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· collected 2026-10-05 · by Kirk Kern The Associated Press
Chase Briscoe won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday after leading a race-high 175 laps and sweeping all three stages to earn 75 playoff points. On the final lap, Kyle Larson attempted a charge but lost control, hitting the wall and colliding with Tyler Reddick, who still managed third place. Briscoe's victory came as he defended against Larson’s intense pursuit, highlighting the competitive nature of the playoff standings where Larson currently leads.
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Chase Briscoe won the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by holding off a last-lap charge from Kyle Larson, who was leading points. Briscoe swept all three stages to earn 75 playoff points and led a race-high 175 laps, securing his first career victory in Las Vegas. Larson lost control on the final stretch, hit the wall, and collided with Tyler Reddick, who still managed third place despite sliding into the infield. Briscoe's defensive driving strategy helped him maintain position, while Larson pushed hard but ultimately made a costly mistake. With this win, Briscoe moved up to sixth in The Chase standings, narrowing the gap for spots in the Championship 4 playoffs. Denny Hamlin finished 16th and fell 40 points behind Larson despite entering second in the playoff standings.
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Chase Briscoe held off a last-lap charge from points leader Kyle Larson to win the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Briscoe → hold → Speedway
Briscoe swept all three stages on the 1.5-mile track to earn the maximum 75 playoff points.
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Briscoe → sweep → points
Larson lost control on the final stretch, hit the wall and collided with Tyler Reddick, who slid into the infield but still recovered to finish third.
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who → lose → infield
“I saw Kyle charging hard behind me on those final laps,” Briscoe said.
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Briscoe → see → laps
“He was pushing as hard as he possibly could on the high line, and I just tried to stick to my defensive marks, stay smooth, and protect the bottom.
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I → push → bottom
When you’re driving for a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4, nobody is going to give an inch.”
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nobody → drive → inch
It was Briscoe’s first career Cup Series victory in Las Vegas, where he led a race-high 175 laps.
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he → lead → laps
Briscoe also moved up to sixth in The Chase standings.
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Briscoe → move → standings
Denny Hamlin, who entered second in the playoff standings, finished 16th and was shut out of stage points.
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who → enter → points
Hamlin is still second, but fell 40 points behind Larson.
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Hamlin → fall → Larson
“I know everyone looks at the points lead and talks about the buffer we have, but I don’t view the gap like that at all,” Larson said.
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Larson → know → that
“There are still a lot of points on the table, a lot of restarts left, and anything can happen down the stretch.”
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anything → be → stretch
Briscoe takes second stage
Briscoe drove back from third place to pass Austin Cindric late in the second stage for the win.
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Briscoe → take → win
Cindric finished second in the stage, followed by Christopher Bell in third.
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Cindric → finish → third
Larson salvaged a stage point by finishing 10th, while Hamlin was shut out of stage points in 14th.
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Hamlin → salvage → 14th
Briscoe gambles for first stage points
Briscoe won the opening stage ahead of Bell and Ryan Blaney.
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Briscoe → gamble → Bell
Briscoe elected not to pit for tires during a late green-flag pit cycle, holding off the field on the restart to secure the stage victory.
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Briscoe → elect → victory
Hamlin led the first 39 laps and was running third when he spun three laps before the end of the stage.
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he → lead → stage
Although he avoided major damage and continued, the lack of a caution flag caused him to fall back to 28th at the stage break.
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him → avoid → break
Hamlin set the fastest lap of the stage at 29.572 seconds on the third lap.
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Hamlin → set → lap
“We had the speed to run up front, we showed that on the pole run and early in Stage 1,” Hamlin said.
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Hamlin → have → Stage
“But when you lose 25 spots, you spend half the race just working your way back to where you belong.”
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you → lose → way
Larson, who started sixth, endured a 26-second green-flag pit stop while his pit crew made rear suspension adjustments.
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crew → start → adjustments
After dropping to 32nd place, he worked his way back to 24th by the end of the stage.
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he → drop → stage
Though he briefly fell off the lead lap, Larson regained it on lap 45 when a caution flew for a Zane Smith spin.
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caution → fall → spin
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