Denny Hamlin picked up his second win of the season as he held off Joey Logano, Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. at Richmond Raceway on Sunday evening.
The race went into additional time after an incident involving Larson and Bubba Wallace with about two laps to go. Larson bought unfastened and checked up the observe with two laps to go, inflicting Wallace to get into the again of him and spin him.
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The leaders pit and Hamlin got here out forward with Logano behind him. Larson was capable of have a great pit cease and get again forward of Wallace, who fell to sixteenth on the restart.
Hamlin bought a great soar to restart the race and was capable of fend off Truex. The No. 19 led for a majority of the race and his frustrations boiled over on the finish, bumping Larson a couple of occasions after the race was over.
Truex was annoyed speaking to Fox Sports activities, believing that Hamlin bought a soar forward of crossing the road within the restart zone. The broadcaster mentioned NASCAR wasn’t investigating the ultimate laps.
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Truex led 228 of the 400 laps.
It was a hometown win for Hamlin – and the 53rd of his profession. He already picked up a victory on the Meals Metropolis 500 two races in the past and seems to be within the driver’s seat for the NASCAR playoffs.
Logano wanted a great end after a brutal begin to the season. He completed beneath the highest 25 in three of the primary seven races. He was twenty second at Bristol and eleventh on the Circuit of the Americas. A second-place end ought to increase his confidence heading into Martinsville subsequent week.
Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, William Byron, Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick rounded out the highest 10.
Larson picked up a Stage 1 victory and Truex gained Stage 2.
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