NASCAR Cup Richmond: Hamlin wins in overtime as Truex misses out

Truex Jr had seems to be snug what had been a really uneventful race – main 228 of the 407 laps – till Kyle Larson acquired spun off by Bubba Wallace with one lap remaining which despatched the race into additional time.

All the lead lap vehicles elected to pit for brand spanking new tyres below the warning and Hamlin beat Truex off pitroad to cleared the path on the restart.

Hamlin acquired bounce on Truex to clear for the lead, and Truex raced exhausting with Larson and Logano by way of Turns 1 and a couple of. Hamlin edged Logano by 0.269 seconds on the chequered flag to safe his second win of the season, forward of Larson in third and Truex in fourth.

After taking the chequered flag, an upset Truex rammed into Larson getting into Flip 1 after which bumped Hamlin’s automotive from behind thrice on the cooldown lap.

The win is the 53rd of Hamlin’s profession and the fifth at his dwelling monitor of Richmond.

“I’ve had one of the best pit crew all 12 months lengthy. I cherished our possibilities,” Hamlin stated, about going into additional time. “We nonetheless had Martin [Truex Jr] – he was the deserving race winner there, however you give these pitcrews a chance – that is what it’s all about. It’s a must to have your complete group put collectively – they usually simply killed it in the present day.

“We had been shut all day lengthy. We saved the chief proper there near us, however simply couldn’t fairly get there. It was so excruciatingly exhausting to cross. It made it actually tough – even with newer tyres. I wanted that sort of state of affairs in the long run to have the ability to win it.

“We have now excessive aspirations this 12 months and what number of wins we will get, and that is placing us proper on monitor.”

Behind the entrance 4, Chase Elliott rounded out the highest 5, forward of Christopher Bell and William Byron, as Brad Keselowski, Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick accomplished the highest 10.

A small piece of NASCAR Cup historical past occurred on Stage 1, as with gentle rain nonetheless within the space, groups began the race on moist climate tyres, marking the primary time in historical past that the collection raced competitively on an oval in damp circumstances.

NASCAR Cup Richmond – Race outcomes