Overview

• Elliott surged from eighth on the final restart and won by 0.069 seconds to clinch a Round of 8 berth for Hendrick Motorsports.
• Denny Hamlin led 159 laps and swept both stages but a slow late pit stop and a power‑steering problem preceded his runner‑up finish.
• On the last lap, Hamlin dove under Bubba Wallace entering Turn 3, Wallace hit the outside wall, both Toyotas lost momentum, and Elliott slipped past.
• Wallace finished fifth and fell 26 points below the elimination line, while Hamlin’s result expanded his buffer to 48 points above the cut.
• Wallace vented frustration and flipped Hamlin on the cooldown lap; Hamlin later said on his podcast he was racing for the win and would not apologize, drawing fresh scrutiny of his dual role as 23XI co‑owner.