Denny Hamlin won the South Point 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the first race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

It’s Hamlin’s 60th Cup Series win. The victory locks Hamlin into the Championship 4. He is eligible to race for the Cup Series title on Nov. 2 at Phoenix.

Hamlin passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe with four laps to go. Hamlin started first and only led nine laps.

Kyle Larson finished second and Briscoe finished third.

There were two cautions in the last 31 laps. There was one caution for an on-track incident in the first 236 laps.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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