MADISON, Illinois — Denny Hamlin won from the pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway , playing the strategy perfectly to lead the final 25 laps in his series-high fifth victory this season.

With his 59th career win, Hamlin advanced to the second round of the Cup Series playoffs and joined Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, who finished second after winning last week’s opener at Darlington Raceway .

The No. 11 Toyota team called Hamlin to the pits for his final stop with 44 laps remaining, and he cycled to the front on a caution 15 laps later. The Virginia native seized the lead from Brad Keselowski on the restart, delivering the 200th win in NASCAR’s premier series for Toyota.

Chase Elliott finished third, followed by Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano as playoff drivers swe

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