NASCAR Cup Series

Martin Truex Jr. finished third and led a race high of 96 laps in Sunday’s overtime playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Vegas wasn’t so lucky for half of the Playoff contenders as Brad Keselowski claimed the jackpot in the Playoff opener in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series at the inaugural South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, securing his spot in the second round of the Playoffs.

Austin Dillon Kicks Off The Round of 16 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with 11th-Place Finish in No. 3 DOWFROST Camaro ZL1 "We definitely had a No. 3 DOWFROST Camaro ZL1 that was capable of running in the top five today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I'm proud of the effort, but there is room for improvement. We gave up a lot of track position throughout the day, not just from starting in the back, but we really struggled on pit stops."

Kyle Larson was Chevrolet’s top-finisher in the South Point 400 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), ending the day with the runner-up effort in his No. 42 DC Solar Vegas Strong Camaro ZL1.

Camry driver Martin Truex Jr. was the highest-finishing Toyota in the opening Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.

KYLE LARSON, NO. 42 DC SOLAR VEGAS STRONG CAMARO ZL1 – Finished 2nd - YOU CAME CLOSE AGAIN TO GETTING THE WIN. HOW CLOSE WERE YOU TO MAYBE GETTING THE VICTORY? “Yeah, the restarts a couple of them worked out for me and a couple of them didn’t. But, was happy to end up second there. Didn’t really expect to get to second there on that final restart, but it was pretty hectic. Just glad we had a good day after the tire issue we had early in the race. So, yeah, good points day.”

Brad Keselowski won the 2018 NASCAR Playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his third win in as many weeks.

The most successful organization in the history of motorsports added another chapter to its legacy today as Team Penske earned its 500th all-time race victory. Brad Keselowski captured the checkered flag at today’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to record the landmark victory for the organization.

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Erik Jones will kick off the playoffs by winning the pole for Sunday’s Inaugural South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series at 188.121 mph in 28.705 seconds.