What NASCAR Cup drivers said after Nashville win by Denny Hamlin

Denny Hamlin — winner : "The 20 (Christopher Bell) and 19 (Chase Briscoe) were battling so hard in that first corner, it let me get to the inside of the 20 in the first corner there of the restart. And from there, side by side with the 20, and he drove in so deep on that last lap into 1, it allowed me to just barely clear off 2. But man, what an unbelievable day. Starting first, going to last and then back to first. I definitely jumped the start. Looking back at it, just didn’t wait quite long enough. Thank you to this sellout crowd. It’s been an honor."

Bubba Wallace — 32nd : “Minding our own business again. Another week our team doesn’t get the finish they deserve. I’m tired, man. It’s hard to be in the same boat constantly every week. You got to figure out how to put it behind you and show up. I somehow become the bad guy the days following this, but I got to figure out how to be better and learn from it. It’s really hard when you are driving your best and trying to just make progress throughout the race, and you get wiped out. On to Michigan.”

Brad Keselowski — 34th : "I know I got hit from behind. Can’t really put myself in somebody else’s head. It’s a shame. I felt like we had just made the adjustments on the car that we needed to be competitive. And it’s pretty clear he wrecked me intentionally after seeing that replay. So turnabout is fair play."

AJ Allmendinger — 35th : "Felt nothing until it exploded. No warning signs. Brakes weren’t soft or anything like that. I don’t think I overused them. I think it’s more horsepower, low downforce. I guess we’re using more brake than in the past, but yeah, it sucks. We were having a good day."

Ross Chastain — 37th : “We had a right-front brake rotor failure. It came apart and I just put it against the fence. You can’t slow down once the rotor is out of it. The car was okay, but it’s a rule that you can’t replace the rotors. It’s a bummer for Trackhouse Racing and our No. 1 Chevrolet team. We had a really good car and that’s something to hang our hats on. We had speed and grip, and we were able to pass cars after starting deep in the field. There’s a lot to take away on the good side.”

Connor Zilisch — 38th : “There was no warning at all. No pedal fade. The team was telling me that we had a little bit more glow than we would like, and that went away as the run went on. It just kind of came as a surprise. It’s unfortunate for our No. 88 Chevrolet team. I felt like we were moving in the right direction. We made up around 15 spots in the first few laps of the race. Just hate to cut another night short.”