{
  "id": 11783362,
  "title": "NASCAR Cup Las Vegas Chase race starting lineup: Denny Hamlin earns pole in JGR 1-2-3-4",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nascar-cup-las-vegas-chase-race-starting-lineup-denny-hamlin-earns",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T22:32:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-cup-las-vegas-chase-race-starting-lineup-denny-hamlin-pole/10861668/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Denny Hamlin has secured pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He lapped the 1.5-mile track in 28.910s, just 0.017s clear of teammate Ty Gibbs. Joe Gibbs Racing had a strong showing, with three of their cars in the top four, and Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe completing a 1-2-3-4.\n\nThe starting lineup for Sunday's race sees Hamlin and Gibbs on the front row, with Bell and Briscoe alongside them in third and fourth. Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson follow in fifth and sixth. Larson currently leads the championship standings, 26 points ahead of Hamlin.\n\nLarson has a strong recent record at Las Vegas, according to Yahoo Sports. The Chase for the championship will be halfway over after Sunday's race, with Vegas being the fifth of 10 stops.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NASCAR O'Reilly Series Las Vegas lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nascar-oreilly-series-las-vegas-lineup-tv-schedule-for-saturdays-race",
        "published": "2026-10-03T19:47:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Denny Hamlin wins the pole for the NASCAR South Point 400 at Las Vegas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/denny-hamlin-wins-the-pole-for-the-nascar-south-point-400-at-las-vegas",
        "published": "2026-10-03T23:46:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}