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CHAOS CURTAILED: For the gloom-doom predictions of mass chaos for the Cup Series' debut on the 3.61-mile circuit without practice or qualifying, any major pandemonium was avoided. Save for a handful of off-course moments and missed chicanes, the stack-ups that flared during the Xfinity and Gander Trucks events were missing from the weekend finale. Credit the teams' game plans plus the drivers' diligence on prepping in simulators, but also give a nod to the overall talent level in NASCAR's top division, a factor that minimized the unforced errors. "Myself and some friends were talking about that before the race today, and we were like, 'I wonder how many cautions there will be.' I'm like, these guys are pretty good," runner-up Denny Hamlin said. "They found a way to adapt and they've got a lot of tools to help them prepare for these races. I mean, these are pros, and you see a clean race whenever you see the driver quality that we have in the Cup Series."