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RAMPAGE

Denny Hamlin (11) holds the
trophy for winning a NASCAR
Cup Series auto race at
Kansas Speedway in Kansas
City, Kan., Sunday, Oct. 20,
2019.
Associated Press
Hamlin

wins

chaotic

NASCAR

cut-off

race

By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP)
— Denny Hamlin was sur-
rounded by Joe Gibbs
Racing teammates at the
front on the final restart,
and that put Chase Elliott Falcons lose 37-10 to the L.A. Rams
in the most difficult and
precarious of situations.
Somehow, he figured, he Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) makes
needed to find a way to a touchdown catch against the Atlanta Falcons during the
beat them all to advance first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in
in NASCAR's playoffs.
It turned out second place Atlanta.
was good enough. Associated Press
Hamlin roared away with Page 20
a push from behind from
teammate Kyle Busch
on the second shot at a
green-white-checkered
finish, and Elliott was un-
able to chase him down.
But deep in the field, Brad
Keselowski was going
backward, and the spots
he lost in the elimination
race at Kansas Speedway
were enough to send Elliott
through in the final cut-off
spot to the round of eight.

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