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• Day hits the jackpot in back-and-forth Vegas battle with Kvapil

  04-10-2026 05:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  By Holly CainNASCAR Wire ServiceLAS VEGAS – In one of the most thrilling finishes of the season, 20-year-old Hendrick Motorsports rookie driver Corey Day prevailed in a final-lap back-and-forth with 23-year-old JR Motorsports’ racer Carson Kvapil to claim his third career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory in Saturday’s Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Race Results: Focused Health 302 at Las VegasWOW!!!!!!!!!!@corey_day_ dramatically overtakes @Carson
  
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• Josh Berry on Las Vegas practice crash: 'It's a shame to be that slow and blow a tire'

  04-10-2026 08:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDuring NASCAR Cup Series practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, tire issues were appearing as teams once again pushed the envelope on air pressures. It doesn't help that Vegas also features a nasty bump in Turns 1 and 2 where cars often bottom out.Two cars ultimately crashed in Turns 1 and 2, and they were both Fords -- the No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Noah Gragson, and the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford of Josh Berry, who suffered a really big shunt.Watch: Josh Berry hit
  
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• Brandon Jones disqualified by NASCAR after Las Vegas crash

  04-10-2026 06:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSaturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was one both Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier would like to forget.They crashed out of the race after tangling at the start of Stage 2, and Jones was later disqualified due to having four or more loose lug nuts on his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.Allgaier, the reigning NOAPS champion, entered this race just 11pts out of the championship lead. Jones missed the Chase, but was still racing for a
  
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• Brandon Jones disqualified after Las Vegas crash

  04-10-2026 06:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSaturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was one both Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier would like to forget.They crashed out of the race after tangling at the start of Stage 2, and Jones was later disqualified due to having four or more loose lug nuts on his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.Allgaier, the reigning NOAPS champion, entered this race just 11pts out of the championship lead. Jones missed the Chase, but was still racing for a
  
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• What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Las Vegas playoff race

  04-10-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Las Vegas playoff race originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.There are only six races remaining in the NASCAR Playoff Chase, which means it's crunch time for drivers. The Cup Series will head to Sin City this weekend for the South Point 400.After struggling through an unusually poor regular season, veteran Kyle Larson is hitting his stride at the per
  
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• Race Results: 2026 NOAPS Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas

  04-10-2026 04:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Corey Day came out on top in a thrilling late-race battle with Carson Kvapil in Saturday night’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Day crossed the finish line ahead of Kvapil by a margin of 0.287 seconds.Jesse Love, Brent Crews, and Taylor Gray rounded out the top-five finishers in the race.Focused Health 302 Race ResultsFinStCarDriverTeamMakeLapsDiffStatus1117Corey Day (C)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet201---Running291Carson Kvapil (C)JR
  
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• Corey Day prevails in jaw-dropping battle for NASCAR O'Reilly win at Las Vegas

  04-10-2026 04:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCorey Day earned his third win of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season in dramatic fashion, narrowly holding off Carson Kvapil in an incredible back-and-forth battle.Kvapil ran Day down and passed him with ten laps to go, only for Day to immediately go to the very top and snatch it back. They battled side-by-side for the rest of the race, with Kvapil clearing Day for the lead again with two laps to go.Once again, Day went straight to the top, using all of his sprint car ski
  
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• Who won NASCAR O'Reilly Series Las Vegas race? Winner is Corey Day plus full results

  04-10-2026 04:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Corey Day completed a last-lap pass of Carson Kvapil to win the Focused Health 302NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Oct. 3 at Las Vegas.Day bounced off the wall twice on the final lap but kept in the throttle to complete the race-winning pass for the lead off of turn 4.Day stays in the Chase points race for the championship with a big points day, including 19 stage points and the bonus point for the fastest lap.Here are the full results from Saturday's race:RACE RECAP:NASCAR O'Reilly Ser
  
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• NASCAR O’Reilly Standings after Today: OARS The Chase Points Leaders after Las Vegas

  04-10-2026 04:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe Chase began in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in September with many expecting Justin Allgaier would be the O’Reilly Series champion in 2026. After another crushing setback for the No. 7 team, this time at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the OARS crown is clearly up for grabs.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR O’Reilly Standings after today, focusing on The Chase points leaders with five races to go.Related: NASCAR O’Reilly Series R
  
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• Joe Gibbs Racing Makes History With Impressive Las Vegas Qualifying Outing

  04-10-2026 03:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joe Gibbs Racing makes history with stout qualifying run. GettyJoe Gibbs Racing put together a historic NASCAR Cup Series qualifying run on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. For the first time in the team’s history, JGR will have its four cars start 1-2-3-4 following an impressive showing in Saturday’s qualifying session.Denny Hamlin, winner of the last two Cup Series races at Las Vegas, earned the pole for Sunday’s South Point 400. Ty Gibbs will roll off second, followed b
  
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• What now for Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing with impending split?

  04-10-2026 03:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoTo hear RFK Racing president Chip Bowers articulate it, Brad Keselowski simply wanted to keep racing more than he wanted to focus on his ownership duties with a focus on competition matters, leading to the surprise split announced this week.Both Bowers and Keselowski met with the media on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway but the 2012 Cup Series champion largely offered several no comments while the former Florida Marlins president was more expressive.“One of the things
  
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• Brexton Busch Gives Command For Kyle Busch Classic

  04-10-2026 02:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Las Vegas Bullring was the site of the Kyle Busch Classic on Friday night to honor the late two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. Prior to the on-track action, there was a special pre-race command.Brexton Busch, Kyle and Samantha Busch’s 11-year-old son, delivered the most famous words in motorsports prior to the start of the Kyle Busch Classic. Brexton competed in the Legends cars event in his green and orange No. 18 machine.Kyle Busch, who passed away suddenly on May 21 after a case o
  
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• Drivers remember Kyle Busch before race at late Las Vegas star's hometown track

  04-10-2026 01:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — NASCAR Cup Series leaders Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are focused primarily on maximizing their performances in an effort to win the season championship.At the same time, they and other drivers competing Sunday in Las Vegas took time to reflect on the loss of Las Vegas native Kyle Busch, the two-time Cup Series champion who died May 21 from sepsis following severe bacterial pneumonia.“This is a place I know the Busch brothers, especially, took a lot of pride in runn
  
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• Kurt Busch Set For Honorary Pace Laps at Las Vegas

  04-10-2026 01:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kurt Busch will be the honorary pace car driver for the South Point 400. GettyKurt Busch will serve as the honorary pace car driver for the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, the 1.5-mile track is one Busch calls home. Kurt and his younger brother, Kyle, both shared success at their hometrack. Younger brother Kyle won the 2009 Cup Series race at Las Vegas and totaled seven NASCAR national touring series victories at the track. 
  
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• Denny Hamlin Takes Pole In Dominant Joe Gibbs Racing Qualifying Session at Vegas

  04-10-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Can you feel that? It feels like there could be a momentum shift in the works. On Saturday, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin led the way in a Joe Gibbs Racing clean sweep of the top-four starting spots in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400.Hamlin, who snagged his 53rd career pole position, was the overwhelming favorite to win the Cup Series title heading into the 10-race Chase. However, after four races, he went from 25 points ahead of everyone to being 26 p
  
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• Denny Hamlin Takes Pole As Joe Gibbs Racing Sweeps Top-4 at Vegas

  04-10-2026 00:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. | Wes Masure | Racing America On SIDenny Hamlin, the favorite to win the NASCAR Cup Series championship entering the Chase, came into Las Vegas Motor Speedway needing to find momentum, and needing to find it quickly. After Saturday's qualifying session for Sunday's South Point 400, perhaps he and Joe Gibbs Racing have woken up.With a lap time of 28.910 seconds (186.787 mph) a
  
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• Hamlin Confident on Las Vegas Pole As Tires Leave Teams Timid

  04-10-2026 00:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS -- Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday's South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway where tire wear could be an issue.Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top-four spots with Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe and Toyota swept the top-five with Tyler Reddick in fifth. Toyota has only swept the top-five starting spots one other time, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2025.Hamlin clocked in a lap averaging 186.787 mph around the 1.5-mile track t
  
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• NASCAR Cup Las Vegas Chase race starting lineup: Denny Hamlin earns pole in JGR 1-2-3-4

  04-10-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin has answered Kyle Larson in the intensifying battle for the NASCAR Cup Series championship, rocketing to pole position at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Hamlin lapped the 1.5-mile track in 28.910s, just 0.017s clear of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs for the top spot. Hamlin has won the last two Cup races at Vegas, and is trying to win three in-a-row on Sunday to erase his 26-point deficit to Larson."It was good," said Hamlin. "It had a lot of really good characteristic
  
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• Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series 2026 South Point 400 at Las Vegas

  04-10-2026 00:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  For the second time in Toyota's history, they swept the top-five starting spots for a NASCAR Cup Series race. Denny Hamlin led Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Tyler Reddick in qualifying, ahead of points leader Kyle Larson who won at Kansas Speedway over Austin Cindric. Cindric will start just behind Larson. This is the third consecutive Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series race where Toyota swept the top-three starting spots. Denny Hamlin 186.787 mph averageTy Gibbs 186.677 mphCh
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results: Who Won The Pole For Las Vegas?

  04-10-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag to start Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Winner of the last two Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile track, Hamlin will start the fifth race of the Chase from the pole position.Joe Gibbs Racing put together an impressive qualifying outing on Sunday as the organization’s four cars will start 1-2-3-4, the first time in the team’s history such a feat has been accomplished.Ty Gibbs will roll off
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results: Who is on The Pole For Las Vegas?

  04-10-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will lead the field to the green flag to start Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Winner of the last two Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile track, Hamlin will start the fifth race of the Chase from the pole position.Joe Gibbs Racing put together an impressive qualifying outing on Sunday as the organization’s four cars will start 1-2-3-4, the first time in the team’s history such a feat has been accomplished.Ty Gibbs will roll off
  
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• Is it time for NASCAR to look at the intermediate track rules package?

  04-10-2026 00:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThree years ago, Tyler Reddick said the current-generation NASCAR Cup Series car was ‘slowly migrating back to 550 Package racing’ after a race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway so how about now approaching another race in Sin City?“I mean, it hasn't been much but just over the years just seeing the cars keep getting faster and faster as more and more people just get every last bit out of them, more throttle time,” said Reddick on Saturday at Las Vegas. “W
  
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• NASCAR Las Vegas qualifying results, Denny Hamlin on Cup Series pole as starting lineup set

  04-10-2026 00:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin is on the pole for the South Point 400NASCAR Cup Series race on Oct. 4 at Las Vegas.After a stretch of qualifying rainouts to start the Chase, Hamlin claimed the pole with a lap of 28.910 seconds ahead of his three teammates.Joe Gibbs Racing will start 1-2-3-4 at the 1.5-mile oval, with 23XI Racing Toyota's Tyler Reddick in fifth.Joey Logano (23rd) is the lone Chase driver starting outside of the top 20.Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Las Vegas.VEGAS RACE
  
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• Corey Day wards off Kvapil in brilliant late-race battle, lands O'Reilly triumph in Vegas

  04-10-2026 00:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Corey Day emerged from a fierce lead-swapping battle with Carson Kvapil, holding on late to corral a convincing win in Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race, gaining ground in the postseason pursuit at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Day led a career-best 136 of the 201 laps in Saturday’s Focused Health 302, with his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet kissing the Turn 4 wall on the final lap and claiming a slim 0.287-second margin of victory at the checkered flag. The p
  
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• Joey Logano Questions NASCAR’s New Chase Format: Has the Chase Become Redundant?

  03-10-2026 23:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectJoey Logano has noticed something about NASCAR’s new Chase format compared to the previous one: wins matter more than ever.Speaking during a NASCAR media Zoom earlier this week, the three-time Cup Series champion said the biggest thing that has stood out to him during the 2026 Chase is the value of winning, particularly when a victory is combined with strong stage results.“To me, we all knew what the math was going in, but to see it in a
  
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• RFK Racing Drivers React to Keselowski Split

  03-10-2026 23:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS -- RFK Racing's two hired drivers are racing on after their teammate and boss announced his split from the organization in 2027 as they're in the middle of their Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Sitting 14th and 15th in the Chase standings, Ryan Preece (-173 points) and Chris Buescher (-186 points) are currently out of contention for a championship but have a lot to race for as the Chase reaches the halfway point at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Heading into 2027, they hav
  
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• Did NASCAR Target Toyota? Top JGR Crew Chief Delivers Honest Assessment of Garage Speculation

  03-10-2026 23:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireIn mid-July, right before the North Wilkesboro race, NASCAR made a rule adjustment to the Next Gen car. The sanctioning body mandated that teams add struts to the front splitter. None of the teams broke any rules, but NASCAR wanted to level out the competition. Back then nobody batted an eye, but now that Toyotas have lost their early-season advantage, people are asking: Did NASCAR deliberately cut down the edge Toyotas had on the racetrack?Jeff Gluck from The Athletic
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Las Vegas race live updates, highlights, leaderboard

  03-10-2026 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series is back on the race track at Las Vegas.After a week off, the Focused Health 302 continues the O'Reilly Chase for the championship on Oct. 3.Sheldon Creed owns the Chase points lead after winning at Bristol two weeks ago, 11 points ahead of Justin Allgaier.Corey Day is on the pole, with Brandon Jones on the outside of the front row.Follow along with the Tennessean's race updates below:CHASE POINTS:NASCAR points standings: O'Reilly Series points update after B
  
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• Corey Day On Pole at Las Vegas; Full Focused Health 302 Starting Lineup

  03-10-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Corey Day may have seen his championship outlook become cloudier after a run-in with William Sawalich a few weeks ago, but on Saturday, the Hendrick Motorsports driver secured a significant track position advantage ahead of Saturday night’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Day took his second career pole position on the strength of a 29.858-second lap time (180.856 mph) around the 1.5-mile intermediate oval near Sin City. That lap time
  
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• Racing Insights: Who will hit the jackpot in Las Vegas?

  03-10-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Thirty-six aces are heading to Sin City this weekend. But only one will hit the jackpot.The NASCAR Cup Series rolls to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday (5:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) as The Chase presented by Mobil 1 reaches the halfway mark. Once the South Point 400 is completed, just five races remain to crown the 2026 champion. Las Vegas is the second of three consecutive races at 1.5-mile circuits, and like last weekend at Kansas Speedway, it could s
  
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