Check out the full 2026 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas starting lineup following Qualifying, round 5 of 36.
Christopher Bell secured pole position for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as Joe Gibbs Racing locked out the top three positions on the grid for Sunday’s race.
Bell‘s teammate Denny Hamlin slotted the No. 11 Toyota into second place, just 0.150 seconds adrift, while Ty Gibbs took third aboard the No. 54 JGR Toyota.
Bubba Wallace completed an all-Toyota lockout of the first two rows after powering the No. 23 23XI Racing Camry to fourth, while Kyle Larson broke the manufacturer’s stranglehold in fifth aboard the the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.
Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Preece, William Byron and Chris Buescher rounded out the top 10.
2026 NASCAR Cup Series points standings
2026 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas starting lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 28.853 | 187.156 | |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 29.003 | 0.150 | 186.188 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 29.063 | 0.210 | 185.803 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 29.068 | 0.215 | 185.771 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 29.103 | 0.250 | 185.548 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 29.160 | 0.307 | 185.185 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 29.168 | 0.315 | 185.134 |
| 8 | 60 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 29.205 | 0.352 | 184.900 |
| 9 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 29.217 | 0.364 | 184.824 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 29.245 | 0.392 | 184.647 |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 29.250 | 0.397 | 184.615 |
| 12 | 38 | Zane Smith | Ford | 29.252 | 0.399 | 184.603 |
| 13 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 29.279 | 0.426 | 184.433 |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 29.285 | 0.432 | 184.395 |
| 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 29.289 | 0.436 | 184.370 |
| 16 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 29.294 | 0.441 | 184.338 |
| 17 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 29.338 | 0.485 | 184.062 |
| 18 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 29.343 | 0.490 | 184.030 |
| 19 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 29.356 | 0.503 | 183.949 |
| 20 | 35 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 29.363 | 0.510 | 183.905 |
| 21 | 48 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 29.376 | 0.523 | 183.824 |
| 22 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 29.376 | 0.523 | 183.824 |
| 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Chevrolet | 29.387 | 0.534 | 183.755 |
| 24 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Chevrolet | 29.455 | 0.602 | 183.331 |
| 25 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 29.478 | 0.625 | 183.187 |
| 26 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota | 29.493 | 0.640 | 183.094 |
| 27 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 29.493 | 0.640 | 183.094 |
| 28 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 29.504 | 0.651 | 183.026 |
| 29 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 29.530 | 0.677 | 182.865 |
| 30 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 29.652 | 0.799 | 182.113 |
| 31 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 29.690 | 0.837 | 181.879 |
| 32 | 21 | Josh Berry | Ford | 29.745 | 0.892 | 181.543 |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 29.770 | 0.917 | 181.391 |
| 34 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 30.059 | 1.206 | 179.647 |
| 35 | 41 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 30.250 | 1.397 | 178.512 |
| 36 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 30.607 | 1.754 | 176.430 |
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