Chase Elliott collected his 22nd career win on Sunday, earning Hendrick Motorsports’ first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season.
Denny Hamlin led 292 of 400 laps, and also won both Stage 1 and Stage 2, but he ended the day half-a-second shy of the checkered flag.
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Joey Logano led the way for Ford in third, Ty Gibbs fourth, and William Byron fifth.
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Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing
Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing
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Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports
Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
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Joey Logano, Team Penske
Joey Logano, Team Penske
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Denny Hamlin leads the field at the start
Denny Hamlin leads the field at the start
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing
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Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing
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Daniel Suárez, Spire Motorsports
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing
Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing
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General view
General view
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
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Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club
Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club
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Lose tire retrieved from pit road
Lose tire retrieved from pit road
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Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports
Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports
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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing
Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing
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Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
Noah Gragson, Front Row Motorsports, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
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Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing
Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing
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Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing
Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, pit crew
Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, pit crew
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports
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Chase Elliott hugs crew chief Alan Gustafson
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske
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1 |
9 |
Chase Elliott |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’18.473 |
|
7 |
84 |
|
|
2 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
400 |
2:47’19.038 |
0.565 |
7 |
292 |
|
|
3 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’20.546 |
2.073 |
7 |
|
|
|
4 |
54 |
Ty Gibbs |
Toyota |
400 |
2:47’21.636 |
3.163 |
9 |
|
|
|
5 |
24 |
William Byron |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’22.177 |
3.704 |
8 |
6 |
|
|
6 |
12 |
Ryan Blaney |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’22.703 |
4.230 |
9 |
2 |
|
|
7 |
20 |
Christopher Bell |
Toyota |
400 |
2:47’25.710 |
7.237 |
8 |
|
|
|
8 |
2 |
Austin Cindric |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’27.522 |
9.049 |
9 |
|
|
|
9 |
5 |
Kyle Larson |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’27.529 |
9.056 |
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
21 |
Josh Berry |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’28.647 |
10.174 |
7 |
2 |
|
|
11 |
97 |
Shane van Gisbergen |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’30.753 |
12.280 |
7 |
|
|
|
12 |
60 |
Ryan Preece |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’31.010 |
12.537 |
7 |
|
|
|
13 |
6 |
Brad Keselowski |
Ford |
400 |
2:47’31.195 |
12.722 |
8 |
|
|
|
14 |
19 |
Chase Briscoe |
Toyota |
400 |
2:47’34.919 |
16.446 |
10 |
|
|
|
15 |
45 |
Tyler Reddick |
Toyota |
400 |
2:47’36.679 |
18.206 |
9 |
|
|
|
16 |
1 |
Ross Chastain |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’38.812 |
20.339 |
7 |
14 |
|
|
17 |
77 |
Carson Hocevar |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’39.339 |
20.866 |
10 |
|
|
|
18 |
71 |
Michael McDowell |
Chevrolet |
400 |
2:47’39.590 |
21.117 |
10 |
|
|
|
19 |
17 |
Chris Buescher |
Ford |
399 |
2:47’23.884 |
1 Lap |
10 |
|
|
|
20 |
7 |
Daniel Suarez |
Chevrolet |
399 |
2:47’24.038 |
1 Lap |
9 |
|
|
|
21 |
43 |
Erik Jones |
Toyota |
399 |
2:47’26.354 |
1 Lap |
9 |
|
|
|
22 |
48 |
Justin Allgaier |
Chevrolet |
398 |
2:47’19.336 |
2 Laps |
9 |
|
|
|
23 |
34 |
Todd Gilliland |
Ford |
398 |
2:47’20.893 |
2 Laps |
8 |
|
|
|
24 |
8 |
Kyle Busch |
Chevrolet |
398 |
2:47’21.437 |
2 Laps |
10 |
|
|
|
25 |
3 |
Austin Dillon |
Chevrolet |
398 |
2:47’35.162 |
2 Laps |
8 |
|
|
|
26 |
88 |
Connor Zilisch |
Chevrolet |
397 |
2:47’19.753 |
3 Laps |
8 |
|
|
|
27 |
16 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Chevrolet |
397 |
2:47’22.947 |
3 Laps |
9 |
|
|
|
28 |
4 |
Noah Gragson |
Ford |
397 |
2:47’23.338 |
3 Laps |
8 |
|
|
|
29 |
42 |
John Hunter Nemechek |
Toyota |
397 |
2:47’25.118 |
3 Laps |
10 |
|
|
|
30 |
47 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
Chevrolet |
397 |
2:47’25.440 |
3 Laps |
9 |
|
|
|
31 |
41 |
Cole Custer |
Chevrolet |
396 |
2:47’20.098 |
4 Laps |
9 |
|
|
|
32 |
51 |
Cody Ware |
Chevrolet |
394 |
2:47’26.643 |
6 Laps |
10 |
|
|
|
33 |
33 |
Austin Hill |
Chevrolet |
394 |
2:47’27.162 |
6 Laps |
10 |
|
|
|
34 |
38 |
Zane Smith |
Ford |
371 |
2:47’34.073 |
29 Laps |
17 |
|
|
|
35 |
35 |
Riley Herbst |
Toyota |
323 |
2:18’39.611 |
77 Laps |
9 |
|
Accident |
|
36 |
23 |
Bubba Wallace |
Toyota |
322 |
2:16’29.993 |
78 Laps |
6 |
|
Accident |
|
37 |
10 |
Ty Dillon |
Chevrolet |
298 |
2:05’45.496 |
102 Laps |
8 |
|
Brakes |
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