South Point 400 highlights: Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas by inches
The NASCAR Cup Series' 10-race playoff schedule continued Sunday with the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and we had you covered with all the action from Kyle Larson's big win!
NASCAR's top stars battled it out over 267 laps in Las Vegas in what was the first of three races in the round of 8.
The eight-driver playoff field included William Byron (won Texas), Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin (won Bristol), Larson (also won Darlington), Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick (won Kansas) and Ryan Blaney (won Talladega).
You can find a full list of winners so far this year, as well as the season's remaining schedule here.
Catch up on our live coverage below!
Green
Bell — for the fourth time in these playoffs and the sixth time overall this season — started from the pole position Sunday. What's more, the entire top five (Bell, Larson, Byron, Truex and Buescher) was made up of playoff drivers.
Heating up
Larson jumped out in front early, building about half a second lead over Bell roughly 20 laps into this race.
Staying strong
Larson's lead over Bell was up to nearly three seconds with less than 20 laps to go now in Stage 1.
Miscue
Elsewhere, there was trouble on the frontstraightaway for Erik Jones, who was dealing with a blown a right rear tire that brought out the yellow flag for the first time Sunday.
Meanwhile, Larson went on to win the opening stage, followed by Bell, Brad Keselowski, Reddick and Truex. Seven of the race's eight playoff drivers — except for Buescher — earned stage points.
Firing on all cylinders
Truex led Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Keselowski and Buescher to start the second stage, and the green flag returned on Lap 87.
Chaos!
Carson Hocevar spun and crashed in Turn 2 after another right rear tire failure, bringing out the third caution of day.
Massive slide!
Larson took the lead lap from Keselowski en route to winning Stage 2. Larson was this close to spinning out and crashing on the exit of Turn 2, but he straightened out and was able to hang on to secure the stage win.
Down and out
Meanwhile, Reddick and Joey Logano collided off the exit of Turn 4 as they were racing three-wide with Alex Bowman.
Contact!
Chase Briscoe spun into the fence, bringing out the caution with 58 laps to go.
Not how he planned it
The green flag returned with 52 laps to go, but it was short-lived.
Gibbs blew a right front tire and hit the wall on the exit of Turn 2, bringing out the caution again.
Winner!
In the end, it was Larson who came away with the win, as Bell's late rally wasn't enough to pull it off.
Just like that, Larson became the first driver to lock in his spot in November's championship race.
PRE-RACE
Star power
Reigning NHL Stanley Cup champions Adin Hill and William Carrier of the Vegas Golden Knights served as grand marshals for Sunday's race, giving the command for drivers to start their engines.
Elsewhere, TV host, actor and comedian Nick Cannon served as the honorary pace car driver for Sunday's race.
"I have been a fan of fast cars since I was a kid," Cannon said. "NASCAR delivers a unique experience and thrill unlike anything I’ve experienced. I’m honored to be invited to be the pace car driver for the Las Vegas NASCAR weekend.
"It’s one of those bucket list experiences I’m looking forward to checking off."
Setting the stage
Ahead of the action, FOX Sports' Bob Pockrass broke down who and what to keep an eye out for in Sunday's race.
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