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Kyle Larson Clinches a Championship 4 Berth with a Victory at Las Vegas

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Kyle Larson clinches a championship 4 berth with a victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 on Sunday.

The NASCAR Cup Series is coming down the home stretch with three races remaining before the grand championship finale. The field found themselves back out west racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. After an unpredictable second round in the playoffs, the field anticipated Las Vegas as a chance to settle in for the third round. Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the only traditional speedway left to be raced, so teams looked to take full advantage of the opportunity. 

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Kyle Larson Takes Hendrick Motorsports to the Championship 4 with a Win at Las Vegas

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Kyle Larson takes Hendrick Motorsports to the Championship 4 with a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400.

LAS VEGAS _ Kyle Larson earned this trophy the old-fashioned way. The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led the most laps and swept both stage wins but still had to hold off a hard-charging, equally motivated Christopher Bell at the finish line to claim a dramatic victory in Sunday’s South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Cole Custer is Happy for his Teammate and Friend, Riley Herbst

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Cole Custer is happy for his teammate and friend, Riley Herbst after earning his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory at Las Vegas

The NASCAR Xfinity Series winner of the Alsco Uniforms 302, Riley Herbst has been friends with Cole Custer throughout their careers. This year, they are teammates at Stewart Haas Racing,

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Riley Herbst Wins His First Career NASCAR Xfinity Series Race in Hometown of Las Vegas

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Riley Herbst wins his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race in his hometown of Las Vegas in the Alsco Uniforms 302 on Saturday afternoon.

LAS VEGAS — It was a fitting venue, a perfect scenario for Riley Herbst to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series race – a dominating 14.9-second victory in the Alsco Uniforms 302 at his home track, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, the driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Las Vegas is presented by Fan4Racing contributor Owen Stewart this week.

The NASCAR season is long, and with just three out of 36 total races completed, the picture is still a little foggy. That being said, with Las Vegas, the first intermediate track on the schedule, out of the way, the power ranking is getting clearer. Saturday was dominated by Team Penske, as defending champion Joey Logano took the pole with his teammate Ryan Blaney also starting close to the front. On Sunday, the race changed the power players in a big way, as Hendrick Motorsports was the class of the field. William Byron swept the stages and took advantage of a late-race restart to hold off teammates Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman for his first win of the season. With this race in mind, the power ranking has a new number one and plenty of changes throughout the top 20.  

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