A gas-and-go pitstop elevated Denny Hamlin to the win in Stage🐲 2 at ꦿTexas.

Stage 1 winner Joey Logano brought the field doღwn pit road but lost the lead to Kyle Buschღ by way of a two-tire pit stop.

Meanwhile, Martin Truex, Jr. stayed out under the yellow and brought the field🉐 down to the green flag. Kurt Busch followed ahead🐎 of the Stewart Haas Racing teammates of Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick.

Busch foꦚught his way through traffic and took the lead on Lap 99. He only led eight laps until Chase Elliott made his way past on Lap 109.

Elliott held the lead for the next 35 laps as Busch fell into the clutches of Stage 1 winner Joey Logano. The 2018 Cup Champion moved Busch🐟 back to third as Kurt Busch and Kevin Ha🐠rvick rounded out the top five.

Kurt Busch kicked off the nexꦇt round of pitstops when he came down pit road on 139. Elliott continued to lead until he pitted on Lap 143 which moved Kyle Busch back to the lead.

Busch led the next six laps until the caution flag flew on Lap 149 when Kyle Larson hit the Turn 2💛 wall and leaked fluid on the track.

Hamlin leapfrogged his teammate on pit road by only t⭕aking fuel and took for the first time of the day. Busc📖h followed with Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez in tow.

Meanwhile, Logano’s chances for repeating a 🦂stage win were dashed when he was penalized f🐼or an uncontrolled tire.

Hamlin va💙ulted away when the race restarted with 16 to go, and he held that position to the stage’s conclusion.

Blaney moved second while Daniel 🥂Suarez took third ahead of Kyle Busch in fourth and Paul Menard in fifth.

Rousꦡh Fenway Racing cars claimed the next two spots led by Ryan N꧟ewman in sixth and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in seventh.

William Byron took eighth while Michael McDowell and 🎃pole-sitter🐼 Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top ten.