NASCAR Las Vegas qualifying live results, Cup Series sets starting lineup
Denny Hamlin earned his first Las Vegas pole, marking Toyota's 25th top-three qualifying sweep this season, boosting playoff contenders' chances for the Championship 4.
- On October 11, 2025, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB drivers Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek were made available to media before practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Not contending for the championship this year, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB said Las Vegas is a chance to improve and possibly spoil playoff contenders.
- In qualifying, Joe Gibbs Racing led a Toyota sweep as Denny Hamlin clinched the pole with a 29-second lap at 184 mph, marking Toyota's 25th top-three qualifying sweep.
- A win by any of the eight playoff drivers would lock that driver into the Championship 4 and avoid the wild-card races, while the South Point 400 starts at 4:35 p.m. CT Sunday with 267 laps.
- With Vegas the final 1.5-mile track on the 2025 schedule, Denny Hamlin is tied for the season lead with five wins, and Las Vegas's outcome could shape strategies for Talladega next week.
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After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday
NASCAR points after Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series points after the playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was the opening event in the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Playoffs. View NASCAR points after Las Vegas Motor Speedway below. Denny Hamlin made a charge to the front with just a handful of laps remaining. He grabbed the win and becomes the first driver locked into the championship battle. Ryan Blane…
Denny Hamlin Grabs 1st Pole at Las Vegas, Leads Joe Gibbs Trio to Front Row
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Saturday’s on-track action is just beginning to sizzle — and the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyotas are heating up. Denny Hamlin captured the Busch Light Pole Award at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), marking his first-ever pole at this track and the 46th pole of his NASCAR Cup Series career. Hamlin will lead the field to green in tomorrow’s South Point 400, kicking off the Round of 8, followed by his JGR teammates Chase Briscoe (2…
Hamlin leads JGR 1-2-3 in Vegas Cup qualifying
Denny Hamlin led a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the Round of 8 began.Hamlin won the pole at 184.849mph (29.213s). It's his first pole at Las Vegas in 28 starts and the 47th of his Cup Series career. He won...
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