Elliott won the race back to the line and beat Hamlin by 0.609 seconds for his second victory to advance to the Round of 8. After polesitter Briscoe lost the lead to Hamlin, Kyle Larson got into the mix and was leading when Cody Ware’s No. Running on older tires than the Hendrick Motorsports cars of Larson and Elliott, Hamlin kept his No. 11 Toyota out front and beat Larson, Elliott, Bell and Ross Chastain for the top segment points. With 94 laps remaining, Hamlin and Elliott went side-by-side down the backstretch, but the Hendrick driver edged ahead for the lead with Hamlin and Bell within earshot.