Denny Hamlin nudges Kyle Larson into the wall on final lap to take lead and win at Kansas

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Denny Hamlin bumped Kyle Larson off the lead heading onto the backstretch of the final lap Sunday, giving him a clear path to the finish line at Kansas Speedway and ending his Hamlin's 33-race winless drought in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Hamlin went to the front on the record 38th lead change of a chaotic race at Kansas for his fourth victory at the track and the 400th win overall for Joe Gibbs Racing. It was Hamlin's first trip to victory lane since last year's Coca-Cola 600.

"I was trying to side-draft him and clipped his left rear," Hamlin said of the last-lap pass. "I'm glad he was able to finish."

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Kyle Larson (5) passes Noah Gragson as they head down the front straightaway during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

Larson had held Hamlin off for about 30 laps, despite fighting a rapidly loosening car. Hamlin had pulled up to his bumper with three laps to go but fell away crossing the start-finish line, then lined up for one more try that he made stick.

"I was really loose," Larson said. "He was able to finally get my inside off two. It seemed he was side-drafting me aggressively. I don't know if he finally got me turned sideways, but turned me into the outside wall and he got the win."

William Byron spent more than 50 laps riding around two laps down before rallying onto the lead lap, and even fighting for the lead down the stretch before finishing third. Bubba Wallace, who won the fall race at Kansas, was fourth and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five.

Chastain, who has drawn the ire of many