That Chase Elliott felt the need to lie about his reason for side-swiping Kyle Larson, a teammate, shows NASCAR's most popular driver has an attitude problem.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led the final two of 268 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on a late caution period to win in overtime and transfer to the second round of the 2023 Cup Series Playoffs.
The 29-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, trails the top-12 cutline by 19 points amid a 32nd-place finish after being hampered by a flat right-rear tire and scrubbing the wall during the second stage.
The 2023 Daytona 500-winning crew chief from Pinellas County, Florida, is set to reach a milestone start in his third full-time season as a crew chief in NASCAR's premier series.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, will remain as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series competitor for Joe Gibbs Racing on a new multi-year basis.
Kyle Larson held off a hard-charging Tyler Reddick in the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway to claim the checkered flag at the historic track and advance to the Round of 12 in the Playoffs.
Beginning at Darlington Raceway, Jeremy Bullins will reunite with Wood Brothers Racing to lead the No. 21 entry and Harrison Burton while Brian Wilson will reunite with Austin Cindric and work atop the No. 2 Team Penske pit box.