NASCAR Las Vegas results: Denny Hamlin winner Sunday

• Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 12.
• Hamlin secured his spot in the championship race with his victory in the South Point 400.
• The win marked Hamlin’s 60th career victory and his second of the 2025 playoffs.

Denny Hamlin is bound for the NASCAR Cup Series championship race after winning the NASCAR Las Vegas race on Oct. 12.

Hamlin moved from 10th place to sixth after a crash with 31 laps left brought on when William Byron slammed into the back of Ty Dillon, who was pitting in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Hamlin moved into second near the end of the race and took the lead from Chase Briscoe with only four laps to go. He held off Kyle Larson, who finished second, Christopher Bell, Briscoe and Tyler Reddick winning by a final margin of 1.5 seconds.

It was the 60th career win for the Hamlin, 44, who clinched the first of four spots for the championship race at Phoenix on Nov. 2.

It was Hamlin’s second 2025 playoff win after claiming the World Wide Technology Raceway on Sept. 7. He also won four races in the regular season.

Hamlin is at the top of the playoff points standings heading to the Oct. 19 race at Talladega.

Byron wasn’t the only driver in the playoffs who crashed out of the race. Ryan Blaney, who was second coming into race, blew a tire, hit the wall and destroyed his car in the first stage.

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Here are the unofficial results for the NASCAR South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

1. Denny Hamlin, No. 11, 23XI Racing Toyota
2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
7. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
10. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
11. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
12. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
13. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
15. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
16. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17. Riley Herbst, No, 35, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
18. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
19. AJ Allmendinger, No. 1 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
20. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
21. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
22. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
23. Ross Chastain, No. 1, Trackhouse Racing, Chevrolet
24. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
25. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
26. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
27. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
28. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
29. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
30. J.J. Yeley, No. 44, N.Y. Racing Team Chevrolet
31. Katherine Legge, No. 78 Chevrolet Live Fast Motorsports
32. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
33. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
34. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
35. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
36. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
37. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
38. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford