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Chase Briscoe Fends Off Kyle Larson’s Last-Lap Surge to Win in Las Vegas
Briscoe scored his second 2026 Cup Series win and first at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after leading 175 laps, officials said.
- On Sunday, October 4, 2026, Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, holding off Kyle Larson to claim his second victory of the 2026 Cup Series season.
- Sweeping all three stages on the 1.5-mile track, Briscoe dominated the 267-lap race by leading a race-high 175 laps and earning maximum playoff points in The Chase.
- Larson made a late surge over the final 10 laps but slapped the wall coming off turn 4 during a last-lap pass attempt. Tyler Reddick recovered from a spin to finish third.
- Denny Hamlin finished 16th with no stage points, losing ground in the playoff standings. Larson expanded his advantage over Hamlin to 40 points with five weeks remaining.
- The Cup Series heads to Charlotte next Sunday for the sixth race of ten in the playoffs. Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, and Briscoe remain within 100 points of Larson.
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Chase Briscoe’s win in Las Vegas keeps his NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes alive
LAS VEGAS (AP) — If anyone thought Chase Briscoe was going to quietly slip out of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff picture, they clearly forgot to factor in his intermediate track pedigree.
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Chase Briscoe's win in Las Vegas keeps his NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes alive
Chase Briscoe held off a furious late-race charge from current points leader Kyle Larson and diced through dense lapped traffic at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to win the South Point 400 and keep his NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes alive.…
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