The Cup Series begins race one in the round of eight with the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

If the winner of the race is one of the playoff drivers, he will become the first driver in the championship four.

There are 38 drivers at Las Vegas for the race including Katherine Legge.

The drivers have been divided into two groups for 25 minutes practice sessions before making a qualifying run.

Melon Man Ross Chastain topped the leaderboard in group one practice as the only driver to run a lap below the 30 second mark.

Justin Haley tops the list in the number of laps run with 40.

The drivers not only have to deal with the track, but the wind as well.

Ross Chastain noted that there was some cording on his tires.

The top seven drivers in group two broke the 30 second mark with Ty Gibbs leading the way.

The wind is proving to be a challenge for the drivers.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is JJ Yeley who posted a time of 30.661 seconds.

Noah Gragson is the first driver to break the 30 second mark with a time of 29.862 seconds around the mile and a half track.

With a time of 29.213 seconds, Denny Hamlin puts his number eleven car on the pole with teammate Chase Briscoe alongside on the front row.

The starting lineup for the Sout Park 400:
Denny Hamlin – playoffs
Chase Briscoe – playoffs
Christopher Bell – playoffs
Chase Elliott – playoffs
William Byron – playoffs
Kyle Larson – playoffs
Bubba Wallace
Tyler Reddick
Joey Logano – playoffs
Ty Gibbs
Chris Buescher
Alex Bowman
Shane van Gisbergen
Ryan Blaney – playoffs
Ross Chastain
Ryan Preece
Daniel Suarez
Michael McDowell
Erik Jones
AJ Allmendinger
Cole Custer
Carson Hocevar
Zane Smith
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Austin Dillon
John Hunter Nemechek
Justin Haley
Noah Gragson
Josh Berry
Todd Gilliland
Austin Cindric
Kyle Busch
Riley Herbst
Brad Keselowski
Ty Dillon
Cody Ware
JJ Yeley
Katherine Legge

Ross Chastain will have to start the race from the back of the field after the crew made some unapproved adjustments to the car.

Stage one is 80 laps, stage two is 85 laps, and stage is 102 laps for a total of 267 laps around the mile and a half track.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Chase Briscoe alongside.  Hamlin jumps out in front for the lead with teammates behind him.

Chase Briscoe passes Denny Hamlin to take the lead.

The top five are Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and William Byron.

Lap five, Chase Elliott and William Byron pass Christopher Bell.

Denny Hamlin reports that he couldn’t get his car into fifth gear on the start.

Lap eight, Chase Briscoe has a lead of nearly half a second on Denny Hamlin.

Denny Hamlin has been in the playoffs 19 times, but has yet to win a championship.

Joey Logano is 24 points below the cut line; it is the largest points spread ever in the round of eight.

Lap 12, Chase Briscoe holds on to the lead with Denny Hamlin in second; Chase Elliott, William Byron, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Noah Gragson, Riley Herbst, and Kyle Busch are all from Las Vegas.

Lap 14, Denny Hamlin has closed the gap on leader Chase Briscoe to under a quarter of a second.

Lap 22, Chase Briscoe has led every lap so far and has pulled out to a two second lead on Denny Hamlin; William Byron, Chase Elliott, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Lap 25, Katherine Legge is the only driver not on the lead lap.

Lap 28, Kyle Larson passes Christopher Bell for fifth.

William Byron passes Denny Hamlin for second.

Lap 33, Tyler Reddick is the first driver to make a green flag pit stop as pit road begins to get busy.

Lap 36, leader Chase Briscoe makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Carson Hocevar.  Briscoe had a slow stop.

Lap 38, the top eight drivers have yet to make their green flag pit stops.  Once pit stops cycle through, William Byron will be the leader.

Lap 41, Todd Gilliland is the new leader.

Lap 42, William Byron is the new leader with Tyler Reddick over half a second back.

Michael McDowell was charged with a commitment cone violation and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 44, William Byron has a lead of over half a second on Tyler Reddick; Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, and Denny Hamlin round out the top five.

Lap 47, there are 28 cars on the lead lap.

The wind is considerably calmer than they were on Saturday.

Chase Elliott missed his mark on pit road and ended up with a slower stop.

Lap 58, Chase Elliott has passed Denny Hamlin for fifth and Chase Briscoe for fourth.

Lap 60, William Byron has just passed Josh Berry in 27th to put him a lap down; Byron has a lead of over two seconds on Tyler Reddick; Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.

Lap 62, since starting the race from the back of the field, Ross Chastain has not gotten out of the back of the field.

Lap 65, there are 24 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 66, William Byron continues to extend his lead and is now nearly three seconds out in front; Kyle Larson Chase Elliott, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out on lap 72 when Ryan Blaney gets into the wall with a flat tire.  Blaney reports that the steering isn’t right and everything feels like its broken.  Blaney is out of the car…and out of the race.

After being blocked by Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin nearly crashed with teammate Christopher Bell.

Drivers come down pit road for fresh tires and service with just six laps remaining in stage one.  William Byron wins the race off of pit road.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag restart with Kyle Larson alongside with just three laps remaining in stage one.  Byon edges out for the lead.  Chase Briscoe and Kyle Larson battle for second.

The top five are all JGR and HMS cars.

William Byron wins stage one for his eighth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
William Byron
Kyle Larson
Chase Briscoe
Denny Hamlin
Chase Elliott
Bubba Wallace
Christopher Bell
Tyler Reddick
Ty Gibbs
Joey Logano

Leaders stay out on the track but drivers back in the field come down pit road for service.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Kyle Larson alongside on lap 87.Chase Briscoe gives Willaim Byron a push and nearly sends him into the grass.  Kyle Larson takes the lead.

Lap 88, Kyle Larson leads the race with Chase Briscoe in second; William Byron, Denny Hamlin, and Bubba Wallace round ut the top five.

Back in the field the drivers and two and three wide in a near knock down drag out barroom brawl.

After all the wave arounds, Katherine Legge is the only driver on the track not on the lead lap.

The top four drivers in the field are also the top lap leaders for the season.

Lap 94, Kyle Larson has a third of a second lead on William Byron; Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 96, Joey Logano came into the race in eighth place in the playoffs; currently he is 34 points below the cut line.

Lap 100, road course king Shane van Gisbergen is currently in 10th place.

Kyle Larson has pulled out to a lead of over half a second on William Byron; Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 103, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a one second lead on William Byron.

Lap 109, Kyle Larson continues to expand his lead and is now nearly two seconds in front of William Byron; Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Out of the infield care center, Ryan Blaney said that he had no warning that the tire was going down.

Tyler Reddick passes Denny Hamlin for fourth and Chase Briscoe for third.

Lap 116, green flag pit stops have begun with Christopher Bell the first of the playoff drivers on pit road.

Denny Hamlin passes Chase Briscoe for third.

Ryan Preece was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 119, more drivers come down pit road including drivers in the top 10.

Lap 120 Kyle Larson makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Bubba Wallace.

Chase Elliott had an uncontrolled tire on pit road and has to serve a passthrough penalty.  Elliott missed his mark again in his pit box.

Now a lap down, Chase Elliott says that he has to “chase the dog” – as in “lucky dog”.

Lap 125, bubba Wallace comes down pit road for service and gets caught speeding; he will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 126, Kyle Larson retakes the lead.

Lap 127, the top five are Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Denny Hamlin, and Ty Gibbs.

Kyle Larson has now led 1,000 laps this season!

Lap 136, Tyler Reddick has caught leader Kyle Larson and begins to challenge for the lead; William Byron, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.

Lap 139, there are 28 cars on the lead lap.

Half of the top 10 are Toyota’s; the highest Ford is Joey Logano in 10th place.

Lap 145, Kyle Larson has begun lapping slower cars…and Chase Elliott had just “found the dog”.

Kyle Larson has pulled out to a lead of over a second on Tyler Reddick; William Byron, Denny Hanmlin, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.

The teams are running the same tire that Goodyear brought to Kansas.

Lap 152, Kyle Larson now has a second and a half lead on Tyler Reddick; William Byron, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe continue to round out the top five.

With seven laps remaining in stage two, Kyle Larson has a two second lead on Tyler Reddick.  Chase Elliott has worked his way back to being the “lucky dog” car.

Joey Logano reports that the right rear’s gone and he is very free.

Kyle Larson wins stage two for the Hendricks Motorsports sweep for his 10th stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Kyle Larson
Tyler Reddick
William Byron
Denny Hamlin
Chase Briscoe
Christopher Bell
Ty Gibbs
Alex Bowman
Joey Logano
Carson Hocevar

Drivers come down pit road for service with Kyle Larson winning the race off of pit road with Tyler Reddick in second.

Daniel Suarez was charged with equipment interference and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Tyler Reddick alongside on lap 173.  Kyle Larson gets out in front with Denny Hamlin in second; Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and William Byron round out the top five.

Joey Logano’s tires were corded.

Chase Elliott was the “lucky dog” and is back on the lead lap.

Lap 176, Kyle Larson leads the race but is getting a challenge form Tyler Reddick; Christopher Bell is right behinds them with William Byron and Denny Hamlin rounding out the top five.

After restarting the race from the back of the field, Chase Elliott is up to 23rd.

Only one second separate the top five drivers.

Lap 182, Kyle Larson holds on to the lead with teammate William Byron in second; Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Lap 183, Chase Elliott is just outside the top 20 in 21st.

Chase Briscoe got into the wall on the restart and now the car isn’t handling right.  He is in sixth place.

Kyle Larson has never lost a race when he has led 100 laps at Las Vegas, he has led 101 laps so far…and counting.

Lap 197, Kyle Larson leads the race with William byron in second a half second back; Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.  Chase Briscoe has fallen to eighth place.

Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin go side by side in a battle for third.

Lap 202, Kyle Larson has a near one second lead on William Byron; Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Chase Elliott has entered the top 20 in 19th.

Lap 210, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a two second lead on William Byron; Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Ty Gibbs round out the top five.

Lap 211, Chase Briscoe brings his car down pit road; followed by Joey Logano as green flag pit stops begin.

Alex Bowman hit Ty Gibbs rear coming down pit road.

Lap 214 Kyle Larson makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Denny Hamlin.

With 51 laps to go, William Byron blew by Kyle Larson as Larson was coming up to speed.

Daniel Suarez was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 219, Denny Hamlin makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Carson Hocevar.

Carson Hocevar makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Brad Keselowski.

Denny Hamlin has a 13 second stop with a jack issue.

With 46 laps remaining in the race, William Byron has a one second lead on Kyle Larson; Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Just 39 laps remain in the race with William Byron leading the race by just over half a second on Kyle Larson; Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Lap 233, William Byron got loose and Kyle Larson flew by him to take the lead; Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out with 31 laps to go involving William Byron, Ty Dillon and John Hunter Nemechek.  There was no warning that Dillon was going to pit and Byron slammed into Dillon.  Nemechek hit Byron.  Ty Dillon was pitting out of sequence from the rest of the field.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Chase Briscoe winning the race off of pit road after taking only two tires.

John Hunter Nemechek was charged with pitting to soon and will have to restart the race from the back of the field.

Chase Briscoe brings the field down for the green flag restart with Joey Logano alongside.  There are just 24 laps remaining in the race.  Ty Gibbs gets into the wall on the restart to bring out the caution flag.  Shane van Gisbergen, Cody Ware, and Christopher bell were also involved.  Chase Elliott also got some damage to his car.  Drivers were three and four wide on the restart.

Ross Chastain is on pit road for repairs with some damage to his car.

Ty Dillon and William Byron are out of the infield care center.  Byron said that he was devastated; adding, that he had no idea that Dillon was trying to pit.

Some of the drivers back in the field come down pit road for service.

Chase Briscoe brings the field down for the green flag restart with Joey Logano alongside; there are just 14 laps remaining in the race.  Drivers are three wide through the field with Chase Briscoe out in front.

With 13 to go, the top five are Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and Denny Hamlin.

Ten to go, Chase Briscoe holds on to the lead with Kyle Larson just a quarter of a second behind; Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson battle for second with seven laps to go.

Joey Logano and Christopher Bell battle for fifth.

Ke Busch and Alex Bowman battle for seventh.

Five to go, Chase Briscoe battles with Denny Hamlin for the lead.  Hamlin gets out in front.

Three to go, Denny Hamlin leads the race by a second with Kyle Larson in second; Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Denny Hamlin takes the white flag.

Denny Hamlin gets win number 60 and becomes the first driver to secure a spot in the championship four.

The unofficial results for the South Point 400:
Denny Hamlin
Kyle Larson
Christopher Bell
Chase Briscoe
Tyler Reddick
Joey Logano
Alex Bowman
Kyle Busch
Ryan Preece
Brad Keselowski
Austin Cindric
Chris Buescher
Noah Gragson
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Erik Jones
Michael McDowell
Riley Herbst
Chase Elliott
AJ Allmendinger
Daniel Suarez
Todd Gilliland
Bubba Wallace
Ross Chastain
Zane Smith
Austin Dillon
Josh Berry
Justin Haley
Cole Custer
John Hunter Nemechek
JJ Yeley
Katherine Legge
Carson Hocevar
Shane van Gisbergen
Ty Gibbs
Cody Ware
William Byroon
Ty Dillon
Ryan Blaney