Starting from 4th place Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota won the South Point 400, his 7th win in 211 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2026. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com/Kyle Busch Tribute Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2026. 3rd Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Autotrader Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Duracell Ford, started from 20th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron (C) HP Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) Robinhood Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet, started from 25th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 23rd place. Connor Zilisch (35th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 40 points over Denny Hamlin (C).
The race had 4 Cautions for 21 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 45 for #38 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 94 for Debris Pit Entry. 4th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 12 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; D. Hamlin (C) 1-34; T. Reddick (C) 35; B. Wallace (C) 36; R. Blaney (C) 37-41; D. Hamlin (C) 42-46; C. Briscoe (C) 47-128; C. Bell (C) 129-130; A. Cindric (C) 131-162; C. Briscoe (C) 163-215; A. Cindric (C) 216; R. Blaney (C) 217-221; C. Bell (C) 222-227; C. Briscoe (C) 228-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 20, 12, 45, 2, 7, 23, 77, 48, 71
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 2, 20, 12, 23, 22, 9, 24, 17, 5
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 31
Race Results for the South Point 400 – Sunday, October 4, 2026
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/4/2026 @ 08:34 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 4. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (C) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running
2. 6. Car 5 Kyle Larson (C) HendrickCars.com/Kyle Busch Tribute Chevrolet 267 Running
3. 5. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (C) Jordan Brand Toyota 267 Running
4. 7. Car 2 Austin Cindric (C) Autotrader Ford 267 Running
5. 20. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (C) Menards/Duracell Ford 267 Running
6. 8. Car 24 William Byron (C) HP Chevrolet 267 Running
7. 13. Car 9 Chase Elliott (C) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running
8. 9. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (C) Robinhood Toyota 267 Running
9. 25. Car 97 Shane Van Gisbergen Red Bull Chevrolet 267 Running
10. 23. Car 22 Joey Logano (C) Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running
11. 15. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 267 Running
12. 10. Car 77 Carson Hocevar (C) Spectrum Chevrolet 267 Running
13. 14. Car 17 Chris Buescher (C) Castrol Ford 267 Running
14. 11. Car 7 Daniel Suarez (C) Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 267 Running
15. 19. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 267 Running
16. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (C) National Debt Relief Toyota 267 Running
17. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs (C) Saia Freight + Logistics Toyota 267 Running
18. 22. Car 35 Riley Herbst ALP Nicotine Pouches Toyota 267 Running
19. 28. Car 3 Austin Dillon Toys for Tots Chevrolet 267 Running
20. 36. Car 4 Noah Gragson Rush Truck Centers Ford 267 Running
21. 18. Car 71 Michael McDowell Fly Alliance Chevrolet 267 Running
22. 33. Car 33 Austin Hill(i) BetMGM Chevrolet 266 Running
23. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell (C) Rheem Toyota 266 Running
24. 16. Car 6 Brad Keselowski Consumer Cellular Ford 266 Running
25. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 266 Running
26. 35. Car 21 Josh Berry eero Ford 266 Running
27. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer Sysco/Sahara Chevrolet 266 Running
28. 12. Car 60 Ryan Preece (C) Smith’s/Tree Top Ford 265 Running
29. 32. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 265 Running
30. 17. Car 1 Ross Chastain Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 265 Running
31. 29. Car 10 Ty Dillon Patriot Mobile Chevrolet 265 Running
32. 26. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Jack Link’s Chevrolet 264 Running
33. 27. Car 34 Todd Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 264 Running
34. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware The Evel Knievel Experience Chevrolet 263 Running
35. 31. Car 88 Connor Zilisch # WeatherTech Chevrolet 262 Running
36. 30. Car 38 Zane Smith Losi RC Cars Ford 262 Running
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 21 (Backup car) and No. 4 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 43 Mins, 4 Secs. Average Speed: 147.363 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.376 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 11 lap 3/29.572. Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 12 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 11, 2026 – Charlotte Motor Speedway
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