Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, October 4, 2026, ahead of Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick. The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas is the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube on Sunday, March 21, 2027.
No Las Vegas price is quoted on this page, and it names no bet. It holds the next race date, how the last eight Las Vegas races finished, and what to look for once a board is posted.
Las Vegas race dates
- Pennzoil 400: Sunday, March 21, 2027, the next race
- South Point 400: held in the fall; won by Chase Briscoe on October 4, 2026
- Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles
- Layout: 1.5-mile asphalt intermediate, 20 degrees of banking in the turns and 9 on both straightaways
The October race was the fifth of the 10 in the 2026 Chase, a week after Kansas. The March race is four weeks after the Daytona 500 on the 2027 schedule, the fifth points race of the year after Daytona, Atlanta, Circuit of the Americas and Phoenix.
How the South Point 400 finished in October
Briscoe won the full 267 laps, with Larson second and Reddick third. Hamlin, who had won the two Las Vegas races before it, finished 16th.
| Finish | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Briscoe |
| 2 | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick |
| 4 | Austin Cindric |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney |
| 6 | William Byron |
| 7 | Chase Elliott |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace |
| 9 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 10 | Joey Logano |
How the Pennzoil 400 finished in March
Hamlin won the spring race on March 15. Chase Elliott was second and William Byron third.
| Finish | Driver |
|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2 | Chase Elliott |
| 3 | William Byron |
| 4 | Christopher Bell |
| 5 | Ty Gibbs |
It was Hamlin’s second Las Vegas win in a row; Briscoe ended the run in October. He also won the South Point 400 on October 12, 2025, with Kyle Larson second and Bell third.
Recent Las Vegas winners
Las Vegas has held two Cup races a year since 2023, and eight have been run in that time. Six different drivers won them.
| Date | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 4, 2026 | Chase Briscoe | Kyle Larson | Tyler Reddick |
| March 15, 2026 | Denny Hamlin | Chase Elliott | William Byron |
| October 12, 2025 | Denny Hamlin | Kyle Larson | Christopher Bell |
| March 16, 2025 | Josh Berry | Daniel Suarez | Ryan Preece |
| October 20, 2024 | Joey Logano | Christopher Bell | Daniel Suarez |
| March 3, 2024 | Kyle Larson | Tyler Reddick | Ryan Blaney |
| October 15, 2023 | Kyle Larson | Christopher Bell | Kyle Busch |
| March 5, 2023 | William Byron | Kyle Larson | Alex Bowman |
Christopher Bell has the steadiest record in that table without a win: five top-five finishes in eight races, two of them second place, though he was 23rd in October. Larson has five top fives and two wins. Byron has four top fives, the first of them his 2023 win, and was 6th in October.
Where the Chase stands now
ESPN’s standings on October 30, after Talladega, have Kyle Larson first with 2,441 points, 73 ahead of Hamlin. Bell is 74 back and Briscoe, the Las Vegas winner, 79. Two races are left: Martinsville on November 1 and the final at Homestead-Miami on November 8.
Our NASCAR picks this week page covers the next race each week.
Reading a Las Vegas price
When the board for the March race goes up, read each price as a chance. A driver at +600 is priced at about 14.3%, and one at +2500 at about 3.8%. A bet on the winner is worth making only when you rate the driver’s chance higher than the price does.
Race picks from paid handicappers start with a membership. Read our handicapper site reviews before you pay for one, and see the NASCAR championship odds page for the title race.
Results and standings: ESPN’s NASCAR Cup Series scoreboard for October 4, 2026 and its standings, read 30 October 2026.