as he was attempting to put him another lap down which allowed Blaney to close the gap on the leader.Most of the lead-lap cars pit but Briscoe stayed out and inherited the lead. Larson was first off pit road among those who pit., Bell, Blaney, Elliott, Logano, Wallace, Chastain and Hamlin.Hamlin cruised to the Stage 2 win by six seconds over Elliott with only 13 cars on the lead lap.Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, the lead-lap cars all pit with Hamlin first off pit road.
With 20 laps remaining, Hamlin’s lead had expanded to more than 4.6 seconds over Elliott. Larson still ran third, 6.3 seconds behind the leader.Hamlin, still looking to qualify for the Championship 4, held off Elliott to claim the Stage 1 win.Larson started on the pole and quickly cleared Elliott for the lead.
With 75 laps remaining in the stage, Larson maintained about a half-second lead over Elliott as Briscoe made his way to third.
Brad Keselowski, who finished 4th, has been DQ'ed after his car failed to meet minimum weight requirements in post-race inspection. NASCAR
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