Overview
- Elliott charged from eighth on the final restart and passed Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace off Turn 4 to win by 0.069 seconds.
- Hamlin led a race-high 159 laps and swept both stages but late issues, including power-steering trouble and a slow pit stop, cost him the victory.
- A string of late cautions, a multicar restart crash, and an overtime flip by Zane Smith triggered red flags and multiple restarts that set up the chaotic finish.
- Two drivers are now locked into the Round of 8: Ryan Blaney from New Hampshire and Elliott from Kansas, with Joey Logano +13 over the cutline and Ross Chastain (-13), Bubba Wallace (-26), Tyler Reddick (-29) and Austin Cindric (-48) below it.
- In the Xfinity Series, Brandon Jones led the final 38 laps to win at Kansas and advance, as Connor Zilisch set a series record with his 16th consecutive top-five finish.