Hamlin spins late in Stage 1; Briscoe leads early at South Point 400 in Las Vegas

RacingNews.co reported on Oct. 4, 2026, that Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs started on the front row for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (scheduled 267 laps). With three laps remaining in Stage 1, Hamlin got loose and spun off turn four but avoided the wall and no caution was shown. The report notes that during a green-flag pit cycle completed by lap 42 Hamlin led Justin Briscoe by 3.6 seconds, and that Briscoe later stayed out during a sequence and took over the race lead.

The article also records several early-race incidents and pit issues: Kyle Larson had fallen outside the top 10 by lap 20 while fighting a handling problem, then underwent a lengthy suspension adjustment and went a lap down before later regaining the lap during pit stop sequences; Cody Ware spun at the green-flag launch after contact with Noah Gragson (no caution); Todd Gilliland spun off turn four on lap 44 and brought out a caution; Bubba Wallace was assessed a pit penalty for equipment interference; and Austin Cindric had a slow stop after his jackman tripped over the tire changer.

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