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The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, the driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

The NASCAR Cup Series Power Ranking after Las Vegas is presented by Fan4Racing contributor Owen Stewart this week.

The NASCAR season is long, and with just three out of 36 total races completed, the picture is still a little foggy. That being said, with Las Vegas, the first intermediate track on the schedule, out of the way, the power ranking is getting clearer. Saturday was dominated by Team Penske, as defending champion Joey Logano took the pole with his teammate Ryan Blaney also starting close to the front. On Sunday, the race changed the power players in a big way, as Hendrick Motorsports was the class of the field. William Byron swept the stages and took advantage of a late-race restart to hold off teammates Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman for his first win of the season. With this race in mind, the power ranking has a new number one and plenty of changes throughout the top 20.  

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William Byron Leads a Podium Sweep for Hendrick Motorsports at Las Vegas

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William Byron leads a podium sweep for Hendrick Motorsports at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400.

LAS VEGAS—William Byron won the most important race of Sunday afternoon—by inches off pit road.

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William Byron Dominates the Day and Seals his First Victory at Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – MARCH 05: William Byron, the driver of the #24 RaptorTough.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 05, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

On Sunday, William Byron dominates the day and seals his first victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400.

The NASCAR Cup Series rolls into week three on the west coast. This week Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted a 400-mile showdown in the desert. With the season in full swing, teams are settling into the long grind that the season campaign can be. However, heading out to Las Vegas, teams and drivers alike are looking to gamble and are in a place to grab an early season win. 

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Tyler Reddick is the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Spoiler with a Win at Texas

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 25: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #8 Lenovo/ThinkEdge Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Auto Trader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on September 25, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Tyler Reddick is the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Spoiler with a Win at Texas Motor Speedway in the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 on Sunday.

FORT WORTH, Texas _ They say everything is “bigger” in Texas and certainly NASCAR’s Round of 12 Playoff opener at Texas Motor Speedway lived up to the billing. From Playoff consequences to a red flag delay to bumper-banging aggression, tire fall-off, and record statistical marks, there was no shortage of competitive drama in Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500.

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Kyle Larson Earns a Surprise NASCAR Xfinity Series Win at Watkins Glen

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WATKINS GLEN, NEW YORK – AUGUST 20: Kyle Larson, driver of the #88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 20, 2022, in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Kyle Larson earns a surprise NASCAR Xfinity Series Win at Watkins Glen International in the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 on Saturday afternoon.

In the moments after claiming the checkered flag for the Sunoco Go Rewards 200 at the Glen Saturday afternoon, Kyle Larson smiled and conceded he was a bit fortunate.

“I got lucky,’’ he told the USA Network television audience.

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