October 13, 2025

William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports had one of the strongest cars during Sunday night's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but ended up leaving the race in 36th with a wrecked race car. Byron began the race in fifth position, but quickly worked his way towards the front of the pack. After the first wave of green flag pit stops were completed, Byron acquired the lead from Chase Briscoe and went on to not only lead the rest of the first stage but also win it. In the second stage, Byron lost the lead and was unable to regain it throughout the stage. He still ran in the top five through most of the second stage outside of pit stops, and scored more stage points by placing third at the end of the stage. During the final stage, Byron kept himself in contention against Denny Hamlin, Briscoe, and his teammate Kyle Larson. After obtaining the lead from getting past Larson, Byron led 10 additional laps before heading for another green flag pit stop on lap 231. Byron lost the lead after finishing his pit stop, but then on lap 237, Byron was caught in the path of Ty Dillon, who attempted to head to pit road. Byron and Dillon collided, leaving Byron unable to continue the race with heavy damage. As a result, Byron was credited with a finish of 36th, and with two races left in the Round of 8 in the playoffs, he now sits 15 points behind the cut line to advance to the championship round.--Sean Engel - RotoBaller
Source: NASCAR.com