‘Seas parted’ for Elliott to win at Kansas<\/p>\n
For Chase Elliott, “everything worked out perfect” on the final overtime restart to steal the playoff win at Kansas after the “seas parted” up front.<\/p>\n
William Byron \u2014 A ninth-place finish typically isn\u2019t something for the regular season champion to celebrate but this was meaningful for a couple of reasons. Byron was awful for a good part of the race. His average running position was 17.2. Things improved in the final stage to score the top 10. Just as important for Byron was that teammate Chase Elliott won. Had Bubba Wallace got by Denny Hamlin and held off Elliott that would have put Byron in more challenging spot to advance in the playoffs. Instead, Byron is 40 points above the cutline going into Sunday\u2019s elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n NASCAR\u2019s Most Popular Driver went from 10th to first on the final restart to beat Denny Hamlin.<\/p>\n Christopher Bell \u2014 His third-place finish marked his fourth consecutive top-10 result. He is 44 points above the cutline.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bell leaving Kansas ‘pretty satisfied’<\/p>\n Christopher Bell is leaving Kansas Speedway “pretty satisfied” and thought he left it all on the track to contend for the win.<\/p>\n Chase Briscoe \u2014 He is the only driver to finish in the top 10 in all five playoff races this season. Briscoe finished fourth at Kansas. He is 21 points above the cutline heading to the Charlotte Roval.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Briscoe recaps ‘crazy’ restarts at Kansas<\/p>\n Chase Briscoe unpacks the position he was in on the final overtime restart at Kansas and the craziness that ensues as he looks ahead to the playoff elimination race at the Roval.<\/p>\n Shane van Gisbergen \u2014 Came back from a stop-and-go penalty on the first lap due to an inspection violation and finished 10th. It is his first top 10 on an oval. Next up for the series is the Charlotte Roval. The last four Cup road course races have been won by van Gisbergen.<\/p>\n LOSERS<\/p>\n Zane Smith \u2014 Contact from John Hunter Nemechek sent Smith up on two wheels against the outside wall before rolling down the track. Smith was uninjured but not pleased with Nemechek, saying: \u201cIt was a wild ride, no doubt. Before I knew it, I had a decent restart going and I just get wrecked by (Nemechek). He just drives through me and then I was sliding on the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n