Thoughts on a fairly status-quo first round, Martin Truex Jr.'s elimination and more from the end of the NASCAR Cup playoffs' first round.

Truex was penalized for speeding on Lap 333 in the final stage and couldn’t recover from it as the race went caution-free the final 163 laps. Truex said he was .09 mph over the pit road speed limit in one section and that’s what led to the penalty.

Kyle Larson cruised to a win, Denny Hamlin saved his season and four drivers were bounced from the playoffs. Here's what happened at Bristol.

NASCAR champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. were among the first four drivers knocked out of the playoffs at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson cruised to an easy victory

Brad Keselowki, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs and Harrison Burton knocked out as the 16-driver field was cut to 12 in the first of three elimination races.