Hamlin and Kansas provided a captivating day of NASCAR racing

Key Facts

Yes, there were a couple of rounds of green-flag pit stops on Sunday which jumbled the leaders but the vast majority of the official passes for the lead were done under green flag conditions and on the track.
The match between the car, the tire and the race track, it’s just a perfect match,” explained Hamlin, who earned his win of the 2023 season.
While cautions seemed to dominate much of the second and final stages, it was a one-on-one duel between Hamlin and then-leader Kyle Larson during a 47-lap green flag run to the finish that proved most enthralling.
With five laps to go and Larson holding on to a tenuous lead, Hamlin got side-by-side with him at one point but couldn’t complete the pass and was forced to back off.