Chase Elliott took control of the second elimination race in the NASCAR playoffs with 44 laps remaining Sunday at Kansas Speedway and never relinquished his lead to win the Hollywood Casino 400 for his third victory of the season.

Kyle Busch joined Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer and older brother Kurt Busch to round out the list of eight drivers still in contention for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship going into next weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway.