Denny Hamlin’s NASCAR Cup Series results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway don’t jump off the page, but it’s been one of his better tracks.

His stats at the track: one win, six top-fives and an average finish of 12.7 in 27 starts. Hamlin called Las Vegas “hit or miss” and said his results lately have been “mediocre,” compared to how he runs at other tracks.

Nothing was mediocre about Hamlin’s qualifying run Saturday. Hamlin posted a time of 29.213 seconds (184.849 mph) to win the pole for Sunday’s South Point 400 on a gusty day at LVMS.

The green flag is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in the first race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR playoffs.

“This is one of the more finicky racetracks where no matter when you practice, early in the morning or in the afternoon, it’s just a different racetrack on S

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