Two laps and a couple extra fresh tires paid significant dividends for a couple of NASCAR Cup Series stars at Kansas Speedway.

For the second straight race at Kansas Speedway, Denny Hamlin found himself racing one of the cars he co-owns in overtime for the win. This time ended in cleaner fashion with one of 23XI Racing’s cars in victory lane, but came with a familiar feeling of disappointment after circumstances denied Hamlin his fifth Kansas victory.

Blaney, who has never won at the Tennessee half-mile, claimed the pole in qualifying with a lap of 127.064 mph (15.101s). It is his second pole at the track and 13th of his career.

Briscoe started his Sunday in Vegas by getting pulled over for speeding on his way to the racetrack. A few hours later, he was called for speeding again, this time by NASCAR.

Larson crossed the finish line 2.557s ahead of Chase Briscoe to become the fifth different winner in as many races.

It's still early in the season, but NASCAR's revival of the Chase format is already making its presence felt around the Cup Series garage.

Briscoe crashed out of the Straight Talk Wireless 500 when something went wrong in the front of his Toyota Camry, sending him into the Turn 3 wall.

Spire Motorsports teammates Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar were top of the leaderboard while several drivers experienced tire issues.

Tyler Reddick will begin his quest for a third straight NASCAR Cup Series victory from the pole at Circuit of The Americas.

The opening was there for Carson Hocevar on the final overtime attempt at EchoPark Speedway, it just wasn’t enough for him to be the only driver to take advantage of it.