Vegas Triumphs as Toyota Secures Final NASCAR Victory Cycle!
Toyota drivers continue their early Cup Series surge, leading more laps than Ford and Chevrolet combined.
Las Vegas NASCAR Win Caps Strong Day for Toyota Icon Sportswire - Getty Images Denny Hamlin continued Toyota’s domination of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, claiming his 61st career victory while leading Joe Gibbs Racing’s attack on the 1. 5-mile track. Toyota has now won four of the season’s first five races and led more laps than Ford and Chevrolet drivers combined, 677 of the 1,145 circuits completed this year.
That’s more than 59%. Toyota drivers also have led the most laps in six-consecutive races for just the second time since the manufacturer joined the Cup Series in 2007. Hamlin led the most laps in the 2025 season finale at Phoenix and Sunday at Las Vegas en route to his third victory at the Nevada track.
Bubba Wallace, driving for 23XI Racing, was the top lap leader in this year’s Daytona 500. His teammate, Tyler Reddick, led the most laps in back-to-back races at Atlanta and Circuit of the Americas. Christopher Bell led the most laps in this year’s Phoenix event.
Icon Sportswire - Getty Images At Las Vegas on Sunday, JGR drivers claimed three of the top-five positions in the Pennzoil 400—Hamlin first, Bell fourth, and Ty Gibbs fifth. Chase Briscoe placed eighth. It was the first time this year that all four JGR drivers have finished in the top 10.