{
  "id": 10887710,
  "title": "NASCAR qualifying order for Cup Series at Las Vegas in 2026 Chase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nascar-qualifying-order-for-cup-series-at-las-vegas-in-2026-chase",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T07:25:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-qualifying-order-cup-series-072503580.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series qualifying order for the Las Vegas Motor Speedway event has been announced by Yahoo Sports. The race, scheduled for October 2026, will be the final stop at the Las Vegas venue in a season that also includes spring races at the same track. In 2025, Denny Hamlin secured the pole position for the Cup Series race at Las Vegas, marking his third pole of the playoffs. The qualifying format for this event is straightforward, with every driver participating in a single one-lap run, and their lap times determining their starting lineup. The metric system will be used to determine the qualifying order, and there will only be one round, with no distinction between groups in setting the starting lineup. The updated qualifying order and groups will be available on Wednesday, September 30.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NASCAR entry list for O'Reilly race at Las Vegas in 2026 Chase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nascar-entry-list-for-oreilly-race-at-las-vegas-in-2026-chase",
        "published": "2026-09-30T07:05:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}