Hamlin and Wallace tangle as Elliott takes shock NASCAR Cup win at Kansas

Denny Hamlin’s sixtieth profession win must wait for an additional day. On the ultimate restart of the race, Bubba Wallace received out entrance after pushing Christopher Bell out of the best way on the white flag.

This gave Hamlin an enormous run, and instantly, he was the one driver who may cease Wallace from successful his method into the Spherical of 8. The awkward dynamic right here? Wallace drives for Hamlin’s race staff. That did not cease Hamlin from driving it in deep, pushing up the monitor with contact forcing Wallace into the surface wall.

Hamlin’s momentum got here from Chase Elliott, who in turns 3 and 4 got here out of seemingly nowhere as soon as the highest two collided, door-slamming Hamlin and successful the race in a end for the ages. Hamlin completed second, Bell third, Chase Briscoe fourth, and Wallace fifth.

Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, William Byron, and Shane van Gisbergen stuffed out the rest of the highest ten. That was SVG’s first profession high ten end on an oval within the Cup Collection.

Stage 1

Briscoe held the lead early from place, however Hamlin remained shut and took the highest spot away 20 laps into the race.

Shane van Gisbergen and Michael McDowell each went a lap down shortly after serving a compulsory stop-and-go penalty at the beginning, which was issued as a result of they have been discovered to have made unapproved changes on Saturday.

The primary spherical of green-flag stops started after 32 laps of racing with Wallace diving down pit street earlier than anybody else. Larson received out in entrance of Hamlin throughout the pit cease cycle, however Hamlin shortly moved again round him.

The primary incident of the race was for Cody Ware, who slammed the wall after one thing failed within the right-front of his No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford.

Hamlin and Logano each selected to take two tires throughout the subsequent spherical of pit stops beneath warning, preserving Hamlin out entrance and netting Logano plenty of positions.

Reddick, who was set to safe a handful of stage factors, was pressured to return again down pit street a second time earlier than the restart.

Hamlin held robust, successful Stage 1 with the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Larson and Elliott behind him. Logano’s gamble labored out, as he was seventh and picked up 4 stage factors

Stage 2

Through the stage break, Reddick and Bell practically collided as Bell tried to exit his field with a name for 2 tires. Reddick was clearly annoyed on the radio as one other pit street snafu proved expensive for him.

As for Bell, he nonetheless exited pit street with the race lead.

Not lengthy after the restart, Ryan Preece slid up the monitor and collided with John Hunter Nemechek. Each drivers crashed, spinning by way of the infield.

The remainder of the stage was inexperienced after that, that includes one other spherical of green-flag pit stops. Erik Jones was penalized resulting from an uncontrolled tire.

Through the cycle, Wallace executed an undercut and received forward of Hamlin, however as soon as once more, the No. 11 didn’t keep there for lengthy.

Hamlin went on to comb the phases, beating Bell and Larson.

Stage 3

At the beginning of the ultimate stage, Elliott received ahold of the race lead with Hamlin intently pursuing him. Ultimately, he discovered his method again to the race lead.

The green-flag was interrupted by an incident involving J.J. Yeley, who wrecked after contact from Carson Hocevar.

From that time onward, issues solely received crazier. There was an enormous restart pileup, which involving defending champion Joey Logano. A number of different drivers have been collected within the Flip 1 melee, together with: Austin Cindric, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, A.J. Allmendinger, Noah Gragson, Carson Hocevar, and Austin Dillon.

Hamlin remained in charge of the race till a warning for particles with 15 laps to go, as Busch shed a tire on the exit of Flip 4.

Hamlin had a gradual cease, which dropped him outdoors the highest 5. Many of the leaders made a two-tire name, and Bell was now in management.

As he and Wallace battled fiercely for the lead, Hocevar triggered one other warning when he spun. This pushed the race into additional time, the place a wild incident unfolded in the midst of the pack. Zane Smith’s automotive climbed up the wall and flipped over, halting the race. He was unhurt.

As soon as they received that cleaned up, the ultimate two-lap sprint performed out with Elliott charging by way of to snag the win.