Denny Hamlin earns pole position for South Point 400 at Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Denny Hamlin seized the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, positioning himself to make up ground on points leader Kyle Larson, who qualified sixth.Hamlin, second in the Cup Series standings, posted a lap of 28.

Denny 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 ...Keep reading

Joe Gibbs Racing was back on top in Las Vegas qualifying, with Hamlin leading a sweep of the top four positions by JGR cars

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.

Full results from NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Las Vegas.

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here for tomorrow's race.