Inspection Complete: Kurt Busch Officially Wins at Las Vegas

Playoff contender Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Monster Energy Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE, celebrates his first hometown victory with a burnout Sunday night, September 27, 2020 during the first Playoff Round of 12 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada. No fans were on hand due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Jim Fluharty/HHP for Chevy Racing)

Post-race technical inspection following Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 has been completed.

Kurt Busch’s race-winning No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro has passed. As a result, NASCAR has declared him the official winner of the race.

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Kurt Busch’s No. 1 car, Matt DiBenedetto’s No. 21 car and John Hunter Nemechek’s No. 38 car each had one unsecured lug nut, which will result in a monetary fine for their crew chiefs.

No other issues were discovered during post-race inspection and all results and standings are now considered official.

Results pdf: 2020 NCS South Point 400 at Las Vegas

Points Report pdf: 2020 NCS Driver Standings After the South Point 400 at Las Vegas

Points Report pdf: 2020 NCS Owner Standings After the South Point 400 at Las Vegas

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