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NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas: Starting lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

nick gray, nashville tennessean
·3 min read

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs roll into Las Vegas for Sunday's race, the first in the round of 8.

At the Charlotte Roval last week, former champions Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch were knocked out of the playoffs along with Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace. Non-playoff driver AJ Allmendinger earned the win last Sunday.

The margin of error for the eight remaining race teams in the playoffs is very slim; William Byron's lead over fifth-place Chris Buescher is 20 points, which could be eroded by one poor performance.

Four races also remain in the full-time driving career of Kevin Harvick, who has won twice at Las Vegas in his career. Sunday will mark his 29th career Cup Series start at the track; his first start at Las Vegas was in his second career Cup race in 2001.

Here's what you need to know about Sunday's race:

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NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas schedule

Green Flag Time: 1:30 p.m. CT on Sunday, October 15

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5 mile oval) in Las Vegas, Nevada

Qualifying: 12:20 p.m. CT qualifying on Saturday (on USA Network)

Length: 267 laps, 400.5 miles

Stages: 80 laps, 85 laps, 102 laps

TV coverage: NBC

Radio: PRN (102.5 FM in Nashville)

Streaming: NBC Sports app and FUBO (free trial); GoPRN.com and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required)

South Point 400 starting lineup

Row 1

1. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 2

3. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Row 3

5. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

6. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 4

7. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

8. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

Row 5

9. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

10. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Row 6

11. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

12. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

Row 7

13. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

14. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 8

15. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Row 9

17. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

18. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

Row 10

19. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford

20. Justin Haley, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 11

21. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

22. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Row 12

23. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

24. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 13

25. Carson Hocevar, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet

26. JJ Yeley, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 14

27. Ty Dillon, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Corey Lajoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Row 15

29. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

Row 16

31. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet

32. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Row 17

33. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

34. Brennan Poole, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Row 18

35. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

36. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

NASCAR playoff standings heading into Las Vegas

3 race remain in the Round of 8; top 4 advance; a win by a playoff driver locks that driver into the next round

1. William Byron — 4,041 (+20 points ahead of 5th place)

2. Martin Truex Jr. — 4,036 (+15)

3. Denny Hamlin — 4,032 (+11)

4. Kyle Larson — 4,024 (+3)

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5. Chris Buescher — 4,021 (-3 points behind 4th place)

6. Christopher Bell — 4,016 (-8)

7. Tyler Reddick — 4,016 (-8)

8. Ryan Blaney — 4,014 (-10)

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