Chase Elliott took to his team radio to discuss Ross Chastain's first-turn move at COTA and Denny Hamlin has shared his view.

Lap 1 and we have trouble! Chase Elliott was spun around by Ross Chastain going into Turn 1 on the first lap and chaos ensued. In the aftermath, Denny Hamlin and Connor Zilisch both took damage as cars piled up in the NASCAR Cup Series race.

Denny Hamlin appreciates the demeanor of Chase Elliott following the Lap 1 crash initiated by Ross Chastain that jeopardized the #9's race.

Chase Elliott rallied for a fourth-place finish at Circuit of The Americas, righting his No. 9 Chevrolet after a first-lap incident.

Bringing out a late caution to really make this race interesting, Denny Hamlin absolutely cleaned Austin Dillon out and into the gravel. Dillon got stuck as a result and the caution was brought out while NASCAR safety crews pulled him from the hazard pit.