Overview

• The contact happened on lap 135 as they raced for fifth, with Kyle Larson clipping Ryan Blaney’s left rear and spinning the No. 12.
• Larson apologized and said he misjudged the move, while Blaney said he would remember it but did not claim it was intentional.
• After the race Blaney confronted Larson on pit road, and the conversation stayed civil without any physical altercation.
• Denny Hamlin won the Enjoy Illinois 300 as Blaney recovered to finish fourth and Larson placed 12th, and no penalty was issued to Larson.
• Both are entered for Saturday’s Bristol Night Race and sit comfortably above the cut line at roughly plus-60 for Larson and plus-42 for Blaney.