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Mike Hembree, USA TODAY Published 2:04 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2017

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A accumulation of NASCAR drivers acknowledge the advance they acquire accommodate themselves the bigger advantage during the playoffs. USA TODAY Sports

Chase Elliott crashes into the bank during the final laps of Sundays Aboriginal Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway.(Photo: Lee Luther Jr., USA TODAY)

Five takeaways from Sunday’s Aboriginal Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, area there was abundant ball and applesauce to accomplish one anticipate a World Series bold had burst out:

TEXAS TEMPTATIONS – The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup playoffs move on to Texas Motor Speedway abreast Fort Worth this weekend, and clue President Eddie Gossage was already active the publicity pot Sunday night afterwards tempers flared because of the Martinsville finish.

At Texas, Chase Elliott could be attractive for Denny Hamlin. Brad Keselowski could be attractive for Kyle Busch and Elliott. Busch and Hamlin, admitting late-race acquaintance with the win at stake, acceptable won’t be attractive for anniversary other. Afterwards all, they assignment in the aforementioned boutique – Joe Gibbs Racing.

The abstraction of aftereffect is a admired one in NASCAR circles. “He ashore me, so I ashore him,” is the simple explanation.

Scenes change, however. Speeds at TMS are around bifold those at Martinsville, and NASCAR isn’t acceptable to disregard drivers axis their cartage into weapons of avengement on the high, fast banks. Revenge can be able with a akin of subtlety, though.

Stay tuned. It’s Texas. Things are bigger.

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HAMLIN NEEDS A HUG – Virginia built-in Denny Hamlin, a acknowledged disciplinarian over the years at Martinsville Speedway and about a admired at the track, larboard boondocks Sunday night with a blood-soaked ego.

When Hamlin beatific baton Chase Elliott sailing into the alfresco bank as they raced for aboriginal abode in the absolute laps, abounding in the stands weren’t happy. Cascades of boos rained bottomward from the alarm afterwards Hamlin climbed from his car afterwards the race.

Elliott, son of Hall of Fame disciplinarian Bill Elliott and already article of a fan favorite, emerged from his coil with Hamlin as a aged hero. Merchandise handlers ability appetite to bear added Elliott accoutrement to Texas this week.

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After the race, Hamlin accepted that he hoped to move Elliott to accomplish a acceptable canyon but denied that he meant to bones him.

“I affliction the aftereffect because it was not advised the way it angry out,” Hamlin tweeted. “But I’m amenable for my own car and booty blame. … I abhorrence that I’m now in the altercation as a accusable affair but I’ll move on and achievement Chase, his aggregation and admirers will acquire my apology.”

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One fan, acceptable intoxicated, wanted added than an acknowledgment from Hamlin. He yelled at Hamlin on pit alley afterwards the chase and appeared to be attractive for a action afore he was aseptic by aegis personnel. He didn’t get abutting to Hamlin.

TRUEX STILL TICKING – Somewhat absent in the messiness of Sunday night’s accomplishment was the actuality that playoff baton Martin Truex Jr. masterfully collection through the affray to accomplishment second. He rolls on, affective anytime afterpiece to a attempt at the championship in Homestead.

Eliminate the Talladega race, area Truex accomplished 23rd, and he has a 2.33 boilerplate accomplishment through the aboriginal seven playoff events.

He apparently could accept shoved closing champ Kyle Busch abreast in the final mile Sunday night and won at Martinsville, but he chose the safer avenue and came home second. "We’ll let everybody abroad fight, and we’ll try to do our own thing,” Truex said.

PENSKE ISSUES – Aggregation Penske, commonly solid in decision-making, looked somewhat asymmetric over the final laps of Sunday’s race.

With 13 laps to go, Penske disciplinarian Joey Logano and Kyle Busch fabricated acquaintance while antagonism abreast the front. Logano’s left-rear fender was pushed into his tire, causing a annoy rub. Four laps later, the annoy blew and beatific Logano into a spin, causing a attention and wiping out a almost adequate advance captivated by Keselowski, his Penske teammate.

Logano did not authorize for the playoffs. If he had alveolate for beginning tires afterwards the adventure with Busch, the chase ability accept had a altered outcome.

With four laps to go, Keselowski, still in the lead, chose the alfresco lane for a restart, a analytical accommodation because the actuality that the central lane is about the best at Martinsville. Chase Elliott, starting second, pushed accomplished Keselowski as the Ford disciplinarian achromatic up the track.

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After the race, Keselowski tweeted that the alfresco lane was the bigger aces backward in the race. He finished fourth in a chase his aggregation advised a “must-win.” He is third in credibility entering Texas.

POINT PARADE – With Kyle Busch sitting calmly in the Final Four at Homestead, three spots abide available.

Truex, in aboriginal abode in credibility and 38 advanced of Keselowski in the abutting point spot, seems around assertive to accomplish the Final Four on credibility if he doesn’t win either of the accessible contest at Texas and Phoenix.

Realistically, that leaves two accessible spots. Following Keselowski in the standings are Kevin Harvick and arresting best Jimmie Johnson.

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