Relive the 2024 Cup Series Playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that saw drama for drivers racing to make it out of the Round of 8.
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00:00It's time to bring the action, as they creep their way towards the green flag, let's see
00:15what happens in Vegas.
00:20Great start, Christopher Bell.
00:21You see what we talked about in the pre-race, already two and three wide, further back in
00:22the pack.
00:23Trying to make ground, that's Chase Elliott.
00:24That white car all the way up against the wall about ten rows back.
00:35Last mile and a half track, Elliott started last after an issue and worked his way through
00:40the field to a respectable finish.
00:43So with that in mind, just a few races ago, let's see what he can do.
00:46And now the nerves, the anticipation of being the playoff settled in for the drivers.
00:51It's about getting the job done.
00:53Three wide, that's the 24 of William Byron, kind of green and black and yellow there on
00:57the bottom.
00:58Joey Logano, that bright 22, Pennzoil car in the middle.
01:02Blaney suffered a practice crash.
01:04Watch this.
01:05Have a look at this moment again on the inside of Stenhouse.
01:06You see right there, he's got the car just off of the racetrack.
01:12You see the car start bouncing around.
01:14Denny Hamlin, he's down nine positions from his starting spot, and a lot of that goes
01:19down to his first pit stop.
01:22Let's review it, fellas.
01:23A little conservative.
01:24He's at least three or four feet short of his mark.
01:25These pit boxes are known to be slippery, Jeff.
01:26I'm sure he's protecting against that.
01:27Slow right front hang, and then the problem is, now we go to the left rear, and we have
01:28trouble in the left rear as well.
01:2914 seconds.
01:30Caught the 11th car.
01:31Four or five seconds.
01:32Eight spots on the racetrack.
01:33Big crash.
01:34Caution's out.
01:35It's Austin Dillon.
01:36It was getting into turn three.
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05:20Listen to this.
05:31Contact.
05:33Just looks to me, truex is up the racetrack.
05:36Then the 45 goes over that.
05:41The quarter mile track.
05:43hits that, it just rolls it.
05:47He drove it back to the pit stall.
05:48The left front upright I believe is broken on the 45.
05:51He's done.
05:52You would imagine after a wreck like this.
05:54See Brad keselowski in it.
05:59Something crazy going on behind this is the 12 car.
06:02I looked up and he was spinning out off of turn four after the caution.
06:07Wow.
06:08What's happening?
06:09I don't know.
06:10You got more on this?
06:11Digging into what's going on with the 12.
06:12But it looks like they're replacing the right rear toe link is what they're doing and that
06:13is confirmed.
06:14That's what they're doing here on the 12.
06:15We'll find out a little bit more about that.
06:16And, yes, Steve, Tyler Reddick is done.
06:17This team rallied at the robo to be able to make the round of eight.
06:18Did everything right in stage one.
06:19Won that stage.
06:20But it goes quickly awry here.
06:21It's going to be tough.
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06:55A car to watch, and he showed us prior to that caution was the 22 of Joey Logano.
07:01Ty Gibbs in the 54, the black car, the monster car up high.
07:05Here comes Bell, his teammate.
07:07Bell was on a surge as well, and I think Reddick saw that.
07:10He was trying to go with him because they've been racing at the front for the majority
07:13of the day.
07:14But watch that Rean Toyota, number 20.
07:16It's now Joe Gibbs racing first and second.
07:20The 9 of Elliott finally got lapped, but not on the clock anymore.
07:26Kim, going to the garage to make repairs?
07:28Yeah, going to the garage to make repairs.
07:30They met the DVP clock and minimum speed.
07:32They were trying to wait for a caution just to buy themselves a little bit more time,
07:35knowing that they would have to repair.
07:37Didn't do it.
07:38Chase said, I cannot run this thing longer than we already have.
07:40So to the garage for the 9 car, Dylan.
07:42Kim, Denny Hamlin is hemorrhaging spots.
07:45Restart at 6.
07:46Runs 22nd right now.
07:48Remember, they didn't pit at the end of stage one.
07:51This was Chris Gabe Hart's instructions to his driver, giving the update with all the
07:55other crash cars.
07:57Big picture, 45 cars out.
08:00The 12 cars, two laps down, and hurt pretty good.
08:03The 9 cars, last car in the lead lap, with some damage.
08:06Bumps in the grass real bad.
08:08Probably tore up.
08:09Crutch, we've looked at.
08:10As far as big picture goes, fortunate for the 11.
08:13Thanks for recapitalizing on it.
08:15Let's take a look completely.
08:16All right.
08:17Right side.
08:18We're going to jack the right side up.
08:19Right side tires off.
08:20Right side tire on.
08:22The jacks dropped while he's still tightening it.
08:25Waving his hands.
08:26Tire carrier knows it's not tight.
08:27They go to the left side, wanting to know where the orchestration is, what's going wrong.
08:32So that slows down the left side.
08:34Then there's communication to go back and tighten up the right rear.
08:37Now Larson is peeling off the banking.
08:39He's coming back down to pit road.
08:41I believe that Cliff Daniels feels that there's another issue.
08:45Disaster for the playoff drivers so far today.
08:47Half of them.
08:48Now Kyle Larson, the second pit stop on this wave.
08:51Kim, coming to tighten wheels.
08:54I believe so.
08:55Haven't heard specifically.
08:58Let's see, Kim, if they jack up this right side or left side.
09:03Left rear.
09:04Left rear, Kim.
09:05So another issue on the left rear of the 5.
09:08Bell putting Josh Berry a lap down.
09:10Josh Berry running 23rd.
09:14This is only stage 2.
09:16And the driver of that Reem Toyota, number 20, Christopher Bell, has already led 90 laps.
09:23This is a huge day here in Vegas for Bell.
09:26Stage 2 victory.
09:28Massive points.
09:30Hit your marks next time you get a chance.
09:32Stage 3.
09:35Christopher Bell, who's had almost the perfect day.
09:38Started from the pole position and leads the field back to green here in Vegas.
09:42Teammate on his outside.
09:44Playoff rival right behind him, William Byron.
09:47Third row outside the 7 of Justin Haley.
09:50A bunch of cars with some great strategy in stage 2.
09:53Has given those track position.
09:55And Haley with a big move.
09:56Defended by the 24 of Byron.
09:59Keep an eye out for that old yellow car.
10:01Down on the low line.
10:02There it is.
10:03Joey Locano.
10:04Six or seven laps.
10:06And now his teammate goes by him.
10:08And there's a crash.
10:09It is him.
10:11Ty Gibbs.
10:12We were talking about him.
10:14Just scraping the wall.
10:16Just scuffing the wall.
10:17What's happened to the 54 this time?
10:21Huge break for Kyle Larson, who was just in front of him.
10:24Finally, something good.
10:26There you go, Larson.
10:27Hey!
10:29I saw some people in the casino that felt the same way when the lights went on in the slot machine.
10:33That's what happened to Kyle Larson right there.
10:35He finally hit him a little jackpot.
10:37Get back in the lead lap.
10:39We'll see how many points he can gain.
10:40Like I said, he was up to swerve.
10:42He was 15th, Jeff.
10:44So, you know, there's still a lot of racing ahead.
10:46Some timely yellows.
10:47We'll see what Larson can make of it.
10:49Let's see what happened to Ty Gibbs.
10:51Oh, it's loose.
10:53No contact, though.
10:59Christopher Bell.
11:00Will it stay that way?
11:02Oh, he's being chased away by a playoff rival.
11:04His teammate on the outside.
11:08Green flag back out.
11:11Here we go in Vegas.
11:13Are we racing all the way to home?
11:14We'll see.
11:22William Byron just trying to get an edge, trying to move up on Truex.
11:27His teammate comes in behind.
11:29How about that Gainbridge Chevy, number 7, the yellow, black and blue car.
11:34That's been an outstanding drive today from Justin Haley.
11:37Here we go.
11:39Matt Skwarderski is watching the battle for the lead.
11:42Look at this.
11:43There's going to be traffic coming to play up here.
11:44Logano is on the inside of Suarez.
11:47That's Jimmie Johnson who stays up high and out of it.
11:50New race leader inside the final five laps.
11:53You asked him, is this house money?
11:55Well, how far with the house money carry Joey Logano?
11:59Can he win this race?
12:01The Pennzoil Ford for team Penske.
12:04One more to go.
12:08One lap left.
12:09Presented by Credit One Bank.
12:10Bell is clear.
12:11Does he have a shot?
12:12It's going to be tough.
12:13Logano is in view.
12:14This has been the fastest car over the last 30 plus laps, been the fastest car all day
12:24as a matter of fact.
12:26And now Bell's there, but it may be just too much to do.
12:30Too close to the line.
12:32Can you believe what you are seeing?
12:34Joey Logano is the last into the round of eight.
12:38Joey Logano wins Las Vegas.
12:40He's going to Phoenix.
12:48That's what two time cup champions do.
12:51They rise to the occasion.