Overview
- Joe Gibbs Racing delivered a 1-2 finish with Denny Hamlin beating teammate Chase Briscoe, who advanced last week with his Darlington win.
- From the pole, Hamlin led a race-high 75 of 240 laps and reclaimed the lead on a late restart after a well-timed final stop under green to undercut Brad Keselowski.
- Playoff drivers filled the top five at Gateway: Chase Elliott third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Joey Logano fifth.
- Bubba Wallace won Stage 2, led 73 laps and finished eighth, in a race with 15 lead changes among nine drivers and 10 cautions for 52 laps.
- The updated cutline shows Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman and Josh Berry on the outside; Berry crashed after contact with Elliott and sits roughly 45 points back.