Venue & Race Details
Race: South Point 400 – NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (Round of 8, Race 1)
Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada
Track Specs: 1.5-mile asphalt oval, 20° banking in turns, 9° on straights
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
Distance: 267 laps / 400 miles
Broadcast: USA Network, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Injury / Entry Report
Field Size: 38 cars entered, including all 8 playoff contenders.
No major driver injuries reported; all playoff drivers cleared to compete.
Key Driver Matchups
Kyle Larson (Hendrick Motorsports): Three-time Las Vegas winner, including a 2023 playoff victory. Enters as the betting favorite (+500).
Joey Logano (Team Penske): Defending South Point 400 winner, with four career Vegas victories. Historically thrives in Round of 8 openers.
Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing): 2021 Vegas playoff winner, consistently strong on 1.5-mile tracks.
William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports): Six top-7 finishes in his last seven Vegas starts, including a P4 this spring.
Christopher Bell (JGR): Runner-up in the last two fall Vegas races, leading 155 laps in 2024.
Team Records & Recent Form
Hendrick Motorsports: Larson and Byron both top-5 threats; Elliott fighting from below the cutline.
Joe Gibbs Racing: Bell and Hamlin bring Toyota speed; Bell has five straight top-7 finishes entering Vegas.
Team Penske: Logano and Blaney both in the Round of 8; Penske has won 3 of the last 6 Vegas playoff races.
Series History
Defending Winner: Joey Logano (2024 South Point 400)
Past 5 Winners: Logano (2024), Berry (Spring 2025), Larson (2023), Logano (2022), Hamlin (2021)
Playoff Impact: The South Point 400 has produced the eventual Cup champion in 3 of the last 4 years.
Betting Trends:
Hendrick drivers have won 2 of the last 4 Vegas playoff races.
Toyota (JGR/23XI) has been winless on 1.5-mile tracks in 2025.
Logano has won 2 of the last 3 South Point 400s.
DRIVER ODDS
Kyle Larson + 450
Christopher Bell + 500
Denny Hamlin + 650
Ryan Blaney + 750
William Byron + 850
Joey Logano + 900
Tyler Reddick + 1200
Chase Elliott + 1200
Chase Briscoe + 1200
Ross Chastain + 1600
Bubba Wallace + 2500
Alex Bowman + 2800
Kyle Busch + 3000
Josh Berry + 3000
Chris Buescher + 3000
Carson Hocevar + 4000
Brad Keselowski + 5000
Austin Cindric + 5000
Ty Gibbs + 6000
Erik Jones + 7000
Ryan Preece + 7500
Daniel Suarez + 8000
Shane Van Gisbergen + 10000
AJ Allmendinger + 11000
Michael McDowell + 15000
John Hunter Nemechek + 17000
Austin Dillon + 17000
Zane Smith + 20000
Todd Gilliland + 20000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. + 20000
Noah Gragson + 20000
Justin Haley + 30000
Cole Custer + 40000
Riley Herbst + 50000
Ty Dillon + 60000
JJ Yeley + 70000
Cody Ware + 80000
Katherine Legge + 100000
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, October 11, 2025
