Chase Briscoe just snagged his seventh career NASCAR Cup Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but trust me, that 1.3 second gap over Kyle Larson doesn’t even begin to tell the whole story of this insane race. This wasn’t some boring cruise to victory. The action went absolutely bananas right down to the wire, making Briscoe’s win feel even more earned amidst the chaos.
Vegas Went Full Send on the Final Lap, Bro
Seriously, you won’t believe how the last lap played out. Kyle Larson, fighting for second, smashed straight into the wall coming out of Turn 4. Not just a fender tap, a full-on collision! And in a wild twist, he collected Tyler Reddick with him. You’d think that’s game over for both, right? Nope. Somehow, Larson’s car, looking like it had been through a demolition derby, limped across the finish line in second place. Reddick, not to be outdone in the drama department, spun through the infield grass and still managed to grab third. It was pure madness, a finish you have to see to believe, and it left everyone wondering how those two even kept moving after such a brutal hit.
Briscoe Dominated While Ford Showed Up Big
While the final lap was pure Hollywood, Chase Briscoe was busy putting on a clinic for most of the race. He led a whopping 175 of the 267 laps, showing everyone who was boss out there in his Toyota. That’s serious domination, man. The race itself was pretty clean, too, with only four cautions all day and just 21 caution laps, meaning tons of green-flag racing. We saw 12 lead changes among seven different drivers, which kept things exciting throughout the day, even before the last-lap fireworks. Denny Hamlin led 39 laps before a Stage 1 spin messed up his day, Austin Cindric was out front for 33 laps, and Ryan Blaney led for 10. Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney were clutch for Ford, rounding out the top five, proving that while Briscoe had the win, the blue oval cars definitely brought the heat to Vegas. All 36 starters actually finished the race, with 21 of them still on the lead lap by the end, which is wild considering the carnage at the very, very end.
This Las Vegas race was a rollercoaster, from Briscoe’s control to Larson and Reddick’s absolutely bonkers finish. With the season heating up, every race result is huge. You gotta wonder how this kind of dramatic finish impacts the drivers heading into the next one. What a day at the track!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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