Overview
- Hamlin led 134 of 267 laps and held off Chase Elliott by 0.502 seconds after a late restart to secure the Pennzoil 400.
- The No. 11 rebounded from a pit-road speeding penalty after Stage 1, retaking the lead with roughly 50 laps to go.
- Joe Gibbs Racing placed three cars in the top five with Christopher Bell fourth and Ty Gibbs fifth, underscoring Toyota’s early-season strength.
- Toyota teams have paced the majority of laps this year and now own four wins in the first five races, while all 36 starters finished in Las Vegas with zero DNFs.
- Tyler Reddick remains the points leader as Hamlin climbs to fourth in the standings, with the series turning next to Darlington.