Christopher Bell is once again on the pole in a NASCAR Cup Series playoff race. This time the driver of the No. 20 Toyota will lead the field to green in Sunday’s running of the South Point Casino 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Sunday’s Cup Series race at Las Vegas is the first in the Round of 8. Beginning the round William Byron (+20), Martin Truex (+15), Denny Hamlin (+11) and Kyle Larson (+3) are above the cut off line. Looking to push their way in will be Chris Buescher (-3), Bell (-8), Tyler Reddick (-8) and Ryan Blaney (-10).
Coverage of the South Point Casino 400 will air on NBC and the NBC Sports App beginning at 2:30 pm ET.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway Cup Series Starting Lineup
Qualifying: October 14, 2023; Race to be held October 15, 2023
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POSITION
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BEST SPEED
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BEST TIME
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BEHIND
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
C. Bell#20
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186.335
|
28.980
|
Leader
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2 |
K. Larson#5
|
186.271
|
28.990
|
0.010
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3 |
W. Byron#24
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186.181
|
29.004
|
0.024
|
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4 |
M. Truex Jr#19
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185.759
|
29.070
|
0.090
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5 |
C. Buescher#17
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185.669
|
29.084
|
0.104
|
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6 |
K. Busch#8
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185.612
|
29.093
|
0.113
|
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7 |
B. Wallace#23
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185.440
|
29.120
|
0.140
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|
8 |
T. Reddick#45
|
185.382
|
29.129
|
0.149
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9 |
J. Logano#22
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185.268
|
29.147
|
0.167
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10 |
R. Chastain#1
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185.166
|
29.163
|
0.183
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|
11 |
T. Gibbs#54
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186.021
|
29.029
|
0.049
|
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12 |
R. Blaney#12
|
185.204
|
29.157
|
0.177
|
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13 |
A. Almirola#10
|
184.843
|
29.214
|
0.234
|
|
14 |
A. Bowman#48
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184.691
|
29.238
|
0.258
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15 |
D. Hamlin#11
|
184.647
|
29.245
|
0.265
|
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16 |
A. Dillon#3
|
184.540
|
29.262
|
0.282
|
|
17 |
C. Briscoe#14
|
184.344
|
29.293
|
0.313
|
|
18 |
M. McDowell#34
|
184.313
|
29.298
|
0.318
|
|
19 |
A. Cindric#2
|
184.193
|
29.317
|
0.337
|
|
20 |
J. Haley#31
|
184.131
|
29.327
|
0.347
|
|
21 |
B. Keselowski#6
|
184.011
|
29.346
|
0.366
|
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22 |
A. Allmendinger#16
|
183.943
|
29.357
|
0.377
|
|
23 |
E. Jones#43
|
183.698
|
29.396
|
0.416
|
|
24 |
K. Harvick#4
|
183.611
|
29.410
|
0.430
|
|
25 |
C. Hocevar#42
|
183.293
|
29.461
|
0.481
|
|
26 |
J. Yeley#51
|
183.206
|
29.475
|
0.495
|
|
27 |
T. Dillon#77
|
182.809
|
29.539
|
0.559
|
|
28 |
C. LaJoie#7
|
182.266
|
29.627
|
0.647
|
|
29 |
T. Gilliland#38
|
181.824
|
29.699
|
0.719
|
|
30 |
R. Stenhouse Jr#47
|
181.714
|
29.717
|
0.737
|
|
31 |
B. McLeod#78
|
180.753
|
29.875
|
0.895
|
|
32 |
R. Preece#41
|
180.054
|
29.991
|
1.011
|
|
33 |
H. Burton#21
|
179.814
|
30.031
|
1.051
|
|
34 |
B. Poole#15
|
178.855
|
30.192
|
1.212
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