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Several NASCAR Cup Playoff Driver’s Fortunes Changed In Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – The opening race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway certainly provided the compelling storylines expected in this late season push for a championship.
Interestingly, the race winner, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin conceded he didn’t necessarily have a trophy at the 1.5-mile Vegas high banks on his bingo card, however he hit the jackpot Sunday with his series-best six win of the year, and 60th victory of his career earning him the first ticket of the season into the Championship Four race.
Viking Motorsports Announces Driver Change, Connor Mosack To Drive The No. 99 Chevrolet For Final Three Races
Brody Goble Clinches CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Western Championship Title at Thunderhill
Ken Sutherland Leads Flag to Flag to Win Fifth-Straight Race, Cements Championship Lead
WILLOWS, Calif. (October 12, 2025) – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Western Championship Race 2 at Thunderhill Raceway Park was a display of two dominant flag-to-flag victories by championship contenders. Brody Goble led every lap until the checkers, clinching the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series championship and becoming the first two-time TA2 title winner in the Western Championship. Ken Sutherland scored his fifth-consecutive TA Cup victory, solidifying his points lead in a title hunt that will go until the final race at Circuit of The Americas.
Tim Carroll Earns First CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Victory of 2025 at Thunderhill, Ken Sutherland Extends Points Lead with TA Cup Win
WILLOWS, Calif. (October 11, 2025) – The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli’s Western Championship Race 1 at Thunderhill Raceway Park was a tale of two races, with completely different conditions between TA Cup and CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series competition. While TA Cup points leader Ken Sutherland went on to smoothly dominate, leading every lap on his way to his fourth-consecutive victory, TA2 championship contender Brody Goble experienced engine issues, which led to hard, close racing among the top-four for the win. Tim Carroll was ultimately victorious, earning his first victory of the 2025 season.
NCS Race Recap: Denny Hamlin Seizes 60th Win, Championship 4 Spot With Las Vegas Victory

LAS VEGAS – Denny Hamlin scored an emotional victory and claimed a significant career milestone with a dramatic win in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series’ South Point 400 Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Hamlin passed two cars in the final 10 laps, ultimately taking the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe with four laps remaining then holding off the day’s most dominant driver Kyle Larson by 1.533-second to claim his series’ best sixth win of the season and 60th win of his career.
Schedule Set For Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway’s All American 400 Weekend
IMSA Insider: Motul Petit Le Mans Previews and 2025 IMSA State of the Sport Recap

Motul Petit Le Mans – Championship Battles; Saturday Night Optimization; Testing the Limits, By David Phillips
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – What began more than nine months ago on a chilly Florida winter afternoon at Daytona International Speedway’s Rolex 24 At Daytona comes to an end Saturday on what figures to be a cool Georgia fall evening at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with Motul Petit Le Mans. That would be the 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, an 11-race weekend season featuring the world’s fastest sports cars competing on North America’s classic road racing courses.
NASCAR Cup Series Round Of 8 Playoffs And IMSA’S Famed Petit Le Mans Headline NBC Sports’ Live Motorsports Coverage This Week
STAMFORD, Conn. – Oct. 8, 2025 – NBC Sports’ live motorsports coverage this week is headlined by two major events: the opening Round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, beginning this Sunday at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, and IMSA’s famed Petit Le Mans race from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, beginning this Saturday at Noon ET on NBC and Peacock.
NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round Of 8 Will Roll The Dice In Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – After another dramatic NASCAR Cup Series Playoff elimination race last week, eight drivers move on to vie for the championship as the title chase moves forward with Sunday’s South Point 400 at the always thrilling 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET on USA Network, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).



