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Denny Hamlin was too fast on pit road early in the race, then too fast for the competition on the track at Las Vegas. Hamlin recovered from a Lap 84 speeding penalty on pit road to win the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on March 15. The No.

11 Toyota needed just 91 laps to move back through the field and regain the lead. He pulled away from teammate Christopher Bell on the final restart, then held off a late charge from Chase Elliott for the win. Toyota claimed five of the first nine spots in the finishing order, while Hendrick Motorsports tossed aside a poor run with three drivers inside the top seven, including Elliott (second), William Byron (third) and Kyle Larson (seventh).

Hamlin earned his 61st career Cup Series win, 10th all-time. Here are the winners and losers from the NASCAR Las Vegas race: POINTS UPDATE: NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Las Vegas race NASCAR Las Vegas winners and losers as Toyota, Denny Hamlin dominates Winner: Toyota (and not just this week) This has been the year of Toyota through the first five weeks, and Las Vegas was the weekend of Toyota. Tyler Reddick's three wins to start the year is part of the manufacturer's success, which continued in Vegas.

Toyotas claimed the first four starting spots, led by Hamlin's pole. Hamlin and Bell were the strongest cars among the leaders, especially early in runs. Reddick, Bubba Wallace, Hamlin and Bell are among the top six in points, while Ty Gibbs is trending well.