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Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’S Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing: “Certainly you want to win, but we maximized today the best we had."

Almirola was scored a lap down and raced his way back to the top-20 before the checkered flag waved.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1 1LE – Finished 2nd CHASE, A STRONG NIGHT FOR SURE, BUT SECOND PLACE. I KNOW THAT’S NOT WHERE YOU WANTED TO BE. TELL US ABOUT THE FINAL FIVE LAPS

Denny Hamlin won the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday evening. With the win, Hamlin has clinched his spot in the Round of 8. Hamlin was joined inside the top-five by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch (third) and Martin Truex Jr. (fourth).

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford Mustang -- FINISHED 5th

Las Vegas Motor Speedway is one of only four active race tracks where team owner Richard Childress has yet to earn a NASCAR Cup Series victory.

The Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Playoffs for four Team Chevy drivers opens Sunday, September 26, with the 267-lap South Point 400 on the 1.5-mile oval of Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Autotrader Ford Mustang, is one of four Ford drivers still alive in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, which continues this weekend with the first race in the Round of 12. Keselowski spoke about what lies ahead as part of a NASCAR Zoom call this afternoon.

NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) veteran competitor Kurt Busch will make career start No. 750 this Sunday Sept. 26 at his hometown track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS). Busch is also the defending race winner of this weekend’s South Point 400 at LVMS.

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, on returning to Las Vegas: “It’s nice going back to a track we’ve won at before. We were really good at Vegas earlier this year, so definitely excited to go back and hoping we have similar speed."