JOLIET, ILLINOIS - JULY 05: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, leads Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 05, 2026 in Joliet, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)