Kyle Larson won his first Southern 500 at Darlington to punch his ticket to the Round of 12 – and move himself up in our weekly NASCAR power rankings.
Entering the playoffs as the No. 1 seed, Byron didn’t need to do anything spectacular on Sunday. The Round of 16 is more about not making mistakes than it is about taking chances when you have a points advantage. Well, Byron handled his business perfectly at Darlington – finishing fourth and building a 45-point cushion on the elimination line.A disappointing third-place finish? That’s life when you’ve won three straight oval races.
Truex is the biggest faller this week after a lackluster 18th-place finish. He ran outside the top-20 for much of the race after a loose wheel early, but he struggled even before that. It was strange to see Truex not running up front with his teammate Hamlin, as they’ve done for much of the year.Sunday was an adventure for Logano. He started well, but hit the wall and damaged his car in Stage 1 before more contact with Wallace on lap 117.
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