Championship chief Tyler Reddick was within the wall and working on fumes with two laps to go, however a shock warning opened the door for him to have one other go on the win.
Denny Hamlin had the lead in an extra time restart, but it surely was Kyle Larson that powered into the lead with a three-wide move beneath the apron.
Reddick was practically again to fifth after a chaotic restart, however by the white flag he was again up into second, and managed to drive up alongside Larson. He cleared Larson into Flip 3 and by no means seemed again, with Reddick securing his fifth win within the first 9 races of the 2026 season — a feat not seen within the Cup Sequence since Dale Earnhardt received six of the primary eight in 1987.
Watch: 5 for 45! Reddick wins rousing extra time shootout at Kansas
“Simply actually blessed with the late warning,” stated Reddick. “Was that nuts or what? I could not consider it. I imply, first off, I really feel like I’ve to say clearly only for how I really feel. I by no means like being on the within of it. Actually hate that for Christopher Bell. Good, exhausting racing. The 11 got here up, I imply, I took off tight. Not thrilled I bought Christopher there. I hate that for him as a result of he was having a very good, strong day.
“Man, these late race restarts get loopy. I clearly had a run on the 5. I used to be shocked I used to be capable of get to his inside there. An unbelievable Toyota Camry all day lengthy. Yeah, it was actually painful to get that late warning.”
Behind Reddick and Larson, Chase Briscoe completed third, Denny Hamlin fourth, and Bubba Wallace fifth. Brad Keselowski, William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Chris Buescher stuffed out the rest of the highest ten.
Stage 1
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Pictures
Reddick led the race from pole place, however his boss Hamlin instantly tried to take the highest spot away. They even made slight contact earlier than Hamlin moved into the race lead.
Midway by way of the 80-lap stage, your complete subject got here down pit highway for the primary spherical of green-flag stops. The one drama concerned Blaney, but it surely wasn’t the No. 12 pit crew this time. Whereas exiting his field, Blaney collided with Allmendinger, spinning the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet round.
Hamlin cycled again into the lead, but it surely was Larson now working second. Nevertheless, Hamlin by no means needed to take care of him as he cruised up entrance. Essentially the most motion he noticed got here from the automobiles working simply exterior the highest 20 that he was making an attempt to place a lap down.
Coming to the green-and-white checkered, Hamlin intentionally lifted and let Gilliland get his lap again. Stenhouse, working twenty second, secured the free move as an alternative.
Hamlin received Stage 1 over Larson, Reddick,Gibbs, Bell, Elliott, Briscoe, Hocevar, Wallace, and Heim. Buescher misplaced a number of spots on the very finish of the stage, falling out of the stage factors as he hit the wall on the exit of Flip 2.
Stage 2
Ryan Blaney, Workforce Penske
Photograph by: David Jensen / Getty Pictures
Hamlin held the lead on pit highway, whereas Blaney spent loads of time on pit highway because the staff made repairs following that earlier contact.
On the restart, Hamlin misplaced the result in Larson, and after being compelled to carry, truly bought handed by Elliott and Reddick.
Reddick and Hamlin then clawed their approach again round Elliott, and set their sights on his Hendrick teammate within the No. 5. Nevertheless, Larson maintained management all the way in which into the following spherical of green-flag stops.
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Hamlin jumped Reddick by way of the cycle, and Elliott moved again forward of them each, however Larson remained out entrance with a snug lead.
The stage as soon as once more ran totally inexperienced, with Larson successful Stage 2 over Hamlin, Elliott, Reddick, Bell, Wallace, Keselowski, Gibbs, Buescher, Hocevar.
Suarez, working twentieth, was granted the free move to get again on the lead lap.
Stage 3
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Pictures
Each Larson and Elliott misplaced floor on pit highway, with Elliott getting boxed in and falling again a number of spots.
Hamlin now led the way in which over Bell for the restart. It was one other clear restart, with Bell taking the highest spot from Hamlin.
Bell continued to steer as a handful of automobiles that took the wave-around in hopes of a yellow ducked down pit highway, because it did not work out.
Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Pictures
With 52 laps to go, Hamlin started probably the most essential spherical of green-flag stops. 5 laps later, Reddick pitted from second. Race chief Bell got here down one lap later, however the undercut was simply too robust all day lengthy.
As issues cycled by way of, Hamlin took over the lead, working simply over three seconds away from Reddick.
Bell bought up into the wall, and fell again, however remained inside the highest 5.
On the entrance, Reddick and Hamlin have been on their own within the battle for the win. With Larson over ten seconds again, Reddick lower below Hamlin and snatched the lead away with ten laps to go.
Hamlin bought again subsequent to him as they battled by way of slower site visitors, however Reddick held the lead.
Shockingly, Reddick then screamed on the radio that he was working out of gasoline after which hit the wall. Michael Jordan seemed on together with his arms on his head, and simply then, seconds away from the white flag: the primary pure warning of the race flew for a spinning Cody Ware.
Everybody on the lead lap pitted, with the leaders all taking two recent right-side tires. Briscoe and Preece have been the top-running driver with 4 in eleventh and twelfth.
Larson powered into the race lead on the ultimate restart, dipping onto the apron to move Hamlin. Bell bought into the wall as he, Reddick and Hamlin all battled over second on the exit of Flip 2.
Reddick surged ahead on the highest and lower below Larson on the entrance of Flip 1 on the white flag lap. They have been door-to-door into Flip 3, however Reddick simply drove proper on by for one more win in 2026.
Michael Jordan, NBA Corridor of Famer and co-owner of 23XI Racing
Photograph by: Sean Gardner / Getty Pictures
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