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South Point 400

Sunday, October 15th, 2023

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 16 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • South Point 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Adam Stevens
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the South Point 400 with a lap of 28.98 seconds, 186.335 mph.
  • This is his 10th pole in 141 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his sixth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his second pole in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his 19th top-10 start of 2023 and his 10th in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • William Byron (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 21st in 33 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, October 15th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kyle Larson clinches Championship 4 berth with win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Kyle Larson earned this trophy the old-fashioned way. The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led the most laps and swept both stage wins but still had to hold off a hard-charging, equally motivated Christopher Bell at the finish line to claim a dramatic victory in Sunday’s South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The 31-year-old Larson blocked the final charge by fellow Playoff driver Bell’s No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota as the two cars approached the checkered flag. Larson ultimately positioned his Chevy in front to claim a .082-second win and most importantly, secure the first of four available positions in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 race at Phoenix in three weeks.

It was a compelling afternoon ushering in this final three-race, eight-driver round of Playoff competition to set up the four-driver title chase. There were seven race leaders and 20 lead changes. Larson held off the field on a re-start with 45 laps to go and never relinquished it despite quality challenges from Bell to close out the race and earlier, Roush Fenway Keselowski owner-driver Brad Keselowski, who led 38 laps himself.

Larson led seven times and accumulated the most laps led – 133 of 267 – on the afternoon to top the 1,000-laps led mark on the season – his 1,031 total laps out front in 2023, most in the series.

Not only did he have to hold off Bell, who made up half a second in the closing five laps to get to Larson’s bumper, the 2021 series champ Larson survived a close call mid-race, his Chevy getting loose and out of control. But the former dirt race champion dramatically corrected and calmly carried on.

“Thankfully Christopher [Bell] always races extremely clean, it could have gotten crazier than it did coming to the start-finish line so “thank you” to him for racing with respect there,’’ Larson said. “What a job done by my team. Just a great race car.

“I almost gave it away there in Turn one and two. Got sideways and hit the wall and had to fight back from there. I was happy to pull away as much as we did and was hoping that would be enough to maintain, which it was. But I didn’t think they’d be able to get as close as they did at the end, so nerve-wracking.

“This is really cool to get to race for the championship in a few weeks and really glad I don’t have to stress these next two races,’’ Larson continued.

Despite the impressive afternoon Bell, who started from pole position and led 61 laps now finds himself ranked fifth – three points below the four-driver cutoff line heading into next week’s Playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

“I don’t know what else I could have done,’’ Bell said. “I feel like that was my moment, that was my moment to make the Final Four and didn’t quite capture it. Coming to the checkers there, I knew he was going to be blocking so I’m like I’ll try to go high, and he went high. I don’t even know if I had a run to get by him coming to the line. Just wasn’t enough, but a great day. Great day for sure to get those stage points and a second place finish out of it. Puts us behind by two [points] so we’re not out of it by any means, but would have been nice to lock in.’’

Seven of the eight remaining Playoff-eligible drivers finished among the Top 10. Playoff driver Ryan Blaney finished 36th. His No. 12 Ford was disqualified following post-race technical inspection when the left front damper didn’t meet the specified length. He now sits 56 points below the cutoff line for the Championship 4 and essentially must win one of the next two races – at Homestead-Miami Speedway or Martinsville Speedway – to advance.

The non-Playoff cars of Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, RFK’s Keselowski and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain rounded out the top five behind Larson and Bell.

Playoff drivers William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Chris Buescher finished sixth through 10th, respectively.

The race shook up the Playoff points. Beyond Larson’s automatic bid, Byron still holds the championship lead in what is now more tightly-bunched standings. Byron is 11 points above the cutoff line, and is followed for the final championship spots by Hamlin (+4) and Truex (+3).

Bell sits three points below Truex on the cutoff line, followed by Reddick (-15), Buescher (-23) and Blaney (-56).

Hendrick Motorsports executive – and NASCAR Hall of Famer driver Jeff Gordon – smiled when asked about Larson’s day.

“I don’t know where to begin,’’ Gordon said. “It certainly looked like they were the class or the field at one point, then Bell did then Keselowski did. Great race really.”

Asked if Larson was potentially as “good” as the 93-race winner Gordon had been when competing, the former four-time series champion said, “You take a guy like Kyle and his capabilities and his talent and he’s impressed me with his work ethic too. I wasn’t sure how he approached the Cup Series and [crew chief] Cliff [Daniels] and all the data that Cliff gives him in the meetings they have. .. it’s a lot of information you have to absorb.

“But he’s stepped up to the plate and done absolutely everything the organization has asked of him and then some. It’s been a great relationship and this year has been all about getting the car and team to align.

“Seems like in the Playoffs they’ve been bringing fast race cars and stepping up to the plate.”

  • Drivers Entered: 36
  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Margin of Victory: 0.082 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 57 Minutes 10 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 135.635
  • Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 20
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,549 (15.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • South Point 400
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 31
  • Team : No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
  • Owner: Rick Hendrick
  • Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
  • Kyle Larson won the South Point 400, his 23rd victory in 328 Cup Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his second victory and 11th top-10 finish in 15 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 25 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Ty Gibbs (34th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 7 points over William Byron.
The NASCAR Garage 56 car during the Rolex 24
Daytona Beach, Florida - January 29, 2023 : The NASCAR Garage 56 car is seen on display during the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway.
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South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 11,000 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 267 146.50 2 1 45 1 67 30.04 30.15 133 49.8 33.25 109.40
3 9,800 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 267 126.00 1 2 42 -1 39 17.49 17.55 61 22.9 15.25 73.80
8 9,400 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 267 102.10 6 3 41 3 3 1.35 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 45.35
2 8,500 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 6 Ford 267 112.00 21 4 40 17 18 8.07 8.10 38 14.2 9.50 74.60
5 8,300 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 1 Chevrolet 267 99.00 10 5 39 5 15 6.73 6.75 0 0.0 0.00 50.75
6 9,600 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 267 106.30 12 6 38 6 13 5.83 5.85 0 0.0 0.00 49.85
13 10,600 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 267 107.80 3 7 37 -4 3 1.35 1.35 1 0.4 0.25 34.60
10 10,300 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 45 Toyota 267 91.80 8 8 36 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 36.00
9 10,000 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 267 90.30 4 9 35 -5 23 10.31 10.35 9 3.4 2.25 42.60
4 10,800 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 267 102.40 15 10 34 5 17 7.62 7.65 23 8.6 5.75 52.40
18 9,000 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 267 84.20 5 11 32 -6 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 26.45
15 8,800 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 267 80.70 9 12 31 -3 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 28.45
19 8,600 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 267 76.20 7 13 30 -6 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 24.00
15 6,900 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 267 75.20 13 14 29 -1 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 28.45
7 7,300 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 267 65.30 36 15 28 21 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 49.00
12 8,000 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 267 74.30 24 16 27 8 2 0.9 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 35.90
17 6,600 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 267 67.00 18 17 26 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 27.00
20 6,300 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 267 63.00 16 18 25 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 23.00
14 5,800 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 267 54.30 28 19 24 9 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 33.00
10 5,600 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 267 42.80 33 20 23 13 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 36.00
22 6,700 AJ Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 16 Chevrolet 267 59.20 22 21 21 1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
25 5,900 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 31 Chevrolet 267 51.00 20 22 20 -2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 18.00
28 6,000 Austin Cindric Team Penske 2 Ford 267 55.00 19 23 19 -4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 15.00
24 5,100 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 267 44.80 27 24 18 3 2 0.9 0.90 0 0.0 0.00 21.90
22 7,100 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 267 49.50 30 25 17 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 22.00
21 6,100 Ryan Preece Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 267 46.70 32 26 16 6 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 22.45
26 5,400 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 266 34.80 29 27 15 2 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
32 7,500 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 43 Chevrolet 266 46.70 23 28 14 -5 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 9.45
30 5,200 JJ Yeley Rick Ware Racing 51 Ford 266 31.30 26 29 13 -3 0 0 0.00 2 0.8 0.50 10.50
27 5,000 Brennan Poole Rick Ware Racing 15 Ford 266 29.10 34 30 12 4 1 0.45 0.45 0 0.0 0.00 16.45
31 4,800 BJ McLeod Live Fast Motorsports 78 Chevrolet 266 26.50 31 31 10 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 10.00
29 9,200 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 266 35.50 35 32 9 3 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 12.00
34 7,000 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 263 34.70 17 33 8 -16 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -8.00
36 7,900 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota 259 61.60 11 34 7 -23 8 3.59 3.60 0 0.0 0.00 -12.40
35 7,700 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 144 79.20 14 35 6 -21 7 3.14 3.15 0 0.0 0.00 -11.85
33 6,500 Carson Hocevar Legacy Motor Club 42 Chevrolet 110 43.70 25 36 5 -11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -6.00