"Briscoe raced to his first career superspeedway victory to join teammate Denny Hamlin as Toyota drivers guaranteed slots in the four-driver winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway in two weeks. Briscoe was sixth on the restart -- a two-lap sprint in overtime to the finish -- and Hendrick Motorsports drivers William Byron and Kyle Larson split the front row and lined up side-by-side for the Chevrolet drivers to control the restart."
"Byron was getting help from behind from fellow Chevrolet driver Carson Hocevar, a driver for Hendrick aligned Spire Motorsports. Larson's push was from Toyota driver Bubba Wallace, who did get Wallace into the lead. But Larson appeared to run out of fuel and dropped dramatically off the pace and Byron, who is in danger of playoff elimination, lost his chance at victory when his push from Hocevar was too strong and it caused Byron to spin."
"There are two open spots left in the championship field to be determined next week in the finale of the third round of the playoffs. Larson and JGR driver Christopher Bell are above the elimination line, while Byron, Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott, and Team Penske drivers Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney are below the cutline. Logano and Blaney have combined to win the last three Cup titles for Penske."
Chase Briscoe won the Talladega Superspeedway race in overtime, earning his first career superspeedway victory and securing a championship spot for Joe Gibbs Racing alongside Denny Hamlin. Briscoe advanced from sixth on the restart with strong assistance from teammate Ty Gibbs. William Byron and Kyle Larson controlled the front row on the overtime restart, with Byron receiving help from Carson Hocevar and Larson pushed by Bubba Wallace. Larson ran low on fuel and fell off the pace, and Byron spun after a too-strong push from Hocevar. Two championship spots remain open heading into the next playoff finale, with several drivers above and below the elimination line.
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