Relive the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Kansas Speedway that saw its fair share of on-track incidents and drama for playoff drivers.
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00:00It's time to bring the action here in Kansas, let's go, let's get the next phase of the
00:12playoff started.
00:20Frisco looking for an early inside move on Blaney, couldn't quite get it done.
00:27Oh, there's already an incident at the back of the pack, Josh Berry is one of the cars.
00:39Josh Berry, the 16 as well, Ty Dillon, we saw him spinning around.
00:44My eyes are peeled for the 9 of Chase Elliott to see if he got through the mess.
00:48Remember, he was back there as well because of that required engine change.
00:52I think he was fortunate enough to sneak through.
00:54There's Chase.
00:55Doesn't look like any damage on the 9, but that had to have the hearts racing of the
01:01fans for Chase Elliott and for sure the crew.
01:03Let's see what happens, Jeff.
01:04It's always crazy, 2, 3, 4 wide in the back.
01:10Berry's down on that low side.
01:11Look at Ty Dillon.
01:12Buescher checks up.
01:15Harrison Burton was in the middle there as well.
01:17And Jimmie Johnson making contact with Ty Dillon.
01:19Let's see if we can get some laps under green.
01:25Here we go.
01:29Ty Gibbs gets a good restart.
01:30So too did Tyler Rennick.
01:34Ryan and Blaney, that white hooded car, three wide in the middle.
01:39Stack up back in the middle.
01:40You see the 5 involved, the 2 of Cendric, that bright yellow car on the bottom.
01:44The 77.
01:46Lee Jeff mentioned it just a moment ago.
01:48So far goal accomplished for Christopher Bell on the pole trying to, for the first ever
01:53time.
01:54Oh, the 5 is in the wall.
01:55Oh, my goodness.
01:56Remember what happened in Atlanta?
01:58The 5 crashed out in spectacular style in the first race of the playoffs.
02:04Now the number 1 seat, Kyle Larson, who dominated last weekend in Bristol, has issues in the
02:08first race of a new round.
02:14Larson right behind.
02:16Kyle goes up high.
02:17Something's already happened.
02:18He had a tire down.
02:19Right where your tire went down.
02:20How versatile is your car?
02:21Is it just a one line car or is it more versatile?
02:22Christopher Bell in the wall.
02:23The race leader who has dominated.
02:2471 laps.
02:25He's landed.
02:26He's put it in the fence.
02:27And here come the attackers.
02:28William Byron forced Christopher Bell into that mistake.
02:29He was closing on the leader and closing rapidly.
02:48It shows you how important stage points are.
02:50Trying to win that stage just overstepped his bounds a little bit.
02:53We were riding along when it happened.
02:58Just in the corner.
02:59Everything looks okay.
03:00But watch the back of the car.
03:03Just not the side grip it needs.
03:05He overcorrects it just a little bit, chases it up into the wall.
03:09And what looked like it was going to be a Christopher Bell victory in this first stage,
03:14in the end, it goes to William Byron.
03:17Well done.
03:18The Hendrick motorsports driver gets those maximum points in the opening stage over Joey
03:23Logano and his teammate, Ryan Blaney, then Denny Hamlin, a very positive first stage.
03:28And Christopher Bell from pole to fifth in the first stage.
03:33Ready to start stage two.
03:35Let's go.
03:37William Byron, maximum points from the opening stage.
03:39Joey Logano and team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney were in great shape.
03:43Carson Hosovar is in the mix.
03:45Gibbs is there.
03:46Here comes Alex Bowman.
03:48might up several positions on that last stop as well.
03:54Austin Sendrick all the way at the back.
03:56Because of the extra pit stop, you don't get to pull off and restart with the lead lap
04:00cars.
04:01That's what they didn't do in the first round.
04:02They executed very effectively those extra pit stops.
04:06We don't know how much it's going to hurt them.
04:07Only time will tell.
04:08There you go.
04:09He said he just lost it.
04:10Now it's stuck in the grass.
04:14This is going to be very interesting because the 43 was running as the first car one lap
04:19down.
04:20Larson behind him.
04:21Why that matters is at the time of yellow, instantly when the yellow lights come on,
04:25whoever is scored the first car one lap down is the free pass.
04:28The exception being if you are the yellow.
04:31Which is the case for the 43.
04:32So we'll have to see, did the 5 pass the 43 before the yellow comes out?
04:37It's all done by computer.
04:38NASCAR doesn't get to decide.
04:40Right here, let's take a look at what happened to the 43.
04:43You heard him say it just came around on him.
04:46He's all by himself.
04:47That is certainly what happened.
04:50Remember, Jones didn't get to run this race in the spring.
04:54He was coming off that huge wreck at Caledonia where he broke his back.
04:58Denny Hamlin sits outside the top ten after a slow pit stop.
05:02Everything looks normal so far.
05:03Denny hits his sign.
05:05Jack up.
05:06Right rear off on time.
05:07Right rear goes in.
05:08There's a little slow on the exchange.
05:10Jack drops.
05:11This is where they do the right thing.
05:13They take the weight off the right side.
05:14They jack it up just a little bit.
05:16Tighten that right rear tire and around they go.
05:18It is so easy to say it's good enough and go out, have a loose right rear.
05:22This is how teams have adapted to this car, Jeff.
05:24The 20 lost the lead to the 8, though.
05:26Two drivers put two tires on, the 20 and the 8.
05:30Watch what happens right here.
05:31Watch the gas, man.
05:33They stay and they fill.
05:34He has to sit and wait.
05:36Kyle Busch came in 10th.
05:37Christopher Bell came in fifth.
05:40Kyle Busch came out with the lead.
05:42Kyle Busch is not full of fuel here.
05:44Watch the 8 car.
05:46Kyle Busch right there.
05:47He's out of the gas in trouble.
05:49Alex bowman, that was big contact.
05:52You wonder how much damage that did.
05:56Alex saw it.
05:57He was out of the gas.
05:59Just couldn't slow down quick enough.
06:00You see the fire out of the pipes completely out of the gas.
06:0823 laps remain in this second stage of the Hollywood casino 400 here at Kansas speedway.
06:14We've got a new race leader.
06:16Just so happens to be the reigning series champion, Ryan Blaney.
06:20This is how he got it done.
06:23While that replay runs, we've got to caution on the racetrack.
06:30Daniel Hemric.
06:31Gotten slow in the middle of 1 and 2.
06:36Really loose.
06:37Hits the wall.
06:40Tries to get going again.
06:41Now he's on the bottom of the racetrack.
06:44With damage.
06:45What's happening?
06:46Yeah, Denny Hamlin back on pit road.
06:49He called up to the crew and said, is everything tight?
06:53And crew chief said, we're not sure.
06:56We're checking.
06:57He asked Hamlin, are you asking us because the stop was so fast or you're feeling something?
07:01Denny said he felt slop in the rear.
07:03They checked with the crew.
07:05There's some concern and doubt down here.
07:09Bring it to us if you need to.
07:11A loose wheel.
07:12Not a lot tight on Denny Hamlin's machine.
07:15Second time.
07:16Remember earlier they had to jack the right side up a second time to tighten the right
07:20rear.
07:21Now on the left side, obviously some concern.
07:24They had to come back down.
07:25He was running inside the top ten, right, Jeff?
07:27Sixth.
07:29That was an opportunity to earn some stage point.
07:32Slow one.
07:33Go.
07:34Pushing you now.
07:35On you.
07:36Half behind.
07:37Half behind.
07:38Half behind.
07:39Being shoved towards you.
07:40Half in line.
07:41Higher.
07:42Half higher.
07:43Middle by one.
07:44Middle is closer.
07:45Half inside.
07:46Inside.
07:47Top of three.
07:48Two wide.
07:49Two wide.
07:50Two wide.
07:51Two wide.
07:52Two wide.
07:53Still there.
07:54Still there.
07:55Two wide.
07:56Two wide.
07:57Two wide.
07:58Two wide.
07:59Still there.
08:00Still inside.
08:01One inside.
08:02One inside.
08:03One.
08:04Big issue here.
08:05Justin Haley.
08:06John Hunter.
08:07Name a check.
08:08Looks very similar to the first wreck of the day.
08:09Sure does.
08:10Stack up up turn two.
08:11And these two cars got spit out of line.
08:12We can see the racing at the front.
08:13We'll have to go back and take a look at what happened.
08:14Top of the screen.
08:15Three wide.
08:16That yellow roof in the middle.
08:17All the way back.
08:18Man.
08:19Whoa.
08:20So I don't know what exactly happened there.
08:21Something seems completely amiss for the 7 to just turn.
08:22Dead left on the 42.
08:23Let's go back to Coleman Presley at St. Penske and have a listen.
08:24Take two.
08:25Let's give him the full run.
08:26Behind on.
08:27Behind on.
08:28In line.
08:29Lower defending.
08:30Lower defending.
08:31By half.
08:32One outside.
08:33One outside.
08:34Outside.
08:35Blaney.
08:36Just Blaney.
08:37Still there.
08:38Two outside.
08:39Middle.
08:40Two outside.
08:41Two outside.
08:42Two outside.
08:43Two outside.
08:44Two outside.
08:45Two outside.
08:46Two outside.
08:47Two outside.
08:48Two outside.
08:49Two outside.
08:50Two outside.
08:51Middle's open by one behind Blaney.
08:52If you're just joining us, chase Elliott had an engine change yesterday.
08:56Qualifying.
08:57They tried, but it just wasn't there.
08:59Contact with Chastain.
09:00Down the back stretch.
09:01Heading to three.
09:03So starting last and just carefully, methodically, he's got his way up, but the 2, Austin Syndrick,
09:10one of the playoff drivers in trouble.
09:13There he is on the inside of Kyle Busch.
09:17Just breaks loose.
09:18And contact here.
09:19I see some damage on the right front.
09:22That was contact.
09:23That was odd.
09:24I couldn't tell.
09:25Right there.
09:26Let's get back to it.
09:27Final four laps of stage two.
09:28And Christopher Bell, who's led 121 laps here today, fights with Alex Bowman at the front
09:29of this field.
09:30Who's going to get those stage points?
09:31Kyle Larson's racing hard to try and grab some.
09:32He's back in 15th.
09:33Cliff Daniels said they'll get a top 15 if they can get back on the lead lap.
09:34Kyle Larson's racing hard to try and grab some.
09:35He's back in 15th.
09:36Cliff Daniels said they'll get a top 15 if they can get back on the lead lap.
09:37Kyle Larson's racing hard to try and grab some.
09:38Kyle Larson's racing hard to try and grab some.
09:39He's back in 15th.
09:40Cliff Daniels said they'll get a top 15 if they can get back on the lead lap.
09:41Here comes Hamlin.
09:42Final lap of stage two.
09:43And on the top, you said it.
09:44What a playoff for the 48 of Bowman.
09:45Can he finish this off, win the stage in front of a hard-charging Ty Gibbs?
09:46Three wide.
09:47Chastain in the middle.
09:48Hamlin up on the fence.
09:49Riddick on the inside.
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