Kyle Larson to start South Point 400 from pole

Kyle Larson volition commencement Sunday’s South Point 400 astatine Las Vegas Motor Speedway wherever helium has been finishing a batch of races this play — astatine the beforehand of the pack.

NASCAR’s regular-season champion earned the rod presumption for the playoff contention based connected protocols adopted amid COVID-19 successful lieu of a modular qualifying session. The look weighs operator and car proprietor finishing positions and the fastest thigh from the erstwhile contention on with squad proprietor points.

Larson won Saturday’s playoff contention astatine Bristol Motor Speedway and volition commencement his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet from the archetypal spot for the 4th clip successful the past six races. He volition beryllium trying for a uncommon LVMS expanse aft winning the Pennzoil 400 outpouring contention astatine the 1.5-mile oval.

Ryan Blaney volition enactment up extracurricular of Larson connected the archetypal enactment Sunday, with Las Vegas brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch starting 10th and 20th, respectively.

Austin Cindric claimed the rod for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 302 playoff opener. John Hunter Nemechek volition rotation disconnected archetypal successful Friday’s Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts Truck Series playoff race.

Larson, Cindric and Nemechek are the points leaders successful their respective series.

NASCAR adapted the COVID protocols past play erstwhile signifier and qualifying were eliminated astatine a bulk of tracks to bounds vulnerability and chopped contention play costs.

The South Point 400 play gets nether mode astatine 8:30 p.m. Thursday with the Star Nursery 150 ARCA Menards Series West Race astatine The Bullring.

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