This win also gave Team Penske their 500th win in motorsports. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Vegas Strong Chevrolet, started from 11th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 6 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. 5-hour ENERGY Toyota, started from 10th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Credit: 357827(Photo by Sam Wasson/Getty Images). LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 16: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Autotrader Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 16, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 16th place followed by 7th place Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota, started from 19th place followed by 9th place Car 31 Ryan Newman Liberty National Chevrolet, started from 22nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Aquafina Ford, in 10th place, started from 20th place. William Byron (37th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings by 2 points overKyle Busch (P).
Credit: 357813Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. Erik Jones leads the field to the green flag in the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The race had 12 Cautions for 59 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 82 for End of Stage 1. 2nd Caution on lap 90 for #17 Incident Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 112 for #13 Incident Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 149 for #4, 20 Incident Turn 1. 5th Caution on lap 162 for End of Stage 2. 6th Caution on lap 184 for #24 Incident Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 213 for #1, 9 Incident Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap
234 for #18 Spin Turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 248 for #11 Incident Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 253 for #17 Incident Backstretch. 11th Caution on lap 263 for Debris in Turn 3. 12th Caution on lap 267 for #34, 15, 32, 41, 38 Incident Turn 3 [Red Flag 10:37].
Credit: 357815Matt Sullivan/Getty Images. Joey Logano and Erik Jones lead the field on a pace lap before the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 9 drivers: 0; J. Logano (P) 1-33; K. Harvick (P) 34-37; Kyle Busch (P) 38; D. Hamlin (P) 39; R. Smith 40-49; K. Harvick (P) 50-59; M. Truex Jr. (P) 60-112; B. Keselowski (P) 113-124; M. Truex Jr. (P) 125-150; B. Keselowski (P) 151-161; J. McMurray 162-166; K. Larson (P) 167-177; B. Keselowski (P) 178-183; K. Larson (P) 184; B. Keselowski (P) 185-201; M.
Truex Jr. (P) 202-218; B. Keselowski (P) 219-221; J. Logano (P) 222-234; B. Keselowski (P) 235-237; K. Larson (P) 238-239; B. Keselowski (P) 240; K. Larson (P) 241-250; B. Keselowski (P) 251-272.
Credit: 357814Chris Graythen/Getty Images. Kyle Busch took the lead from Kevin Harvick on Lap 38 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Stages:
Stage 1: 78,4,88,41,9,18,22,20,10,31
Stage 2: 2,41,78,48,1,22,9,12,88,42
Credit: 357831(Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images). LAS VEGAS, NV – SEPTEMBER 16: Team Penske including Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford, Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BODYARMOR Ford, celebrate their 500th win after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series SouthPoint 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on September 16, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 27
Unofficial Race Results for the Inaugural South Point 400 – Sunday, September 16, 2018
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 272 Laps – 408 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 13. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Autotrader Ford 272 Running
2. 11. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) DC Solar Vegas Strong Chevrolet 272 Running
3. 10. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) 5-hour ENERGY Toyota 272 Running
4. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Pennzoil Ford 272 Running
5. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) PPG Ford 272 Running
6. 16. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 272 Running
7. 4. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 272 Running
8. 19. Car 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 272 Running
9. 22. Car 31 Ryan Newman Liberty National Chevrolet 272 Running
10. 20. Car 21 Paul Menard Menards/Aquafina Ford 272 Running
11. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon (P) DOWFROST Chevrolet 272 Running
12. 25. Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet 272 Running
13. 23. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 272 Running
14. 29. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 272 Running
15. 28. Car 37 Chris Buescher Natural Light Race Day Resume Chevrolet 272 Running
16. 32. Car 72 Corey LaJoie Dragonchain Chevrolet 272 Running
17. 36. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Steakhouse Elite Toyota 272 Running
18. 37. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 272 Running
19. 9. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Valvoline Chevrolet 271 Running
20. 34. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 271 Running
21. 8. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) Haas Automation Ford 271 Running
22. 17. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 270 Running
23. 15. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) One Cure Ford 270 Running
24. 26. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Zynga Poker Ford 269 Dvp
25. 35. Car 96 * Jeffrey Earnhardt American Soldier Network/Xtreme Concepts Toyota 269 Running
26. 33. Car 99 * Kyle Weatherman StarCom Fiber Chevrolet 269 Running
27. 27. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 268 Running
28. 38. Car 51 BJ McLeod(i) Jacob Companies Ford 268 Running
29. 24. Car 34 Michael McDowell Speedco/Rotella Ford 265 Accident
30. 14. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 251 Accident
31. 40. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 246 Running
32. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota 245 Accident
33. 39. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Rewards.com Toyota 231 Running
34. 30. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 218 Accident
35. 12. Car 1 Jamie McMurray GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 211 Accident
36. 7. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 211 Accident
37. 21. Car 24 William Byron # AXALTA Chevrolet 210 Accident
38. 31. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # World Wide Technology Chevrolet 164 Front Hub
39. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Mobil 1 Ford 147 Accident
40. 1. Car 20 Erik Jones (P) DeWalt Toyota 147 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Update on cars to the rear: No. 51 (rear gear change), No. 3 (unapproved body modification). Failed to Qualify: N/A. Caution Flags: 12 for 59 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 9 drivers. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 28 Mins, 15 Secs. Average Speed: 111.849 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.276 Seconds.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Brad Keselowski, #2. Busch Pole Award: Erik Jones, #20 188.121 mph. Fastest Lap: Joey Logano, #22. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #2. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kyle Larson, #42 crew chief Chad Johnston, 0.381 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Sep. 22, 2018 – Richmond Raceway
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