Fantasy NASCAR Scouting Report – Las Vegas #1 2026

Las Vegas Top Ten Starters

1. Christopher Bell
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Ty Gibbs
4. Bubba Wallace
5. Kyle Larson
6. Ryan Blaney
7. Tyler Reddick
8. Ryan Preece
9. William Byron
10. Chris Buescher

Full Starting Lineup 

Las Vegas Pre-Race Notes

Stage #1 and Stage #2 both went caution free.

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 20,5,11,54,23,24,60,9,12,45

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 24,5,20,23,11,45,17,60,9,2

Las Vegas Race Notes

Christopher Bell who won the pole led the opening two laps.

On lap 3, Denny Hamlin passed Bell for the lead and then led the next 31 laps.

Lap 10: 11,20,54,5,45,23,12,24,60,17 … 9,38,3,19,1,43,22,77,7,35 … 47,6,2,97,8,34,48,16,4,88 … 42,71,21,41,10,51

Lap 20: 11,20,54,45,5,23,12,24,60,17 … 9,38,19,3,1,22,43,77,7,6 … 2,35,47,8,34,48,4,42,21,16 … 97,71,88,41,10,51

Lap 30: 11,20,54,5,23,45,12,24,60,17 … 9,38,19,3,22,1,77,7,6,2 … 35,8,48,43,4,47,34,42,21,16 … 71,41,88,97,10,51

On lap 33, the opening green flag pit cycle started.

Notable: On lap 34, Christopher Bell had problems coming to pit road and did an extra lap. It cost him quite a bit of time and it dropped him from 2nd to 5th when the pit cycle ended.

Notable: During his green flag pit stop in the lap 30’s, Chase Briscoe and Justin Allgaier were both caught speeding on pit road. Briscoe was in 13th prior to the green flag pit cycle.

Lap 44: 11,54,5,23,20,71 (still needed to pit),45,24,12,60 … 9,17,38,3,2,22,8,77,7,43 … 4,1,41,42,35,21,34,6,16,47 (first driver off the lead lap) … 88,97,10,19,51,48

Lap 50: 11,54,5,20,23,45,24,12,60,9 … 17,38,71,3,77,22,2,8,7,43 … 1,4,6,42,35,21,16,34,47,88 … 10,97,19,41,51,48

Lap 60: 11,54,20,5,23,45,24,60,9,12 … 17,38,3,77,22,7,2,43,1,6 … 8,42,21,35,16,4,34,47,88,19 … 10,97,41,51,71,48

Lap 70: 20,11,5,54,23,24,60,45,9,12 … 17,38,3,77,22,7,2,1,6,43 … 21,16,8,35,42,47,4,34,88,19 … 10,41,51,97,71,48

Lap 78: 20,5,11,54,23,24,60,9,12,45 … 17,38,77,3,22,7,2,1,6,43 … 16,35 (first driver a lap down),21,42,8,34,4,88,19,47 … 10,41,51,97,71,48

Stage #1 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 80): 20,5,11,54,23,24,60,9,12,45

Notable: During the Stage #1 caution, Denny Hamlin who finished 3rd in Stage #1 and Ty Gibbs who finished 4th in Stage #1 were both caught speeding on pit road.

Notable: Chase Briscoe got a pit penalty during the Stage #1 caution when he had to pit in Ty Gibbs pit box to get a wheel tightened.

Lap 89: 20,5,9,23,60,24,12,45,38,77 … 17,22,2,7,3,6,1,16,43,71 … 11,35,54,8,88,4,47,42,21,51 … 10,41,34,48,19,97

Lap 100: 5,20,9,24,45,23,2,60,12,38 … 17,1,22,77,6,7,3,16,11,43 … 54,35,71,21,8,19,4,88,41,42 … 47,34,10,51,97,48

Lap 110: 5,20,9,24,23,45,12,2,60,17 … 38,6,22,1,77,11,7,3,54,16 … 43,35,21 (first driver a lap down) ,19,8,88,4,47,41,34 …42,10,51,97,71,48

Lap 120: 5,20,24,9,23,12,45,60,17,2 … 38,6,11,22,77,54,7,43,1,16 … 3,35,21,19,8,88,47,4,34,41 … 42,10,51,97,71,48

On lap 121, a green flag pit cycle started in Stage #2.

Notable: During Stage #2 pit stops, Josh Berry and Todd Gilliland were caught speeding on pit road. Berry was the last driver on the lead lap prior to the pit cycle and Gilliland was a lap down.

Lap 130: 5,20,24,23,45,17,6,9,60,2 … 11,54,12,38,22,3,1,43,77,7 … 16,97,71,35,19,8,42,48,47,88 … 10,41,51,4,21,34

Lap 140: 5,20,24,23,45,17,9,60,11,2 … 54,12,38,22,3,77,6,1,7,43 … 16,35 (last driver on the lead lap),71,19,8,42,88,47,41,4 … 10,48,51,97,21,34

Lap 150: 5,20,24,23,45,17,9,11,60,2 … 54,12,38,22,77,6,3,7,43,1 … 16,35,71,19,42,88,8,47,4,41 … 10,51,48,97,21,34

On lap 160, William Byron passed Kyle Larson for the lead and to win Stage #2.

Big: On lap 162 while running in the mid-teens, Carson Hocevar made an unexpected pit stop for a flat tire. This dropped him off the lead lap into the low 20’s.

Lap 163: 24,5,20,23,11,45,17,60,9,2 … 12,54,38,6,22,7,3,43,1,16 … 35,19,77,71,42,88,8,47,41,4 … 51,10,48,97,21,34

Stage #2 Top Ten Finishers (Lap 165): 24,5,20,23,11,45,17,60,9,2

Lap 173: 5,24,20,11,23,45,9,17,38,60 … 12,54,2,7,6,22,43,3,1,16 … 19,88,42,71,77,35,48,8,41,47 … 21,10,4,51,97,34