2026 South Point 400 Betting Preview
04 October 2026
NASCAR heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for the South Point 400. Denny Hamlin returns as the defending champ at the 267 laps / 400.5 miles track in Las Vegas, NV. As the fifth race in the 10-race NASCAR Cup Series Chase, this event marks the halfway point of the postseason.
SOUTH POINT 400 START TIME & RACE INFO
- Event: South Point 400
- Where: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
- When: Sunday, October 4 at 5:30 PM ET
- TV: USA
SOUTH POINT 400 FAVORITES
- Denny Hamlin (Odds to Win: +225)
- Kyle Larson (Odds to Win: +5400)
- Christopher Bell (Odds to Win: +500)
- Ty Gibbs (Odds to Win: +800)
- Chase Briscoe (Odds to Win: +800)
DUNKEL INDEX TOP 10
Here are the Top 10 drivers for this event, according to the Dunkel Index:
| D. Hamlin | 41.372 |
| K. Larson | 40.991 |
| C. Bell | 40.901 |
| A. Cindric | 38.171 |
| T. Reddick | 31.659 |
| C. Elliott | 31.294 |
| W. Byron | 31.231 |
| C. Briscoe | 30.857 |
| T. Gibbs | 30.698 |
| B. Wallace | 30.555 |
WINNER: DENNY HAMLIN (+225)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway is historically one of Hamlin's best intermediate tracks. He is the two-time consecutive defending track winner, having won this exact playoff race in October 2025 and following it up with a victory at the Pennzoil 400 here in March 2026. Rated No. 1 in the Dunkel Index, Hamlin (+225) is our pick to take the checkered flag at Las Vegas on Sunday.
TOP 10 FINISH: CHASE ELLIOTT (-115)
Rated No. 6 in the Dunkel Index
