Bottom Seed Ty Dillon Upsets Denny Hamlin to Advance in In-Season Challenge
Source: Racing Reference

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June 29, 2025
Despite entering NASCAR's in-season challenge as the 32nd and last seed, Ty Dillon utilized a fast Kaulig Racing car and a nifty move to swerve around the Big One in Saturday's Atlanta race to finish eighth, giving him his first top-10 finish at Atlanta and first of the season. It allowed him to upset top seed Denny Hamlin, whose spinout in a restart stackup caused him to crash out of the race. However, even after the crash, Dillon was barely running in the top 15 until he broke into the top 10 before a caution came out shortly before the race's halfway point. Despite dropping to 20th on Lap 168, he recovered and ran as high as third before somewhat fading. Although he isn't remotely in the playoff picture and this was one of his last two chances to win, he still has a lot to hang his hat on.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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