Denny Hamlin wins Las Vegas pole as Toyota and JGR sweep qualifying front
SpeedwayMedia reported on 2026-10-03 that Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the No. 11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry XSE. The article says Toyota completed a top-five qualifying sweep and JGR recorded its first 1-2-3-4 qualifying sweep.
SpeedwayMedia reported on 2026-10-03 that Denny Hamlin won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway driving the No. 11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. The article says Toyota drivers filled the top five in qualifying and that this was the first 1-2-3-4 qualifying sweep in JGR history.
The article includes Hamlin’s comments that the track was hot and qualifying required "quite a bit more lifting," and quotes him saying "today wasn’t much different, and it won’t be much different from what we have tomorrow." It also notes there were "14 Chase cars up front" in qualifying.
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