There was everything in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race in Kansas Speedway. There was a lot of action, compelling story, controversy, and a jaw -leaving battle for victory. The rollover accident also appeared for the first time in the history of Kansas Cup racing in the race.
Finally, Chase eliet Claimed victory for his 21st career and joined Ryan Blani As a lock for the era of 8. Team pension Struggled through a hard weekend, and Denny Hamlin Keep 23xi racing In a difficult place because he won him a very important playoff as he tried to claim his 60th career victory.
Here Kansas has a look at a wild to the largest winners and losers:
Winner: Chase Elliot increases from 10th to 1 in overtime
Look: Elliot: ‘Everything used to do the right thing’ in Kansas’s victory
With four fresh tires, Elliott did everything at the last two intervals of the race. He raised the right lane for the restart, placed his car at the same place where he needed to be a deity through the ground.And now leave the canns with a ticket for the 8 round. While all the people around him lose their heads, focusing on the Elliot Award and capitalized on chaos, giving themselves the first multi-win season since 2022.
Lost: Denny Halin goes for this and loses as a driver and a owner
Watch: Walece: ‘Hate Hum Hum Daay To Chevrole’ Hemalin after the last-lapt scrap
It was a nightmare landscape for a driver/owner. A week after stressful run-in with your team partner Ti gibesHamlin was in a difficult situation. He was closing fast Babba WallaceThe team that drives for Hamlin co-owners -23 xi racing. Wallace was in dire need of winning to move forward in the 8 era, while Halin gave the reputed 60th win. He has been talking for some time. The two drivers were door-to-door in the last corner, and Hamlin immediately fed up. He pushed the track while pushing, but not enough because he used to drive Wallace in the outside wall. While this was happening, Elliott passed both of them and stole the victory. It was a destructive necklace for Hamlin, 23xi, and Toyota as the manufacturer made a final restart with his cars running 1-2–3–4–5. This is going to be a more interesting team meeting for Halin this week …
Winners: Despite all failures, Joy logano Still a number is cushion
Joy Logano, Team Panke Ford
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Somehow, Logano still has 13 points between its and cutline. This is not much, but it is more than expected to anyone how his weekend went away. He cut a tire in practice, finished 35th, and was at the center of large -scale restart pileup during the Sunday race. Despite all this, he collected some phase points to finish 21st position and ensured that he had a chance to avoid elimination at the end of next week.
Defeated: Zen Smith Trys a different type of wall-ride
Zen Smith, Front Row Motorsports Ford, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Alex Boman, Hendric Motoristsports Chevrolet, Austin Dillon, Richard Children Racing Racing Chevrolet, Tye Gibs, who Gibs Racing Toyota
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As it seems attractive, it is not the type of wall-ride you want to make for the highlight reel. Smith remained strong in Kansas throughout the day, but his day ended strangely as John-Hunter Nemchek came with him. As soon as two drivers hit the wall, Smith’s car really climbed towards its side and rode with a safe barrier for most turns. It was then flipped several times in a wild accident. Smith later described it as ‘violent’, but noted that he was more crazy about a good day, which had already deteriorated before the car rolling. This was also the first time that a cup of car on the Kansas Speedway was ever turned upside down.
Winner: SVG Rebound from Penalty for Best Oval Finnish ever
Shane Van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Sher van gisbergen Begin on Sunday race from behind the ground, and on Saturday without the team’s head after punishing the team to make unbearable adjustments. He initially fell on NASCAR’s arrears of a stop-and-go penalty, one fell into one lap. Despite this, he fought his way on the lead lap and then found a way through the ground. Even before the late-race chaos, he was already knocking on the door of a top ten. In the last lap, he actually passed the team partner Ross chastean To illuminate the top ten of your first career on an oval since joining the cup series.
Defeated: Noah Gragson Goes for a difference that was not really there
Gragson was another Front ro motorsports The driver (eg Smith) who was a decent day in Kansas, but a late race incident ended it. However, Gragson was not an innocent person in the 11-car debris, who derailed his race. He aggressively tried to shoot the gap between two pension cars on a restart, but the hole quickly stopped and he ended with several cars in the biggest race.
Winner: All of them leave 40+ points above Kansas
Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Bubba Walece, 23xi Racing Toyota, Tyler Radic, 23xi Racing Toyota
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While Bulne and Elliott have been closed through winning in the era of 8, many other drivers are also being breathed in relief. Hamlin, Kyle Larsen, William BayronAnd Christopher bell All have 40 or more points between the cutlineWhich means that they do not actually need to worry in the upcoming elimination race in Charlotte Rowl.
Losers: opportunity for lapse Tyler radic
Tyler radic, 23xi racing toyota
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While focusing on meditation Walece and what could be, Radic was there with his 23xi team partner on the final restart, and faced the position of the same point. He really needed to win, but when things came out, he was not to capital. Radic resumed the third, just behind the Wallace, but he was not part of the Wild Finnish. He quickly faded and finished a disappointing seventh place.
