DARLINGTON, S.C. — A have a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Darlington Raceway.
WINNERS
Denny Hamlin — His pit crew acquired him the lead earlier than the extra time restart and he took it from there to win for the second week in a row. “Once they dropped the jack on the appropriate,” Hamlin mentioned of his pit crew on that ultimate cease, “I do know proper then, ‘Oh, boy, that is going to be a heater.’” His wins the previous two weekends have vaulted him from eighth to second within the factors.
He seized the lead on the ultimate pit cease beneath yellow.
Joe Gibbs Racing — A lot was made about JGR going winless within the ultimate 18 races of final season. Guess what? Joe Gibbs Racing has gained 5 of the primary eight factors races this season.
William Byron — Led the primary 243 laps earlier than ending second for his third top-two end within the first eight races of the yr.
Christopher Bell — His third-place end marks the fifth time he’s positioned within the high three within the first eight races of the season. He has three wins, a runner-up and a third-place outcome this yr.
Kyle Busch — His Tenth-place end moved him into the ultimate playoff spot. He additionally snapped a streak of three consecutive finishes of seventeenth or worse with Sunday’s outcome.
Ryan Blaney — His fifth-place end snapped his streak of 5 consecutive finishes exterior the highest 10.
Cup drivers recap Darlington race gained by Hamlin
Hear from Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, and Christopher Bell following Denny Hamlin’s Cup win at Darlington.
LOSERS
William Byron — Led 243 of 297 laps and didn’t win.
Ryan Blaney — Misplaced the lead on pit highway earlier than the extra time restart, costing him an opportunity to win.
William Byron led 243 laps, Ryan Blaney led within the ultimate laps but it surely was Denny Hamlin who gained at Darlington.
Kyle Larson — Crashed on the third lap, spent greater than 150 laps within the storage for repairs after which crashed on the finish to ship the race into extra time. He completed thirty seventh.
Alex Bowman — Completed thirty fifth and fell from fifth to Tenth within the factors.
Brad Keselowski — Positioned thirty third. It’s the sixth time in eight races this season that he’s completed twenty sixth or worse.
