Overview

• Denny Hamlin led 159 laps, swept both stages and battled power‑steering trouble and a slow late pit stop before finishing second.
• Contact between Hamlin and Bubba Wallace in the final corner opened the inside lane for Elliott to pass and win by 0.069 seconds.
• The scheduled 267-lap race stretched to 273 after two overtimes, including a red flag for Zane Smith’s flip that set up the last restart.
• Top five: Elliott, Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe and Wallace, with Kyle Larson sixth and Shane van Gisbergen earning his first oval top 10.
• Playoff picture: Elliott joins Ryan Blaney in the Round of 8; above the cut are Kyle Larson (+54), Hamlin (+48), Bell (+44), William Byron (+40), Briscoe (+21) and Joey Logano (+13), while Ross Chastain (-13), Wallace (-26), Tyler Reddick (-29) and Austin Cindric (-48) are below.