Overview

• Hamlin executed a late pit strategy to seize the lead on the final restart and led the closing 25 laps, notching his 59th career win and fifth of 2025.
• Chase Briscoe finished second after winning Stage 1, joining Hamlin as the two drivers already advanced to the Round of 12.
• Playoff drivers swept the top five with Chase Elliott third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Joey Logano fifth, while Christopher Bell took seventh.
• Bubba Wallace led 73 laps, won Stage 2 and finished eighth to sit roughly 50 points above the cutline entering Bristol.
• Postrace, fans reported brief USA Network feed cutouts at the finish, and separate coverage noted the sport’s loss of former team owner Bill Davis, 74.