Fuel only stop vaults Denny Hamlin to win in Texas Stage 2

A ga🎃s-and-go pitstop elevated Denny Hamlin to the win in Stage 2 at Texas.

Stage 1 winner Joey Lo🌊gano brought the fiel꧂d down pit road but lost the lead to Kyle Busch by way of a two-tire pit stop.

Meanwhile, Martin Truex, Jr. stayed out under the yellow and brought the field down to the green flag. Kurt Busch followed ahead of the Stewart Haas Racing teamma♑tes of Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick.

Busch fought his way through traffic and took the lead on Lap 99. He only led eight laps🧸 until Chase Elliott made his way past on Lap 109.

Fuel only stop vaults Denny Hamlin to win in Texas Stage 2

A 🦂gas-and-go pitstop elevated Denny Hamlin to the win in Stage 2 at Texas.

Stage 1 winner Joey Logano brought the field dow🌟n pit road but lost the 💧lead to Kyle Busch by way of a two-tire pit stop.

Meanwhile, Martin Truex, Jr. stayed out under the yellow and brought the ꦰfield down to the green flag. Kurt Busch followed ahead of the Stewart Haas Racing teammates of Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick.

Busch fought his way through traffic and෴ took the lead on Lap 99. He only led eight laps until Chase Elliott made his way past on Lap 109.

Elliott💝 held the lead for the next 35 laps as Busch fell into the clutches of Stage 1 winner Joey Logano. The 2018 Cup Champion moved Busch back to third as Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.

Kurt Busch kicked off the next round of pitstops when he came down pit road on 139. Elliott continued to l🐷ead until he pitted on Lap 143 which moved Kyle Busch back to the lead.

Busch led the next six laps until the caution flag flew on Lap 149 wಌhen Kyle Larson hit the Turn 2 wall and leaked fluid on the track.

Hamlin leapfrogged his teammate on pit roaꦕd by only taking fuel and took for the first time of the day. Busch followed with Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez in tow.

Meanwhile, Logano’s chances for repeating a stage win were dashed wh♐en he was penalized for an uncontrolled tire.

Hamlin vaulted away w𒁏hen the race restarted with 16 to go, and he held that position to the stage’s c🐠onclusion.

Blaney moved second 💙while Daniel Suarez took third ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and Paul Menard in fifth.

Roush Fenway Racing cars claimed the next two spots led by Ryan New𓄧man in sixth and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in seventh.

William Byron took eighth while Michael McDowell and p♛ole-sitter Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top ten.

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