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Las Vegas Race Results: Finish Order, Winner, and Key Takeaways

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Thomas Carelli | Last updated Mar 15, 2026 7:01 PM ET

The Pennzoil 400 was run this afternoon in the Las Vegas desert as the NASCAR Cup Series crowned its 5th race winner of the 2026 season. The race was contentious between many high-caliber racers, including Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. However, Denny Hamlin went on to defend late in the race as the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota hit victory lane.

The top-10 was rounded out by mostly expected names, including a nice race comeback for Chase Briscoe, a third-straight top-10 for Ty Gibbs, and Chase Elliott, plus William Byron earned 2nd and 3rd places.

Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Race Results


Finishing Position	Driver	Team
1	Denny Hamlin	11
2	Chase Elliott	9
3	William Byron	24
4	Christopher Bell	20
5	Ty Gibbs	54
6	Chris Buescher	17
7	Kyle Larson	5
8	Chase Briscoe	19
9	Bubba Wallace	23
10	Brad Keselowski	6
11	Ryan Preece	60
12	Austin Dillon	3
13	Tyler Reddick	45
14	Zane Smith	38
15	Joey Logano	22
16	Ryan Blaney	12
17	Ross Chastain	1
18	Daniel Suarez	7
19	Austin Cindric	2
20	Erik Jones	43
21	John Hunter Nemechek	42
22	Carson Hocevar	77
23	Riley Herbst	35
24	AJ Allmendinger	16
25	Justin Allgaier	48
26	Michael McDowell	71
27	Cole Custer	41
28	Kyle Busch	8
29	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47
30	Noah Gragson	4
31	Josh Berry	21
32	Connor Zilisch	88
33	Ty Dillon	10
34	Todd Gilliland	34
35	Cody Ware	51
36	Shane van Gisbergen	97

Race Winners

Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Yahoo! Toyota, wins the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin captured his first race win of the season, earning Toyota an expected victory lane appearance after stealing five of the top seven qualifying spots.

Chase Elliott battled back with a strong second-place finish, much needed for the No. 9 team. If Elliott had another five laps, he might have gotten Hamlin with his late-run pace.

Ty Gibbs earns another top-5 finish, continuing his surge towards the top-10 of the driver standings.

Chase Briscoe overcame pit road speeding and earned an 8th-place finish, his second top-10 of 2026. The No. 19 needed this badly after back-to-back last-place finishes.