South Point 400 Driver Grades: How Every Driver Scored at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

October 04, 2026

Oct 04, 2026 · 2 min read·

Every driver from the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, graded on what the scoring loops actually recorded: where they started, where they finished, how many laps they led, and whether they were still running at the end. Chase Briscoe grades out best with a A+.

How the grades are calculated

The grade is a formula, not an opinion. Each driver starts from their finishing position, gains credit for passing cars and for leading laps, and loses credit for not finishing:

Finish: the single biggest factor, scaled from the win down through the field.
Positions gained: starting position minus finishing position, capped so a deep starting spot cannot buy a top grade on its own.
Laps led: share of the race led, worth up to a full letter grade.
Did not finish: a fixed penalty if they were not running at the checkered flag.

Driver grades

Grade	Driver	Car	Start	Finish	Laps led	Points
A+	Chase Briscoe	19	4	1	175	75
A+	Kyle Larson	5	6	2		36
A+	Ryan Blaney	12	20	5	10	47
A+	Tyler Reddick	45	5	3	1	41
A+	Austin Cindric	2	7	4	33	48
A	Shane Van Gisbergen	97	25	9		28
A	Chase Elliott	9	13	7		34
A	Joey Logano	22	23	10		32
A	William Byron	24	8	6		34
A-	Bubba Wallace	23	9	8	1	39
B+	Alex Bowman	48	15	11		28
B	Chris Buescher	17	14	13		26
B	Carson Hocevar	77	10	12		28
B	AJ Allmendinger	16	19	15		22
B	Noah Gragson	4	36	20		17
B	Daniel Suárez	7	11	14		28
B-	Austin Dillon	3	28	19		18
B-	Riley Herbst	35	22	18		19
B-	Austin Hill	33	33	22		0
C+	Denny Hamlin	11	1	16	39	22
C	Michael McDowell	71	18	21		17
C	Ty Gibbs	54	2	17		20
C	Josh Berry	21	35	26		11
C-	Erik Jones	43	21	25		12
C-	Brad Keselowski	6	16	24		13
C-	John H. Nemechek	42	32	29		8
C-	Cole Custer	41	24	27		10
C-	Christopher Bell	20	3	23	8	31
D	Ty Dillon	10	29	31		6
D	Ryan Preece	60	12	28		9
D	Cody Ware	51	34	34		3
D	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	26	32		5
D	Ross Chastain	1	17	30		7
D	Todd Gilliland	34	27	33		4
F	Connor Zilisch	88	31	35		2
F	Zane Smith	38	30	36		1