NASCAR at Las Vegas 2017 Results: Winner, Standings, Highlights and Reaction

Martin Truex Jr. passed Brad Keselowski with just two laps remaining Sunday to win the NASCAR Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Truex led 150 of 267 laps and became the first driver to win all three stages in a single race under NASCAR's new points system, per Xfinity Racing:

The win marked the first of Truex's career at Las Vegas and essentially locked him into the Chase playoffs.

Here is a look at the top 10 finishers with full results available at NASCAR.com:

Position	Driver	Car No.
1	Martin Truex Jr.	78
2	Kyle Larson	42
3	Chase Elliott	24
4	Joey Logano	22
5	Brad Keselowski	2
6	Denny Hamlin	11
7	Ryan Blaney	21
8	Jamie McMurray	1
9	Matt Kenseth	20
10	Clint Bowyer	14

Despite falling short of his second consecutive win, Keselowski's fifth-place finish pushed him to the top of the standings. Here is a rundown of the drivers who are currently in playoff position:

Position	Driver	Points	Behind Leader	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Points
1	Brad Keselowski	132	Leader	1	0	5
2	Kyle Larson	131	-1	0	0	0
3	Chase Elliott	129	-3	0	0	0
4	Martin Truex Jr.	127	-5	1	2	7
5	Joey Logano	119	-13	0	0	0
6	Ryan Blaney	106	-26	0	0	0
7	Kurt Busch	93	-39	1	0	5
8	Kevin Harvick	91	-41	0	3	3
9	Kasey Kahne	88	-44	0	0	0
10	Jamie McMurray	86	-46	0	0	0
11	Trevor Bayne	82	-50	0	0	0
12	Clint Bowyer	73	-59	0	0	0
13	Matt Kenseth	71	-61	0	0	0
14	Aric Almirola	70	-62	0	0	0
15	Denny Hamlin	68	-64	0	0	0
16	Paul Menard	62	-70	0	0	0

Keselowski dominated the early portion of the race by leading 65 of the 80 laps in the first stage.

Kevin Harvick ran inside the top 10 for most of the 68 laps he was on the track and seemed poised to contend for the win, but his day came to an early end.

As seen in this video courtesy of Fox Sports, Harvick's right front tire went down, resulting in a hard crash into the wall:

According to Jeff Gluck of JeffGluck.com, NASCAR took the necessary precautions to make sure Harvick was OK following the wreck:

Near the end of the first stage, teams enlisted differing strategies, as some took four tires, some took two and some didn't pit at all.

Joey Logano was among those who decided to stay out on the track, but that was a move that didn't pay dividends, per Dustin Long of NBC Sports:

Logano fell way back in the field, and Truex took advantage of his own fresh tires to win the stage and bank a playoff point.

Truex secured a ton of momentum by winning the stage and carried it over to the second stage, as he took control of the race, much like Keselowski did in the early going.

One week after pit road speeding penalties played a huge role in the race at Atlanta, Kyle Busch got caught speeding during the second segment and went a lap down, as seen in the following GIF from Fox Sports: NASCAR:

Busch was able to race himself into the lucky dog position, however, and a Derrike Cope crash resulted in his getting back on the lead lap and becoming a factor later in the race.

Truex remained in firm control throughout the second segment to win it and put himself in position to complete the stage sweep.

There was no shortage of action in the third and final stage, starting with reigning Daytona 500 winner Kurt Busch falling well off the pace when he needed a battery change on pit road:

Jimmie Johnson eventually overtook Truex for the lead due in part to being on a different pit stop cycle, but Truex managed to regain the lead with 40 laps remaining when Johnson pitted.

Keselowski passed Truex shortly thereafter, though, and looked to become the dominant car in the race once again, much like he was throughout the opening stage.

A major obstacle was thrown in his direction, however, when Danica Patrick's engine failed with 16 laps to go, which brought out a caution:

Keselowski and Truex restarted side by side, and although they were even at first, Keselowski began to pull away:

Just when it seemed like the No. 2 car was poised to pull away and win for the second consecutive week, Truex managed to track him down and pass him with two laps remaining:

There was something clearly wrong with Keselowski's car, as he fell all the way back to fifth by the time the race reached its conclusion.

Amid the chaos of Keselowski dropping several spots, Logano and Kyle Busch got together on the final lap, resulting in Busch spinning out.

They then had a pit-road altercation, which resulted in Busch leaving with a bloody forehead:

The last-lap crash resulted in Busch settling for a 22nd-place finish, and he is currently outside the playoff picture in 19th place overall.

There is still plenty of time for Busch to rebound, but the importance of banking points in the new system was obvious based on his passion following the race.

As for Truex, he is picking up where he left off last season when he won a career-high four races and led more laps than anyone else in the series.

Based on his performance Sunday, Truex figures to be a championship contender once again in 2017.

Post-Race Reaction

Truex admitted after his victory that he thought his chances of winning were over following the final restart, but he was fortunate that Keselowski ran into trouble, according to Joe Menzer of FoxSports.com: "I really felt that the race was over at that point. I felt like our two cars were pretty equal for the most part for most of the day. I felt like we were better on the shorter runs and he was better on the longer runs. I'm just glad it worked out for us in the end."

Although Truex's win was huge, it was somewhat overshadowed by the scuffle between Busch and Logano on pit road.

Logano insisted that the incident that resulted in Busch spinning out was accidental: "It obviously wasn't anything intentional, but obviously he thinks that. So I don't know. We'll get by."

That did little to ease Busch's fury, as he seemingly foreshadowed payback against Logano in the future: "I got dumped. He flat out just drove straight in the corner and wrecked me. That's how Joey races so he's going to get it."

Busch ended up in 22nd place, while Logano came in fourth.