Denny Hamlin started from the pole and claimed the second race in the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 16 playoffs on Sunday, beating teammate Chase Briscoe in the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill.

Hamlin and Briscoe, teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing, wound up second and third behind leader Brad Keselowski on the final restart with 24 laps to go.

Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota, which led a race-high 75 laps, easily passed Keselowski's No. 6 Ford on old tires and beat Briscoe by 1.620 seconds for Hamlin's series-best fifth win and 59th of his career.

Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano were the top-five finishers in the 10-caution race that featured 15 lead changes and 52 caution laps.

JGR and Toyota have won the first two races of the playoffs.

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