Las Vegas will be at the center of the NASCAR world this weekend.

The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the South Point 400 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the first race of the Round of 8 in the playoffs.

Drivers Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano are still alive for the Cup Series title.

Action at the 1½-mile track begins Saturday with Cup Series practice and qualifying, followed by the Xfinity Series Focused Health 302 playoff race.

Here are five things to watch for this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

1. The benefit of a win at LVMS

Las Vegas has been coined by some drivers as the most important race in the playoffs, after the championship race in Phoenix.

That’s because if one

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