October 13, 2025

Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson had a strong showing during the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Larson started the race from sixth place, but quickly showcased that he had one of the best cars in the field. In the first stage, Larson went from sixth to second, falling short of the stage win behind his teammate William Byron. Where Larson took the race over, however, was in the second stage. The No. 5 Chevrolet driver ended up dominating and winning the second stage, leading the majority of laps outside of green flag pit stops. Larson continued his dominance into the final stage, leading at several points outside of green flag pit stops until Byron crashed on lap 237 with Ty Dillon. After pit stops, Larson lost a few positions and the lead and spent the last remaining parts of the race trying to regain it. Larson made it back as high as second and was catching Chase Briscoe, who was only on two fresh tires for the lead late, but was unable to pass him. Denny Hamlin soon got past Larson while Larson kept trying to use momentum to pass Briscoe, sending him back to third. Although Larson did pass Briscoe in the closing laps, he could not generate a run to catch Hamlin and settled for second. Despite falling short of victory at Vegas, Larson had a strong points day and now sits 35 points above the playoff cut line with two races left in the Round of 8.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com