Darlington chewed up tires, rain interrupted the proceedings and Kyle Larson tried to steal it. None of it mattered. Christopher Bell finally got his win.
Denny Hamlin got knocked into the wall, went a lap down and finished 18th at Darlington. Somehow, he still leaves as the Chase points leader.
MOTORSPORTS TV THIS WEEK (ET)
Saturday, September 12 1 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway, ESPN Unlimited 3:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Practice and Qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway, truTV 7 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW 7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway, The CW Sunday, September 13 2:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Prerace, USA Network 3 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, USA Network 6:30 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: USA Sports Post-Race, USA Network
Winner: Christopher Bell Average Speed of Race Winner: 123.741 MPH Time of Race: 4 Hrs, 3 Mins, 5 Secs Margin of Victory: 1.038 Seconds Caution Flags: 6 for 44 laps Lead Changes: 29 among 12 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 45,23,11,20,12,19,60,2,24,54 Stage 2 Top 10: 20,5,11,19,23,12,21,24,45,2 Fastest Lap: #20 Lap 345 / 29.963
