NASCAR Cup Series racing is complete at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano won Sunday's South Point 400 in the first race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs . Tyler Reddick won the first stage of Sunday's race. Reddick crashed out after flipping his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota on lap 90 after colliding with Chase Elliott .
Christopher Bell won the second stage and led 156 laps in the race. Bell took a green flag pit stop late, Joey Logano flipping his strategy and was able to hold on for the victory.
Hendrick Motorsports has dominated at Las Vegas, winning four of the last five races. Kyle Larson has won the last two Cup races at the track.
Follow along with our live updates for Sunday's South Point 400 NASCAR race at Las Vegas.
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NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas: Live updates, highlights, live leaderboard for the South Point 400
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Joey Logano held on in the final four laps and a hard-charging Christopher Bell to earn the victory at Las Vegas. Bell led 156 laps but was not able to make up the ground after the final pit stop.
Joey Logano passed Daniel Suarez on the apron of the front stretch for the lead. However, Christopher Bell is still lurking and is trying to get to the front.
Just 10 laps to go, Christopher Bell has cut his deficit down to under seven seconds against Daniel Suarez. However, Joey Logano is getting help from teammate Ryan Blaney, who has a damaged car, to try and race for the lead.
Bell, is cutting down about a second per lap. He's also getting help from a teammate, Ty Gibbs.
Daniel Suarez flipped his pit strategy and has a lead over Christopher Bell. Joey Logano is in second, 2.2 seconds behind Suarez with less than 20 laps to go.
Bell is trying to run down the No. 99 car and has made up big chunks of on-track time to try and catch Suarez.
Just 37 laps to go, Christopher Bell is in for four tires and fuel. He was able to get out and away quickly with a solid stop. Alex Bowman is close to Bell, now within a second.
Other drivers will make their final stops to see if they can get around Bell, somehow. He's the car to beat.
Christopher Bell got a great restart with a push from William Byron and has the lead at Las Vegas. Bell has led 126 laps so far today.
Ty Gibbs had been running an aggressive line on the outside of the corners. He checked up in turn 2 and spun coming out of the corner. He kept it off the wall and avoided contact with other drivers. He will go two laps down but will be able to continue.
Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr. led the field back to green for the final stage of Sunday's race. Bell cleared Truex Jr. and has several playoff drivers, including William Byron and Joey Logano, trying to make moves to get to the front.
Add another playoff driver with issues on pit road. This one, however, is not costly.
Denny Hamlin's left-rear tire did not go on properly when the No. 11 team dropped the jack. However, the team caught the mistake quickly and was able to avoid Hamlin leaving the pit box with a loose wheel and incurring a penalty that could have taken him out of the running.
Hamlin runs 22nd while Christopher Bell continues to lead.
Martin Truex Jr. tried his best, but couldn't pass his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell for the lead in the final laps of the second stage. Bell has won the second stage after leading 93 laps in the first two stages. Bell has scored 19 stage points after a strong opening stage, finishing second.
The top 10 in stage 2:
- Christopher Bell
- Martin Truex Jr.
- William Byron
- Chris Buescher
- Joey Logano
- Alex Bowman
- Justin Haley
- Daniel Suarez
- Bubba Wallace
- Ryan Preece
Chase Elliott, who was part of the Lap 90 incident with Tyler Reddick, had heavy damage on the right side. The No. 9 team was able to meet minimum speed and clear NASCAR's Damaged Vehicle Policy and be free to make whatever repairs they needed to.
Elliott is now 33rd and 27 laps down.
Christopher Bell has led 77 laps today and will make his regularly scheduled pit stop. He reports a loose race car but has raced comfortably today.
Kyle Larson had a lengthy stop after the lug nuts on the No. 5 car did not come off properly. The team removed the jack too quickly on the right side. Larson has to come back into the pits to ensure the left side wheels are tightened.
Larson's first stop was 27 seconds. He is now three laps down and running 31st.
Joey Logano brings the field back to green after the caution. Ty Gibbs stole the lead in turn 3 and Christopher Bell is now looking for the lead again.
Tyler Reddick slid through the infield grass after getting pinned into the turn 4 wall against Chase Elliott. Reddick slid through the grass, hit the quarter-mile track in the grass and flipped once. He landed on the wheels and drove it back to the pits.
Ryan Blaney also spun after a broken right rear tow-link after hitting the wall to avoid the wreck.
Lap 87: Kyle Larson had piece of aluminum in nose of No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Larson had a piece of aluminum in the left front fender of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Just a shard of metal stuck in the car. The team removed it and put a piece of tape on the spot.
The race is back to green with Ty Gibbs out front. Larson is scored in 30th
Tyler Reddick has won the first stage of Sunday's race after taking the lead on lap 76.
Here is the top 10 in the first stage of Sunday's race:
- Tyler Reddick
- Christopher Bell
- Martin Truex Jr.
- William Byron
- Brad Keselowski
- Chris Buescher
- Ty Gibbs
- Joey Logano
- Austin Cindric
- Kyle Larson
Martin Truex Jr. brought the field back to green toward the end of the first stage. Christopher Bell dove low to try and get back to the front after restarting sixth. William Byron, however, runs second.
Martin Truex Jr. was the first of several drivers to take two tires under caution. Christopher Bell took four tires and dropped six spots on the pit lane.
Truex is scored as the leader. Erik Jones was given the free pass but had a wheel come off the race car, yielding a penalty and suspensions coming later for members of the No. 43 team.
Austin Dillon was running 27th in the field when his No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet got hooked by Daniel Hemric and slammed into the turn 3 wall. Dillon is out of the race, finishing 37th in last place, and pointed to Hemric out of frustration.
"I watched him watch me go into the corner," Hemric said on the radio.
Hemric's front bumper hit Dillon's rear bumper, getting the car off balance and sending it into the wall.
"He just flat out wrecked me, I don't know why," Dillon said to reporters after being checked out of the infield care center.
Christopher Bell cycled back to the lead after the first round of green flag pit stops and still holds about a 2.5-second lead over Tyler Reddick. Ryan Blaney is down to 22nd after his pit stop, two spots down from where he ran when the leaders started pitting.
Christopher Bell pitted from the lead after leading the first 37 laps. Most of the drivers elected to pit halfway through the stage. Ryan Blaney, who started last, now leads the race but will be pitting momentarily.
Ryan Blaney started last because of a crash in practice. He started 37th and now runs 20th and said over the radio he's upset other drivers are blocking his No. 12 Team Penske Ford.
Christopher Bell has led all 29 laps so far and has a 2.5-second lead over Tyler Reddick. Playoff drivers are bunching up toward the front.
The top five as they run:
- Christopher Bell
- Tyler Reddick
- Alex Bowman
- Kyle Larson
- Denny Hamlin
Cars are already going three and four-wide in the first corners. Prepare for a chaotic race. Christopher Bell leads the first lap of the South Point 400.
The racing surface at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is older. There will be cars sliding around 20-degree banking in the turns and anywhere from 9-12 degrees of banking in the straightaways.
Drivers were holding their cars full throttle during qualifying and raced each other closely in the spring race. Watch for close pack racing throughout today's race.
Teams have nine sets of tires to work with and have a fuel window of about 62-67 laps. Meaning that drivers will have to pit once during each of the first two stages, likely between the stages and potentially twice in the final stage.
Also, watch the race on pit road. Track position will be important for today's race.
The drivers are ready to race 400 miles, or more, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The engines are fired for today's South Point 400.
NASCAR Las Vegas TV schedule, start time for the South Point 400
Green Flag Time: Approx. 1:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, Oct. 20
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Las Vegas, Nevada
Length: 267 laps, 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 laps, 85 laps, 102 laps
TV coverage: NBC
Radio: PRN
Streaming: FUBO (free trial available) ; NBC Sports app (subscription required); NASCAR.com and SiriusXM on Channel 90 for audio (subscription required)
The South Point 400 will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Streaming options for the race include the NBC Sports app and FUBO , which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.
Christopher Bell on pole at Las Vegas, starting lineup for Sunday's South Point 400
Christopher Bell won the pole for Sunday's race during Saturday's qualifying session. This is Bell's third pole position of the season.
1. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
3. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
4. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
7. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
8. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
9. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
See the full starting lineup for Sunday's race here .
Recent NASCAR Cup Series winners at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
2024 spring: Kyle Larson
2023 fall: Kyle Larson
2023 spring: William Byron
2022 fall: Joey Logano
2022 spring: Alex Bowman
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