For the third straight week, Brad Keselowski took the checkered flag in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race. Keselowski opened the Playoffs Round of 16 with a victory in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Keselowski survived a wild playoff opener to score the 500th victory for Team Penske and to move on to the second round. He held off Kyle Larson in a shootout to the checkered flag to score his 27th career Cup win. Contenders Erik Jones, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, and Denny Hamlin, all suffering ill-timed poor results and finishing 32nd or worse.
The Round of 16 moves on to Richmond Raceway for a night race this Saturday night.
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1. Martin Truex, Jr. @ 2087 points
2. Kyle Busch (-2)
3. Brad Keselowski (-18)
4. Kevin Harvick (-27)
5. Joey Logano (-31)
6. Kurt Busch (-41)
7. Ryan Blaney (-45)
8. Kyle Larson (-46)
9. Aric Almirola (-53)
10. Austin Dillon (-56)
11. Clint Bowyer (-58)
12. Alex Bowman (-59)
13. Jimmie Johnson (-65)
14. Chase Elliott (-68)
15. Erik Jones (-78)
16. Denny Hamlin (-79)
For the complete driver standings, please visit the official page on nascar.com.
