Overview

• Dillon led a race-high 107 laps and beat Alex Bowman by 2.471 seconds after a 159-lap green-flag run to the finish.
• An 11-car crash late in the race ended Chase Elliott’s 27-race DNF-free streak and involved several notable drivers.
• On his Actions Detrimental podcast, Denny Hamlin applauded Dillon’s performance but voiced concern over Kyle Busch’s unusual moves under caution and during the wreck.
• Hamlin said repeated pit road problems and damage from the Busch-involved crash cost him a shot at the win, though he salvaged 10th.
• Dillon and RCR pointed to Richard Childress’s public Dover critique and subsequent reorganization—with input from Richard Boswell, Johnny Klausmeier and Mike Verlander—as groundwork for the turnaround, with attention now shifting to Daytona’s regular-season finale and the remaining playoff spots.