The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, utilized a two-tire pit stop to drive from fifth to first in two laps during a 19-lap shootout and be within 56 points shy of the points lead with his sixth Cup victory of 2026 in the desert state.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, beat teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds for his second consecutive Cup Chase victory and be within 65 points of the points lead.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, was involved in a single-car spin in the closing stages of the first stage period that caused him to secure no stage points and have his deficit to Kyle Larson increase from 26 to 40 at Sin City.
The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, led a race-high 175 of 267 laps, swept all stages and cut his points deficit from 123 to 84 with his second victory of 2026 at Sin City.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, clocked in a lap of 186.787 mph in 28.910 seconds for his 53rd Cup career pole, fifth of 2026 and second at Sin City.
Hamlin and Bell emphasized the winning term as their ultimate approach to regain the points lost to Kansas winner Kyle Larson following the fourth Chase event of the 2026 Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson would dominate the Hollywood Casino 400 by leading the most laps, sweeping the stages, and even rallying back to take the lead away from Chase Briscoe.
The three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 93 of 500 laps and went from fourth to first in a single lap during a nine-lap shootout to notch his third Cup victory of 2026 under the lights at Thunder Valley.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, erased a 33-race winless drought and commenced the 2026 Chase with his second career crown-jewel victory, the Southern 500, in Darlington, South Carolina.
