Starting from 2nd place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the South Point 400, his 23rd win in 328 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 2nd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota, started from pole posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 17th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 8 Kyle Busch Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 25 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford, started from 21st place followed by 5th place Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Tarkett Ford, started from 12th place followed by 7th Car 24 William Byron Relay Payments Chevrolet, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from 8th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Denny Hamlin Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota, in 10th place, started from 15th place. Ty Gibbs (34th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 7 points over William Byron (P).
The race had 7 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 66 for #43 Crash on the Frontstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 112 for #42 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 146 for #48 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 167 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 211 for #14 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 218 for #54 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Bell (P) 1-2; K. Larson (P) 3-28; C. Bell (P) 29-39; K. Larson (P) 40-68; C. Bell (P) 69-72; K. Larson (P) 73-82; M. Truex Jr. (P) 83-91; D. Hamlin (P) 92-114; B. Keselowski 115-117; K. Larson (P) 118; B. Keselowski 119-145; C. Bell (P) 146; B. Keselowski 147-149; W. Byron (P) 150; B. Keselowski 151-154; K. Larson (P) 155-168; C. Bell (P) 169-211; J. Yeley(i) 212-213; K. Larson (P) 214-221; B. Keselowski 222; K. Larson (P) 223-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 20, 6, 45, 19, 12, 11, 8, 4, 24
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 1, 20, 11, 6, 24, 8, 12, 45, 23
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Monday, 10/16/2023 @ 07:19 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 33
Race Results for the South Point 400 – Sunday, October 15, 2023
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas, NV – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 Running 2. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 267 Running 3. 6. Car 8 Kyle Busch Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet 267 Running 4. 21. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 267 Running 5. 10. Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet 267 Running 6. 12. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Tarkett Ford 267 Running 7. 3. Car 24 William Byron (P) Relay Payments Chevrolet 267 Running 8. 8. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Jordan Brand Toyota 267 Running 9. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 Running 10. 15. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 267 Running 11. 5. Car 17 Chris Buescher (P) Travel Centers of America Ford 267 Running 12. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Ford 267 Running 13. 7. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 267 Running 14. 13. Car 10 Aric Almirola IHOP Ford 267 Running 15. 36. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 267 Running 16. 24. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 267 Running 17. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stop Ford 267 Running 18. 16. Car 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 267 Running 19. 28. Car 7 Corey LaJoie NEGU Chevrolet 267 Running 20. 33. Car 21 Harrison Burton DEX Imaging Ford 267 Running 21. 22. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 267 Running 22. 20. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 267 Running 23. 19. Car 2 Austin Cindric Autotrader Ford 267 Running 24. 27. Car 77 Ty Dillon Gainbridge Chevrolet 267 Running 25. 30. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Smith’s/Drumstick Chevrolet 267 Running 26. 32. Car 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 267 Running 27. 29. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Frontline Enterprises Inc. Ford 266 Running 28. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 266 Running 29. 26. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) ConectUS Ford 266 Running 30. 34. Car 15 Brennan Poole(i) MACC Door Systems Ford 266 Running 31. 31. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) BretBaier.com Chevrolet 266 Running 32. 35. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) LLumar Chevrolet 266 Running 33. 17. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Code 3 Associates Ford 263 Running 34. 11. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 259 Running 35. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 144 Accident 36. 25. Car 42 Carson Hocevar(i) Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 110 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 9 and 99 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 57 Mins, 10 Secs. Average Speed: 135.635 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.082 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 22, 2023 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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