"Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season. With his 59th career win, Hamlin advanced to the second round of the Cup Series playoffs and joined Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, who finished second after winning last week's opener at Darlington Raceway."
"Chase Elliott finished third, followed by Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano as playoff drivers swept the top five spots at the 1.25-mile oval outside St. Louis that is commonly referred to as Gateway. Other playoff drivers in the top 10 were Christopher Bell (seventh) and Bubba Wallace (eighth), who led 73 of 240 laps and won the race's second stage."
Denny Hamlin won from the pole at World Wide Technology Raceway, leading the final 25 laps to claim his fifth victory of the season and 59th career win. A final pit stop with 44 laps remaining put him in position to cycle to the lead on a caution 15 laps later, and he passed Brad Keselowski on the restart. The victory was the 200th in NASCAR's premier series for Toyota. Chase Briscoe finished second and Chase Elliott third as playoff drivers swept the top five. Bubba Wallace led 73 laps and won the second stage. The series now heads to Bristol for the first-round cutoff.
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