After back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series qualifying sessions were canceled due to rain at Bristol Motor Speedway and Kansas Speedway, Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Saturday's qualifying session.
Hamlin earned the pole position for this 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Las Vegas, Nevada oval by recording a top lap speed of 186.787 miles per hour in his No. 11 Toyota.
Teammate Ty Gibbs, whom Hamlin beat to the top spot by 0.017 seconds, is set to start beside him on the front row behind the wheel of his No. 54 Toyota.
Here's a look at the full starting lineup for Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas, the fifth of 10 races on the 2026 postseason schedule. Note that pre-race penalties are not factored into the chart below.
Full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Las Vegas
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
4 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
5 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
8 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
9 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
10 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
11 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
12 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
13 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
15 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
16 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
17 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
18 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
19 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
20 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
21 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
22 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
23 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
24 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
25 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
27 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
28 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
30 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
31 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
32 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
33 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
34 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
35 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
36 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the fifth race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series postseason schedule, and it's also the fifth race in a row set to be shown live on USA Network, rather than NBC. Live coverage is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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