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• Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott Insist A Daytona 500 Win Won’t Make or Break Their NASCAR Careers

  13-02-2026 10:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kyle Larson (L) and Chase Elliott (R) | Credits- USA Today Network, ImagnAll drivers in NASCAR dream of winning the Daytona 500, but only some can realistically contend for it each year. For those who enjoy glittering careers without this elusive trophy in their cabinets, the prize becomes even more alluring, and Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are two such drivers.Larson and Elliotthave made 12 and 10 starts in the Daytona 500 respectively, but have yet to park their cars in Victory Lane.Ahead of
  
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• Denny Hamlin discusses emotional NASCAR win at Las Vegas in 2026

  16-03-2026 14:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Denny Hamlin finally found his way back to victory lane. On Sunday, Hamlin and the No. 11 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning there first victory of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The driver of the No. 11 car held off a hard-charging Chase Elliott.Following the event, Hamlin spoke to the FOX Sports broadcast about winning at Las Vegas with his family present. It was an emotional interview, as Hamlin spoke on everything that happened over the la
  
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• NASCAR Pennzoil 400 Predictions, Odds & Picks — Las Vegas Motor Speedway

  16-03-2026 13:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Last updated: Monday, March 16 at 8:15 a.m. ET.🏁Pennzoil 400: Key takeawaysRace Result: Denny Hamlin (+550) overcame a pit row speeding penalty to book his 61st career NASCAR win.Top 5: Chase Elliott finished in the runner-up spot despite not leading a single lap; he was followed by William Byron, Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs.Track: Proficiency at Kansas, Charlotte translates to success in Las
  
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• NASCAR Power Rankings 2026: 10 Best NASCAR Drivers after Las Vegas

  16-03-2026 13:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesThe Pennzoil 400 marked the fifth points race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, delivering a third winner to this point. We also saw some of the best NASCAR drivers perform very well at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, resulting in a bit closer to a return to normalcy in the weekly rankings.Let’s dive into our latest NASCAR power rankings coming out of Las Vegas.1. Tyler Reddick (Previously: 1)Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesTyler Reddick finished outside the top 10 fo
  
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• Toyota dominates the weekend, more NASCAR Las Vegas winners and losers

  16-03-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Denny Hamlin was too fast on pit road early in the race, then too fast for the competition on the track at Las Vegas.Hamlin recovered from a Lap 84 speeding penalty on pit road to win the Pennzoil 400NASCAR Cup Series race on March 15.The No. 11 Toyota needed just 91 laps to move back through the field and regain the lead. He pulled away from teammate Christopher Bell on the final restart, then held off a late charge from Chase Elliott for the win.Toyota claimed five of the first nine spots in t
  
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• Chase Elliott Sees “Room for Improvement” Despite Season-Best Result at Vegas

  16-03-2026 07:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mar 15, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott (9) leads Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe (19) during the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Credits- Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesChase Elliott had his most promising run of the season at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, coming within half a second of the win in a race that went down to the wire. Though he never led a lap, Elliott went from 15th and crossed the line just 0.502 seconds behind Denn
  
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• Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas in March 2026

  16-03-2026 05:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and it was a calm event. There was only one natural caution with Connor Zilisch spinning, alongside the two stage cautions. Christopher Bell and William Byron won the first two stages; however, it was different Joe Gibbs Racing driver to enter victory lane.Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 team for Joe Gibbs Racing won the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, earning their first victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Hamlin, who had a pit-road speeding
  
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• Kyle Larson wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Las Vegas in March 2026

  16-03-2026 05:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR O'Reilly Series competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and it was a thrilling event. Justin Allgaier won both stages and looked to be in control after entering victory lane at Phoenix Raceway last weekend; however, the driver of the No. 7 car didn't go back-to-back. Instead, it was a different JR Motorsports driver.Kyle Larson and the No. 88 team for JR Motorsports won The LiUNA! at Las Vegas, earning their first victory of the 2026 O'Reilly Series season. Larson was able to jump to the
  
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• Time for Chevrolet to Panic? NASCAR Insider Says “It’s Time to Worry” for Chevy Fans

  16-03-2026 04:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mar 15, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain (1) during the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Credits- Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesIn the five races that have taken place in the 2026 NASCAR season so far, Chevrolet has not found its way into Victory Lane even once. Four Toyota cars and one Ford have stood tall in the races so far, and as far as Chevy is concerned, it may be time to start worrying about what lies ahead.In Las Vegas on Sunday, Denny Hamlin&
  
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• Denny Hamlin emotional after NASCAR career win No. 61 in Las Vegas

  16-03-2026 01:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  Two months ago, Denny Hamlin wasn't sure if he wanted to go racing in 2026.One of NASCAR's winningest drivers saw a first Cup Series championship slip through his fingers in November before suffering a huge tragedy at home during the winter break. He lost his father Dennis in a fire that destroyed the Hamlin family's home on Dec. 28.This weekend he returned to the site of his most recent win – Las Vegas Motor Speedway – and made it to victory lane again, winning the Pennzoil 400 Sund
  
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• Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Las Vegas I

  16-03-2026 01:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoNo one is really making a dent in Tyler Reddick's impressive points lead, which remains +61 points after the fifth race of the year at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.He has led the standings since winning the season-opening Daytona 500 last month. His 23XI Racing teammate, Bubba Wallace,is back in the runner-up spot, jumping ahead of Blaney after the Penske driver got caught out by an ill-timed caution.With his 61st career win on Sunday at LVMS, Denny Hamlin is now fourth in point
  
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• Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty

  16-03-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for his first win since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago, and first since the death of his father in a December house fire.“I knew it took a few weeks to feel like driving,” Hamlin said after his 61st career victory. “Over the last couple weeks, I definitely regained my love of it, got refocused. These are great opportunities for us.”Hamlin’s 60th career vict
  
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• Denny Hamlin Rebounds From Pit Penalty For Cup Series Las Vegas Win

  16-03-2026 01:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesA pit road speeding penalty, and a hard-charging Chase Elliott; niether were able to prevent Denny Hamlin from doing something that he had done 60 times in his NASCAR Cup Series career prior to Sunday's Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.As Hamlin crossed the finish line at the conclusion of the 267th lap of Sunday's race, Hamlin, who led a race-high 134 laps in the 267-lap contest, collected the 61st victory of his illustrious NASCAR Cup
  
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• Ex-teammates Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez clash in heated Vegas confrontation

  16-03-2026 00:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoRoss Chastain and Daniel Suarez spent the last four years as teammates at Trackhouse Racing, but they aren't teammates any longer. Suarez now drives for Spire Motorsports after being let go from Trackhouse, and he has had a solid start to the 2026 season.But on Sunday, Suarez and Chastain were running at the backend of the top 20. Battling for 17th, Chastain passed Suarez to the outside with just a few laps to go. As the #1 Trackhouse driver passed him on the outside in a very cl
  
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• Ex-team-mates Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez clash in heated Vegas confrontation

  16-03-2026 00:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoRoss Chastain and Daniel Suarez spent the last four years as teammates at Trackhouse Racing, but they aren't teammates any longer. Suarez now drives for Spire Motorsports after being let go from Trackhouse, and he has had a solid start to the 2026 season.But on Sunday, Suarez and Chastain were running at the backend of the top 20. Battling for 17th, Chastain passed Suarez to the outside with just a few laps to go. As the #1 Trackhouse driver passed him on the outside in a very cl
  
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• Takeaways after Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR race at Las Vegas Speedway

  16-03-2026 00:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  Must be a helluva thing.You put together one of the better NASCAR careers of anyone in the nearly 80 years of the big-league Cup Series. In fact, of all who came before you, only nine won more races.And then Kevin Harvick, a few years after retirement and fully settled in as part of the Fox Sports broadcast crew, watches Denny Hamlin punt him right out of the top 10 of all-time Cup winners.As he did last October, Hamlin won Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It’s the 61st win of a full-ti
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After Las Vegas Motor Speedway

  16-03-2026 00:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mar 15, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin (11) crosses the line to win the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesWith a win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin was able to make a massive move in the point standings, as he leaped forward eight spots this weekend, and now sits fourth in the championship standings.21 races remain until the "Chase" for the Cup b
  
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• Denny Hamlin overcomes penalty, beats Chase Elliott to win Las Vegas Cup race

  16-03-2026 00:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLast fall, Denny Hamlin earned a milestone 60th career at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, dedicating the win to his father. Since then, Hamlin suffered a bitter defeat in the title race, and lost his ailing father in an off-season house fire.But on Sunday, he returned to Victory Lane at Vegas for his 61st career win, and his first of the 2026 season."This is a family sport, and my family obviously sacrificed so much to help get me here ... It's great that Mom gets to say this. I know D
  
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• Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas I

  16-03-2026 00:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin captured the checkered flag at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning his 61st career win -- all as the driver of the #11 Joe Gibbs Racing machine. Toyotas have now won four of the first five races to open the new season.He was followed by two Hendrick Motorsports drivers with Chase Elliott second and William Byron third. The margin of victory was just over half-a-second.Hamlin's JGR teammates Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs filled out the rest of the top five, respectively
  
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• NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Las Vegas race

  16-03-2026 00:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  Tyler Reddick remained the NASCAR Cup Series points leader following the Pennzoil 400 race on March 15 at Las Vegas.Denny Hamlin jumped into the top five of the standings following his victory at Las Vegas.Shane van Gisbergen dropped from 5th to 16th after finishing last following a long day that started with an issue on Lap 1.Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:LAS VEGAS RESULTS:Who won NASCAR Cup Las Vegas race? Winner is Denny Hamlin, plus full resultsNASCAR points standings
  
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• NASCAR Standings Today: Cup Series Points Leaders after Las Vegas

  16-03-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesIt should come as no surprise following the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that Tyler Reddick sits atop the NASCAR Cup Series points leaders right now. However, the fifth points race of the regular season delivered plenty of movement inside the top 10 ahead of next weekend’s race at Darlington.Let’s dive into the NASCAR standings today following the Pennzoil 400.NASCAR Points Leaders: Cup Series Standings after Las VegasPositionDriverPointsBehind
  
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• Pennzoil 400 Results: NASCAR Stage Results and Cup Series Points Totals from Las Vegas

  16-03-2026 00:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesSunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has drawn to a close, with some of the top stock car drivers delivering an exciting battle on the final stage. As everyone now prepares for Darlington, let’s dive into the NASCAR results today.Let’s dive into the Pennzoil 400 results today from Las Vegas. We’ll start with the final results from Sunday’s Cup Series race followed by the NASCAR stage results today.NASCAR R
  
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• Las Vegas Race Results: Finish Order, Winner, and Key Takeaways

  16-03-2026 00:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Pennzoil 400 was run this afternoon in the Las Vegas desert as the NASCARCup Series crowned its 5th race winner of the 2026 season. The race was contentious between many high-caliber racers, including Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. However, Denny Hamlin went on to defend late in the race as the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota hit victory lane. The top-10 was rounded out by mostly expected names, including a nice race comeback for Chase Briscoe, a third-straight top-10 for Ty Gibbs, and Chase
  
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• Who won NASCAR Cup Las Vegas race? Winner is Denny Hamlin, plus full results

  15-03-2026 23:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Denny Hamlin has win No. 1 for 2026.Hamlin won the Pennzoil 400 on March 15 in the NASCAR Las Vegas race. It was his 60th career win.He held off Chase Elliott for the win. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell was fourth.Who won the NASCAR Cup Las Vegas race? Winner, race results for the Pennzoil 4001. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota2. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet3. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet4. Christopher Bell, No
  
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• Denny Hamlin Signals Retirement Amidst Sponsorship Crisis in NASCAR Series

  15-03-2026 23:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 11: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota is being interviewed during Media Day for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 11, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 11 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 Media Day EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2602111262500 ©IMAGO/Icon Sportswire“I can retire whenever I want to retire,” Denny Hamlin said when he
  
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• Live stream: Watch a NASCAR hauler cross the country to Darlington

  15-03-2026 23:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  It’s time for a road trip! With the conclusion of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, we’re kicking off a driving trek that will see NASCAR make its way eastward, and you are welcome to join in on the drive to the next destination: Darlington Raceway.Following Sunday’s race in Sin City, you can ride along in an official NASCAR hauler as it makes its trip from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Darlington, South Carolina, a trip spanning more than 2,200 miles.W
  
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• Watch SVG’s wild Las Vegas save join NASCAR’s greatest car-control moments

  15-03-2026 22:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoNASCAR drivers are naturally some of the best drifters in motorsport, so jaw-dropping moments tend to stand out even more when they happen. Early on in the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas, Shane van Gisbergen did just that, holding an epic drift and somehow avoiding a crash after making contact with two other cars.Pushing up the track, SVG made light contact with Erik Jones, sending him into a nasty slide between two lanes of traffic before Chase Briscoe comes through on the bottom
  
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• SVG’s wild Las Vegas save joins NASCAR’s greatest car-control moments

  15-03-2026 22:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoNASCAR drivers are naturally some of the best drifters in motorsport, so jaw-dropping moments tend to stand out even more when they happen. Early on in the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas, Shane van Gisbergen did just that, holding an epic drift and somehow avoiding a crash after making contact with two other cars.Pushing up the track, SVG made light contact with Erik Jones, sending him into a nasty slide between two lanes of traffic before Chase Briscoe comes through on the bottom
  
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• Two NASCAR Drivers Hit With 'Speeding' Penalties Sunday

  15-03-2026 21:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  Two NASCAR drivers were hit with "speeding" penalties on Sunday.The NASCAR Cup Series is in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 15. The Pennzoil 400 is the latest race in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. It's been a fun one so far on Sunday afternoon. Denny Hamlin is currently leading the race, while Ty Gibbs is in second place. Meanwhile, Cole Custer, Kyle Larson and Michael McDowell are rounding out the top five in Las Vegas. Two NASCAR Cup Series drivers have been hit with "speeding" penalties, thou
  
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• Hendrick Motorsports unable to overtake Joe Gibbs Racing at Las Vegas for win

  15-03-2026 20:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  A strong team-wide performance by Hendrick Motorsports wasn’t enough to prevail over the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon.All four JGR entries finished inside the top 10, headlined by Hamlin taking the No. 11 Toyota to Victory Lane. Three of the four Hendrick Motorsports entries — Chase Elliott, William Byron and Kyle Larson — finished inside the top 10 in the fifth NASCAR Cup Series contest of the 2026 campaign. Elliott finished runner-u
  
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