NASCAR Cup Series
Christopher Bell Scores Pole for NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Event at Las Vegas
Oct 19, 2024
Joey Logano utilized strategy, and some drafting help from his Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney in the closing laps of Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to get around Daniel Suarez for the lead with six laps to go, and the driver of the No. 22 machine held off Christopher Bell for the race win.
With the win, Logano has locked his place in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
Here are the full race results for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, race 33 of 36.
South Point 400 Race Results
| Fin | St | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
| 1 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske Pennzoil Ford | 267 | --- | Running | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 267 | 0.662 | Running | 54 |
| 3 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 267 | 1.191 | Running | 37 |
| 4 | 9 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 267 | 2.648 | Running | 48 |
| 5 | 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 267 | 5.454 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 267 | 6.051 | Running | 48 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 267 | 6.735 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 267 | 8.37 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 26 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 267 | 10.446 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 22 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 267 | 12.397 | Running | 38 |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 267 | 13.116 | Running | 27 |
| 12 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing leidos / U.S. Air Force Toyota | 267 | 20.292 | Running | 27 |
| 13 | 20 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing FICO Chevrolet | 267 | 20.451 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 35 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing Mighty Fire Breaker Ford | 267 | 21.651 | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 267 | 24.739 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 267 | 27.419 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 16 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 267 | 27.451 | Running | 24 |
| 18 | 21 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Fanttik Ford | 267 | 27.587 | Running | 7 |
| 19 | 33 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet | 267 | 30.747 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 267 | 30.79 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 15 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Evel Knievel / Parts Plus / Pronto Ford | 267 | 31.829 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Bonanza Cabernet Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 16 |
| 23 | 6 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 28 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Take 5 Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Massey Motor Freight Toyota | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Texas A&M University Ford | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | 266 | 1 lap | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 29 | 84 | * Jimmie Johnson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree / Family Dollar Toyota | 265 | 2 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 34 | 16 | Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | Kaulig Racing Wendy's Spicy Chicken Chevrolet | 265 | 2 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 264 | 3 laps | Running | 12 |
| 31 | 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Ford | 263 | 4 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 37 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske Menards / Great Stuff Ford | 259 | 8 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 230 | 37 laps | Out | 4 |
| 34 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Autotrader Ford | 96 | 134 laps | Out | 5 |
| 35 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 89 | 141 laps | Out | 12 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing King's Hawaiian Ford | 89 | 141 laps | Out | 7 |
| 37 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Boot Barn Chevrolet | 61 | 169 laps | Out | 1 |
Photo Credit: Brian Smith | TobyChristie.com
