Overview
- Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top two at World Wide Technology Raceway as Denny Hamlin beat teammate Chase Briscoe to deliver Toyota’s 200th Cup Series win.
- Hamlin led a race-high 75 laps and seized the lead on a late restart after Brad Keselowski stayed out, in a 240-lap race with 15 lead changes and 10 cautions.
- With Hamlin joining Darlington winner Briscoe in the Round of 12, the cutoff shifts to Bristol where Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman and Josh Berry are below the line.
- Berry crashed after contact from Chase Elliott and is in a near must-win spot for Bristol, while Ryan Blaney rebounded to fourth after a tangle with Kyle Larson; playoff drivers swept the top five.
- In Xfinity, Connor Zilisch dominated at Gateway to clinch the regular-season title and set a single-season wins record for JR Motorsports, with that series’ playoffs opening Sept. 12 at Bristol.