Tyler Reddick's Kansas win vaulted him into the quarterfinals of the Cup Series playoffs, joining Kyle Larson in advancing to the next round.
"More cars took the top than I expected, and I was able to be the first car on the inside row with four fresh tires," Reddick said."The car was fast."Hamlin led 63 laps, including 62 of the 77 laps prior to that last caution. He felt he got a little stymied on the final restart as Larson, who was behind him, left a big gap between them in hopes of getting more momentum on the restart.
"I felt really good about my car," said Larson, who finished fourth."Just a bummer but sometimes it goes that way.""Our car was really solid," Elliott said."We were in the mix, I thought, to have a solid day. We passed Brad for third and that is probably where we were going to finish. ... We were as close as we've been. That was this."
Elliott said he wasn't trying to send a message to Larson, although he did go up to talk to Larson after the race before Larson could even get out of his car. "It's a real shame," Truex said."I hate for my team. We had a really, really fast [car]. I can't imagine about being this unlucky."