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Hamlin had powered to the lead with five of 60 laps to go but Bell had made his way to second at the start of the final lap.

Hamlin, who earned the pole for the non-points exhibition race earlier Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, fell back into the field during the race but rallied back to the front with 10 laps remaining.

On November 22nd, Joe Gibbs Racing revealed that Hamlin had undergone successful arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder.

NASCAR earlier this week finally announced the completed 2024 Cup schedule. While the new schedule features just one new venue – a June race at the Iowa Speedway short track – there are some significant race date changes that will impact the way the series determines its champion.

Hamlin started on the pole in Sunday’s race, led the first three laps, but never seriously challenged again for the win.

Hamlin went out twice in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session, and posted the fastest average lap speed on his first run before he topped it on his second at 125.298 mph – one of the few to improve on the second attempt.

Hamlin went out twice in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session – at the very beginning and the very end.

Buescher, who started 26th, dominated along with RFK Racing team-mate and co-owner Brad Keselowski. They were the class of the field at Richmond as the two combined to lead 190 of the 400 laps.

After the final round of green flag stops, Larson and Hamlin – who both took just two new right-side tires – found themselves running first and second and battling for the lead on a restart with seven of 160 laps remaining.

The Supercars star scored a shock first-time victory on Chicago on Sunday with a charging drive to beat the Cup Series field on the all-new street course.

“If one of those [manhole covers] pops up a little bit,” Chase Elliott said, “you’re going to destroy something pretty bad.”