Hamlin Takes Lead After Sonoma Chaos

Championship chaos erupts after Sonoma as Tyler Reddick loses the lead to Denny Hamlin following a disastrous race—Reddick’s power steering failure dropped him to last, while Hamlin’s splitter damage didn’t stop him from edging ahead by one point. Shane van Gisbergen’s dramatic win vaults him back into the Chase picture, while Erik Jones falls out after a brutal drop to 17th. Austin Cindric clings to the bubble with a 12-point edge over Jones. Hamlin now leads with 719 points, Reddick right behind at 718, and Ryan Blaney holding third. The battle is tighter than ever—this season’s final stretch is going to be wild. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5ef4f03eda9fbd84