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Chase Briscoe finished third in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, adding 44 points to his season total.

Briscoe now sits at No. 5 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings with 3057 points. He’s collected 12 top-five finishes in 2019.

Brandon Jones finished out front in the race, with Tyler Reddick taking second. Michael Annett brought home fourth place, followed by Justin Allgaier in the No. 5 spot.

Christopher Bell came away victorious in Stage 1, and Cole Custer finished out front in Stage 2.

Briscoe qualified in 11th position at 177.655 mph. He led on two occasions for a total of 33 laps. The second-year driver has tallied two career victories, 13 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 28 races.

Briscoe battled 37 other cars in the field and the race saw eight cautions and 41 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes before the checkered flag.

Toyota added 40 points to its season total with Jones’s victory. Overall, Chevrolet ranks No. 1 with 1076 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1062. Toyota sits at No. 3 with 1056 points on the season.

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Tyler Reddick finished second in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, adding 50 points to his season total.

Reddick now sits at No. 3 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series standings with 3094 points. He’s collected 22 top-five finishes in 2019.

After the race, Reddick and Cole Custer got into a scuffle after an on-track incident cost them both the victory.

Brandon Jones earned the checkered flag in the race, with Chase Briscoe placing third. Michael Annett brought home fourth place, followed by Justin Allgaier in the No. 5 spot.

Christopher Bell came away victorious in Stage 1, and Custer took Stage 2.

Reddick qualified in fourth position at 179.313 mph. The third-year driver has collected eight career victories, 33 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 51 races.

There were 38 cars in the field, and the race endured eight cautions and 41 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.

Toyota added 40 points to its season total with Jones’s victory. Overall, Chevrolet ranks No. 1 with 1076 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1062. Toyota sits at No. 3 with 1056 points on the season.

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Ryan Preece placed 12th in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, adding 25 points to his season total.

Preece now sits at 449 points on the season.

Denny Hamlin brought home the win in the race, with Chase Elliott finishing second, and Kyle Busch placing third. Kurt Busch brought home fourth place, followed by William Byron to round out the top five.

Hamlin has advanced to the next round of the Cup Series playoffs.

Joey Logano came away victorious in Stage 1, and Hamlin finished out front in Stage 2.

Preece qualified in 28th position at 174.870 mph. He still is looking for career win No. 1, but owns one top-five finish and three finishes in the top 10.

Preece battled 39 other cars in the field and the race endured seven cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 15 lead changes before the checkered flag.

Toyota added 40 points to its season totals with Hamlin’s victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1167 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1127. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 1093 points on the season.

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Jimmie Johnson placed tenth in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, adding 27 points to his season total.

Johnson now sits at 772 points on the season.

Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag in the race, with Chase Elliott taking second, and Kyle Busch placing third. Kurt Busch brought home fourth place, followed by William Byron in the No. 5 spot.

Joey Logano came away victorious in Stage 1, and Hamlin finished out front in Stage 2.

Hamlin has advanced to the next round of the Cup Series playoffs.

Johnson qualified in 12th position at 177.253 mph. The 19th-year driver has piled up 83 career victories, 227 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 364 races.

There were 40 cars in the field, and the race endured seven cautions and 32 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 15 lead changes.

Toyota added 40 points to its season totals with Hamlin’s victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1167 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1127. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 1093 points on the season.

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Clint Bowyer placed eighth in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, adding 31 points to his season total.

Bowyer now sits at No. 11 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings with 2181 points. He will not advance to the Round of 8 in the Playoffs.

Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag in the race, with Chase Elliott finishing second, and Kyle Busch crossing the finish line third. Kurt Busch took fourth place, followed by William Byron in the No. 5 spot.

Hamlin has advanced to the next round of the Cup Series playoffs.

Joey Logano came away victorious in Stage 1, and Hamlin finished out front in Stage 2.

Bowyer qualified in 21st position at 176.442 mph. The 15th-year driver has piled up 10 career victories, 80 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 212 races.

There were 40 cars in the field, and the race endured seven cautions and 32 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 15 lead changes.

Toyota added 40 points to its season totals with Hamlin’s victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1167 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1127. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 1093 points on the season.

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William Byron finished fifth in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, adding 39 points to his season total.

Byron now sits at No. 10 in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings with 2181 points. He will not advance to the Round of 8 in the Playoffs.

Denny Hamlin brought home the win in the race, with Chase Elliott finishing second, and Kyle Busch placing third.

Hamlin has advanced to the next round of the Cup Series playoffs.

Joey Logano came away victorious in Stage 1, and Hamlin finished out front in Stage 2.

Byron qualified in 25th position at 175.655 mph. He led once for a total of one lap, but relinquished the lead for good after Lap 49. Byron still is looking for career win No. 1, but boasts four top-five finishes and 16 finishes in the top 10.

There were 40 cars in the field, and the race endured seven cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 15 lead changes.

Toyota added 40 points to its season totals with Hamlin’s victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1167 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1127. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 1093 points on the season.

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Kyle Busch finished third in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, adding 41 points to his season total.

Busch sits atop the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings with 4046 points. He’s collected 15 top-five finishes in 2019.

Denny Hamlin earned the checkered flag in the race, with Chase Elliott finishing second. Kurt Busch took fourth place, followed by William Byron in the No. 5 spot.

Hamlin has advanced to the next round of the Cup Series playoffs.

Joey Logano came away victorious in Stage 1, and Hamlin finished out front in Stage 2.

Busch qualified in 18th position at 176.771 mph. The 16th-year driver has collected 55 career victories, 198 top-five finishes and has placed in the top 10 in 293 races.

Busch battled 39 other cars in the field and the race endured seven cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 15 lead changes before the checkered flag.

Toyota added 40 points to its season totals with Hamlin’s victory. Overall, Toyota ranks No. 1 with 1167 points, followed by Ford in the No. 2 spot with 1127. Chevrolet sits at No. 3 with 1093 points on the season.

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Brad Keselowski thought his playoff run would continue when he came to pit road for fresh tires before the first of two overtimes in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

Keselowski would have been fine, had a wreck out of Turn 4 in the first overtime not caused a caution with eventual race winner Denny Hamlin less than a car length from the white flag and an official race.

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Keselowski restarted 13th for the second overtime but got bottled up in the middle of the pack, brushed the backstretch wall on the final lap and faded to 19th at the finish. Chase Elliott, who restarted third and finished second, edged Keselowski by a scant three points for the final berth in the Round of 8 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, which continue next weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

“We didn’t make it,” Keselowski said. “I pushed as hard as I knew how and didn’t quite do good enough on the last restart, and that was it.

“We clawed as hard as we could, and there were times it looked like we were going to be fine and times it didn’t. In the end it didn’t work out. … I needed to get up to the top of the track on the last restart. I couldn’t get up. I got sandwiched. Somebody went three-wide and got me in the middle of (Turn) 4—just all bad.”

Despite three wins this season, Keselowski, the 2012 series champion, won’t be eligible for a second title this year.

The driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, however, does have a single-minded purpose after his elimination.

“Go win Martinsville,” Keselowski said.

 

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Thanks to a brilliant pit call by crew chief Todd Gordon — staying out on old tires in the first stage of Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, Joey Logano won the first stage of the race and collected 10 points for his effort.

In the second stage, he earned four points for a seventh-place finish — and put them to good use after contact from Ty Dillon’s Chevrolet sent him spinning through the infield grass near the end of the first lap of overtime.

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Logano finished 17th, but buoyed by the stage points, he reached the Round of 8 in the Playoffs with nine points to spare over Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, who was the first driver eliminated.

“Today, whew, we got that stage win which was great, and that’s a (playoff) point that will continue on, so that is a big deal,” Logano said. “We needed every point we could, and it looked like we were in a good spot. Next thing you know, they are wrecking on the outside and I get hit and I’m going through the grass.

“I felt comfortable before that, but the next thing you know — I am watching it here on the replay for the first time — I didn’t hit anything so I got lucky for sure. I’ve been lucky a few times. We were able to finish Talladega, and I parked the thing and there was a hole in the radiator.

“It was hard-fought and blue-collar round for sure. We just have to smooth it out a little bit. We need to not have as much carnage out there and finish some of these things. On to the next round. We get to reset, thank God. We will fight from there.”

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The race-winning No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driven by Denny Hamlin passed post-race technical inspection Sunday at Kansas Speedway with no issues.

The No. 11 Toyota was found to be compliant with the 2019 NASCAR Rule Book after Hamlin won the third and final Round of 12 race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota of Erik Jones (finished seventh), though, had one lug nut not safe and secure. Also, the No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet of Kurt Busch (finished fourth) will go back to the NASCAR Research & Development Center in Concord, North Carolina.

With post-race teardown complete, the race results are official.

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The post-race process is part of a new, more timely approach to inspection for all three NASCAR national series. Competition officials announced in February that thorough post-race inspections would take place shortly after the checkered flag at the track instead of midweek at the Research & Development Center.

Those inspections come with a stiffer deterrence structure that includes disqualification for significant rules infractions — “a total culture change,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer. In the past, race-winning teams found in violation of the rules were penalized with post-race fines, points deductions and/or suspensions, but victories were allowed to stand.

Competition officials introduced the quicker post-race inspection timetable in an effort to make the results official on race day, aiming for a 90-minute target time frame to complete their scrutineering. The new post-race inspection process was also designed to deal with potential violations more promptly, avoiding any midweek news that might cloud the previous week’s results or the build-up to the following week’s event.

NASCAR will still inspect cars and parts at the R&D Center as needed, but the more comprehensive at-track inspection will take priority.

According to NASCAR statistical archives, the last time a premier-series driver was disqualified occurred in 1973, when early retiree Buddy Baker was demoted to last place in the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The last time an apparent race winner in NASCAR’s top division was disqualified came on April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis’ victory at Wilson (N.C.) Speedway was thrown out because of an oversized fuel tank on his No. 85 Chevrolet.