After a two-hour delay, the race finally got underway with Denny Hamlin leading the field.
Kyle Larson quickly charged to the point, leading most of the stage.
After several laps of trying to get alongside, he finally got under the Hendrick Motorsports driver with 11 laps to go in the stage.
Once side-by-side, all the momentum stalled, allowing Bubba Wallace to rocket past both drivers.
Hamlin eventually cleared Larson and set his sights on the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota he co-owns.
In a stunning move, NASCAR has revoked Austin Dillon’s automatic berth into the 16-driver NASCAR Cup Series playoff field for his moves on the final lap Sunday at Richmond Raceway.
Dillon won the race following a last-lap incident where he turned Joey Logano and then hooked Denny Hamlin to take the checkered flag and what he thought was an automatic playoff berth that goes with a regular-season win.
NASCAR will not strip Dillon of the win, but it won’t allow him to use the win for an automatic playoff berth.
Dillon was also docked 25 points in the standings and his spotter, Brandon Benesch, was suspended for three races.
NASCAR rules allow for that decision as the playoff eligibility requirements state.
“Race finishes must be unencumbered by violation(s) of the NASCAR Rules or other action(s) detrimental to stock car auto racing or NASCAR as determined in the sole discretion of NASCAR.”