Cup Series · 2026 · RACE 5
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
Sun, Mar 15, 2026·Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayINT1.5 miGen 7Stage racing / PlayoffsLAPSPITSLOOP Pole
Christopher Bell
187.156 mph
Storylines · how it played out
No storylines for this race: recaps are written as races finish.
| Fin | St | ± | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts | Stages | Rating | ARP | FL | Passes | QP | Stops | Avg stop |
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| 1 | 2 | ▲ 1 | 11Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 134 | Running | 70 | 3 / 5 / · | — | 4.5 | 47 | 72 | 51 | 6 | 8.87 |
| 2 | 15 | ▲ 13 | 9Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports |
Up to 10 drivers highlighted · click a driver to toggle NCS Final Practice
Mar 14, 2026| Pos | Driver | Best | mph |
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| 1 | #20Christopher Bell | 29.338 | 184.062 |
| 2 | #11Denny Hamlin | 29.438 | 183.436 |
| 3 | #47Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 29.460 | 183.299 |
| 4 | #23Darrell Wallace Jr. | 29.480 | 183.175 |
| 5 | #42John Hunter Nemechek | 29.497 | 183.069 |
| 6 | #4Noah Gragson | 29.578 | 182.568 |
| 7 | #24William Byron | 29.583 | 182.537 |
| 8 | #5Kyle Larson | 29.590 | 182.494 |
| 9 | #77Carson Hocevar | 29.597 | 182.451 |
| 10 | #45Tyler Reddick | 29.605 | 182.402 |
| 11 | #48Justin Allgaier | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| 12 | #8Kyle Busch | 29.635 | 182.217 |
| 3 | 9 | ▲ 6 | 24William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 | Running | 49 | 6 / 1 / · | — | 4.8 | 17 | 77 | 54 | 5 | 10.00 |
| 5 | 3 | ▼ 2 | 54Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 39 | 4 / · / · | — | 8.8 | 7 | 70 | 39 | 6 | 9.85 |
| 7 | 5 | ▼ 2 | 5Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 62 | Running | 48 | 2 / 2 / · | — | 3.9 | 12 | 61 | 45 | 5 | 9.96 |
| 8 | 18 | ▲ 10 | 19Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 29 | — | — | 20.4 | 14 | 104 | 27 | 6 | 17.52 |
| 11 | 8 | ▼ 3 | 60Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 33 | 7 / 8 / · | — | 9.5 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 5 | 9.74 |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ 1 | 3Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 25 | — | — | 15.9 | 1 | 85 | 26 | 5 | 17.91 |
| 13 | 7 | ▼ 6 | 45Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 30 | 10 / 6 / · | — | 7.3 | 7 | 91 | 55 | 5 | 10.07 |
| 14 | 12 | ▼ 2 | 38Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 23 | — | — | 12.8 | 0 | 72 | 42 | 5 | 9.67 |
| 15 | 21 | ▲ 6 | 22Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 3 | Running | 22 | — | — | 15.3 | 1 | 82 | 31 | 5 | 10.29 |
| 16 | 6 | ▼ 10 | 12Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 5 | Running | 23 | 9 / · / · | — | 11.4 | 4 | 59 | 35 | 5 | 11.19 |
| 17 | 17 | — | 1Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 20 | — | — | 17.3 | 4 | 86 | 28 | 5 | 19.56 |
| 18 | 13 | ▼ 5 | 7Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 0 | Running | 19 | — | — | 15.3 | 1 | 82 | 34 | 5 | 9.78 |
| 19 | 31 | ▲ 12 | 2Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 0 | Running | 19 | · / 10 / · | — | 16.0 | 0 | 90 | 31 | 5 | 9.52 |
| 20 | 14 | ▼ 6 | 43Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 0 | Running | 17 | — | — | 18.9 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 5 | 14.75 |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ 3 | 77Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 1 | Running | 15 | — | — | 17.6 | 16 | 91 | 30 | 6 | 22.47 |
| 27 | 35 | ▲ 8 | 41Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 265 | 1 | Running | 10 | — | — | 29.8 | 0 | 107 | 9 | 5 | 16.82 |
| 28 | 24 | ▼ 4 | 8Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 0 | Running | 9 | — | — | 25.4 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 5 | 10.08 |
| 30 | 34 | ▲ 4 | 4Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 0 | Running | 7 | — | — | 28.7 | 6 | 122 | 0 | 5 | 12.28 |
| 31 | 32 | ▲ 1 | 21Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 264 | 0 | Running | 6 | — | — | 29.7 | 2 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 10.92 |
| 33 | 36 | ▲ 3 | 10Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 | Running | 4 | — | — | 31.4 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 5 | 23.35 |
| 35 | 33 | ▼ 2 | 51Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 | Running | 2 | — | — | 32.6 | 6 | 89 | 9 | 6 | 13.53 |
Pennzoil 400 Busch Pole Qualifying
Mar 15, 2026
| Pos | Driver | Best | mph |
|---|
| 1 | #20Christopher Bell | 28.853 | 187.156 |
| 2 | #11Denny Hamlin | 29.003 | 186.188 |
| 3 | #54Ty Gibbs | 29.063 | 185.803 |
| 4 | #23Darrell Wallace Jr. | 29.068 | 185.771 |
| 5 | #5Kyle Larson | 29.103 | 185.548 |
| 6 | #12Ryan Blaney | 29.160 | 185.185 |
| 7 | #45Tyler Reddick | 29.168 | 185.134 |
| 8 | #60Ryan Preece | 29.205 | 184.900 |
| 9 | #24William Byron | 29.217 | 184.824 |
| 10 | #17Chris Buescher | 29.245 | 184.647 |
| 11 | #3Austin Dillon | 29.250 | 184.615 |
| 12 | #38Zane Smith | 29.252 | 184.603 |