I believe he’s extra mad at Denny

Larson dominated the primary a part of the occasion from pole place earlier than a mid-race warning allowed Truex to take management.

In a while, the battle for the win appeared as if it was going to be between Truex and Larson, with Larson beating him out of the pits in the course of the closing cycle of green-flag stops. Nonetheless, Truex shortly regained the lead whereas Larson pale down the operating order.

Though Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin had been closing, Truex appeared set to say victory. Larson, who was operating fourth, then spun simply earlier than the white flag after contact from Bubba Wallace. The race was compelled into additional time, however Larson was in a position to get better the automotive with no injury and minimal positions misplaced.

Hamlin then grabbed the lead within the pits  and received the higher of Truex on the ultimate restart. The motive force of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota appeared visibly pissed off on monitor as Hamlin drove off with the victory. He doored Larson, who then returned to the favor. Afterwards, he bumped into the again of Hamlin on the cool-down lap, ending the race in fourth place.

Larson completed third, and dismissed the contact with Truex. “I believe he [Truex] was simply mad. Like, he was mad that the 11 [Hamlin] used him up on the restart. That is in all probability the place it actually began from. Then the 22 [Logano] received to his inside one and two. I received in behind the 22. He simply turned left throughout my nostril, had me up on the apron off of two.

“I do not know if he thought I simply piled it in there. Then he door-slammed me down the center of the backstretch. I figured in three and 4 I used to be going to make use of him up somewhat bit.

“I believe he’s extra mad at Denny, however I used to be the closest one to take his anger out on. I have not seen a replay both. I am guessing the replay seems to be the best way I form of noticed one and two, after which he’ll notice that and doubtless be all proper.”

He then went on to reward Truex as  “probably the most revered man within the storage space. So I used to be stunned when he turned left on me down the backstretch after the checkered. It is all good. I hope he does not have any onerous emotions to me as a result of I positively do not in direction of him. Like I mentioned, I received a whole lot of respect for him.”

Truex’s personal post-race interview appeared to focus totally on Hamlin, questioning the legitimacy of the ultimate restart and claiming Hamlin “used me up” within the battle for the lead.

As for Larson’s spin, he was approached by Wallace after the race, who apologized. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was fortunate to solely lose a pair positions within the incident.

“I used to be somewhat bit unfastened, then I received completed off there,” mentioned Larson. “Fortunately all of it form of simply labored out. I solely misplaced, no matter, a spot to Bubba, then to Byron there. I used to be in a position to hold it going.

“Then my pit crew did a very good job to get us off pit highway, getting us to our sponsors, restart fourth and acquire another.

“I’ll take a 3rd after what may have been lots worse there on the frontstretch.”