NASCAR Las Vegas results: Byron, Bowman, Larson, Elliott all in top 10 … again!

LAS VEGAS – For the second week in a row, Hendrick Motorsports was a mannequin of consistency out West. 

William Byron (fifth), Alex Bowman (seventh), Kyle Larson (ninth) and Chase Elliott (tenth) all scored top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. It was the second-consecutive race all 4 of the group’s vehicles completed within the prime 10 after pulling the trick at Phoenix Raceway every week in the past. 

For a lot of the race, a pair of Hendrick Motorsports teammates – Kyle Larson and William Byron – appeared the a part of the vehicles to beat. They completed stage two in first and second place respectively and had been on the entrance as soon as stage three began. 

However a whole of 9 cautions waved and the rash of yellows despatched groups in a wide range of completely different strategic instructions. With groups making two- and four-tire stops whereas others selected to not pit in any respect, vehicles appeared, disappeared after which reappeared towards the entrance as crashes reduce gasoline runs quick. 

Hendrick Motorsports actually wasn’t resistant to that both. Larson and Byron had been amongst a gaggle of vehicles that got here down pit street to prime off on gasoline when a yellow waved early in stage three in hopes of creating it to the top. The restart got here with 67 circuits remaining however one other waved when Noah Gragson slapped the wall with 25 left. By then, Larson had rallied to ninth and Byron eleventh, however with tires at a premium, your complete discipline pitted collectively.

On the following restart, which turned out to be the final of the day, Byron rapidly marched ahead to problem for third however battling with Ross Chastain allowed the 2 leaders – Josh berry and Daniel Suarez – to tug away. 

As for Bowman and Elliott, each needed to once more survive a battle of attrition. Bowman needed to rush to pit street early in stage two with a tire difficulty and needed to rally from a lap down. Elliott had a rushing penalty in stage one and was additionally capable of navigate his approach again from the rear. Each had been buoyed by huge factors in stage one with Bowman coming dwelling second and Elliott third. 

Larson led an event-best 61 laps and alongside the way in which, surpassed Kevin Harvick for probably the most profession laps led on the Nevada 1.5-mile tri-oval. He additionally scored a race-high 16 stage factors. 

The Cup Collection will return subsequent week with a race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.