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Chase Briscoe Wins Las Vegas After Kansas Loss
Chase Briscoe clinches Las Vegas victory to rebound from Kansas heartbreak.
In brief
Chase Briscoe clinches Las Vegas victory to rebound from Kansas heartbreak. Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his second 2026 NASCAR Cup Series victory, overcoming a recent loss to Kyle Larson. Originally reported by Autoweek.
Briscoe rebounds from Kansas loss
Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his second victory this year after a heartbreaking loss to Kyle Larson at Kansas.
“I was a little worried I was going to have to throw him off this building if he gave this one away after last week”
Briscoe's race strategy
Briscoe led 175 of 267 laps but was narrowly beaten by Kyle Larson with 11 laps remaining.
“It was stressful. It was like Jaws coming with Larson once he started running the fence”
Briscoe's confidence challenge
Briscoe said he was scared to see his crew chief if he lost the race after last week's loss.
“You don’t want your guys to lose confidence in you”
Briscoe's standings impact
Briscoe jumped from eighth to sixth in the standings with five races remaining in the Chase.
“I’m definitely still in the mix”
Briscoe's point deficit
Briscoe trails standings leader Kyle Larson by 84 points after the race.
“It’s sickening. I gave up probably 25 to 30 points at Gateway when Chase (Elliott) blew the (brake) rotor underneath me”
Larson's race performance
Kyle Larson finished second after a late race challenge with Chase Briscoe.
“Larson nipped at Briscoe’s bumper the rest of the way and Tyler Reddick joined the fray on the final lap”
Larson's wall incident
Larson smacked the wall, corrected, and collected Tyler Reddick before the checkered flag.
“Larson made a bid for the lead as they headed for the checkered flag off turn four”
Briscoe's stage performance
Briscoe swept the Stages in addition to winning the race.
“Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second win and 16th top-10 finish of 2026”
Denny Hamlin's issues
Denny Hamlin spun with three laps remaining in Stage 1 and reported a fuel pressure issue.
“Today certainly didn’t live up to what we expected”
Ty Gibbs' penalty
Ty Gibbs received a pit road speeding penalty on lap 35 and finished 17th.
“Ty Gibbs received a pit road speeding penalty on lap 35 and that left him 26th after the race’s first green-flag stops”
Christopher Bell's power steering
Christopher Bell lost power steering and finished 23rd after his car lost power.
“Christopher Bell was devastated after his JGR Toyota lost power steering”
Race results summary
Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second win and 16th top-10 finish of 2026.
“Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his seventh NASCAR Cup Series victory, his second win and 16th top-10 finish of 2026”
Standings after race
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 40 points over Denny Hamlin.
“Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 40 points over Denny Hamlin”
Next race
The next race is scheduled for October 11, 2026 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
“Next Race: October 11, 2026, Charlotte Motor Speedway”
The one thing
Chase Briscoe won the South Point 400 for his second 2026 NASCAR Cup Series victory, overcoming a recent loss to Kyle Larson.
