Denny Hamlin chased down Bubba Wallace over the closing laps, but couldn't get close enough to make the pass, instead settling for his second-consecutive runner-up finish.
The 28-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, led 58 of 267-scheduled laps, including the final 43, en route to his second Cup career victory at Kansas.
Tyler Reddick was last but not least in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday at Kansas Speedway. His lap of 29.899 seconds at 180.608 mph in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet earned him the Busch Light Pole Award.
The 24-year-old Gragson from Las Vegas, Nevada, led 20 of 93-shortened laps, including the final 18, before being awarded his fifth Xfinity victory of 2022.
The 2020 Truck Series champion from Alpine, California, trails the top-12 cutline to make the 2022 Xfinity Playoffs by 13 points entering the regular-season finale.
The 25-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 88 of 134-scheduled laps en route to his second Truck Series victory of 2022 and with a secured spot in the Playoff's Round of 8.
NASCAR travels to Kansas Speedway this Sunday for the second race of the Cup Series Playoffs. The Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series will join them for a full weekend of racing.
Hendrick Motorsports has won three of the five races at Atlanta Motor Speedway under the current configuration put in place in 2022. William Byron has two of those victories.
Justin Haley, driver of the No. 51 Grady Health System Ford Mustang Dark Horse, will make his eighth NASCAR Cup Series start at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Sunday’s Quaker State 400.
NHRA and Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today they have renewed their licensing agreement to develop collectible die-cast vehicles under the iconic Hot Wheels brand.
