Las Vegas Recap: A Scorching Start to the Round of 8, Larson Dominance and More!

[NASCAR] [NASCAR] [TICKETS]( [SCHEDULE]( [STANDINGS]( Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas, clinches Championship 4 berth LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson earned this trophy the old-fashioned way. The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver led the most laps and swept both stage wins but still had to hold off a hard-charging, equally motivated Christopher Bell at the start/finish line to claim a [...] READ MORE BUILT for the Playoffs: Round of 8 off to a scorching start following Las Vegas After the seventh race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs concluded at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, here’s a quick look at the playoff picture. WINNER Kyle Larson not only led 133 laps but also earned max points on the day and held off Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by [...] READ MORE [Las Vegas gamble ends in bust for Martin Truex Jr. as Round of 8 begins LAS VEGAS -- An old-fashioned Las Vegas gamble cost Martin Truex Jr. big in Sin City on Sunday afternoon. During the caution period separating Stages 1 and 2 in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, crew chief James Small made the decision to leave Truex and [...]]( [READ MORE]( [Final week to enter to win a Custom Toyota Camry from The NASCAR Foundation Enter to win a trip to the final NASCAR Playoffs Cutoff Race at Martinsville Speedway AND to win a CUSTOM Toyota Camry TRD designed by West Coast]( [READ MORE]( UPCOMING SCHEDULE [NASCAR] COUNTDOWN TO 4EVER 400 presented by Mobil 1 Homestead-Miami Speedway CATCH THE RACE ON SUN. OCT 22 2:30 PM ET [BUY TICKETS]( [MORE INFO]( SAT. OCT 21 | 12:00 PM ET Baptist Health 200 Homestead-Miami Speedway [BUY TICKETS]( SAT. OCT 21 | 3:00 PM ET Contender Boats 300 Homestead-Miami Speedway [BUY TICKETS]( SAT. OCT. 28 | 3:30 PM ET Dead On Tools 250 Martinsville Speedway [BUY TICKETS]( SUN. OCT 29 | 2:00 PM ET Xfinity 500 Martinsville Speedway [BUY TICKETS]( [VIEW FULL SCHEDULE]( MUST WATCH PRESENTED BY [Nascar Advertisement] [NASCAR] [‘I wasn’t surprised’: No. 5 car chief impressed by crew’s effort]( Cliff Daniels: Kyle Larson, No. 5 crew ‘significantly stronger’ than ’21 title team In-car camera: Ride with Christopher Bell as he tries to track down Kyle Larson at Vegas Larson: Bell ‘kicked my ass for a few years straight,’ made me work to get better Adam Stevens: ‘The pressure is on right now’ NASCAR CUP SERIES STANDINGS [NASCAR] [driver] CURRENT LEADER Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports POINTS 4084 PLAYOFF POINTS 24 2 William Byron POINTS 4079 PLAYOFF POINTS 41 3 Denny Hamlin POINTS 4072 PLAYOFF POINTS 32 4 Martin Truex Jr. POINTS 4071 PLAYOFF POINTS 36 5 Christopher Bell POINTS 4068 PLAYOFF POINTS 16 [FULL STANDINGS]( THE WEEK IN PICTURES [NASCAR] 2023 NASCAR Cup Series winners 10 Drivers to sweep all three stages in a Cup Series race 10 At-track photos: 2023 Las Vegas Motor Speedway-2 weekend [NASCAR] [NASCAR] [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [SnapChat]( [TikTok]( [YouTube]( [Discord]( If you would like to stop receiving emails from NASCAR, please click here to [unsubscribe](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Manage Preferences]( © 2023 NASCAR LLC, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC, and NASCAR Media Group, LLC. All Rights Reserved. NASCAR® and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NASCAR Digital Media | One Daytona Boulevard | Daytona Beach, FL 32114 USA