Overview
- Denny Hamlin posted 184.849 mph for his first Las Vegas pole, leading a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 with Chase Briscoe second and Christopher Bell third.
- Playoff contenders swept the top six grid spots, with Hendrick’s Chase Elliott, William Byron and Kyle Larson qualifying fourth through sixth.
- Team Penske’s Joey Logano, 24 points below the Cup cutline entering the Round of 8, qualified ninth; teammate Ryan Blaney will start 14th.
- Windy conditions influenced both practice and qualifying as teams prepared for Sunday’s South Point 400.
- In Xfinity, part-timer Aric Almirola swept the stages and led 107 of 201 laps to win, putting JGR’s No. 19 into the owners’ Championship 4 as points leader Connor Zilisch finished second and sits plus-82.