HAMPTON, Ga. — Kasey Kahne grabbed the lead on the restart following a caution with 23 laps remaining and held off Matt Kenseth in a two-lap shootout to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night.

Kahne’s first win of the season earned him a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Kenseth also qualified for the Chase on points.

Denny Hamlin was third, followed by Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Danica Patrick.

Meanwhile, Tony Stewart’s much-anticipated return to racing ended a little more than halfway through the race.

Stewart hit the wall for the second time after his right front tire blew out on Lap 172, ending his night with a 41st-place finish.

Kahne, who had four fresh tires, started behind Kenseth and Hamlin on the final restart.

Harvick, who won the Nationwide Series race on Saturday night, started from the pole and led the first 80 laps.

Logano, who won last week at Bristol, finished 14th.

Stewart’s problems started when he went into the wall earlier in the race following a collision with Kyle Busch.

Kenseth began the night fifth in the points race, but not yet locked into the Chase because he had no wins. Kenseth needed to finish seventh or better to secure his place in the playoffs.

After leading the final 159 laps of his dominant Nationwide series win on Saturday night, Harvick resumed his mastery of the Atlanta Motor Speedway track. Starting from his series-leading sixth pole of the season, Harvick led the first 80 laps, giving him a combined 239 consecutive laps led at the track over two races.

Hamlin passed Harvick for the lead after Jeff Gordon, who had been second, blew a tire and slid into the wall on turn 3 on the 78th lap, forcing a yellow flag.

Brad Keselowski was fourth when a collision with Josh Wise ended his night with 28 laps remaining.

Ty Dillon, making his Sprint Cup debut, finished 25th.

Harvick had a scare early in the race when a small animal ran across the track in front of his car.

He told his crew a cat ran across the track, but later it was discovered to be a squirrel, which was found hiding near turn 3.

TRUCKS: Ryan Blaney edged German Quiroga by 0.049 seconds on the road course at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.

The win was Blaney’s first of the season and the third of his career. Blaney and Quiroga drag-raced off the last corner to the finish line after Blaney made a pass in the final turn.

INDYCAR: Will Power won his first IndyCar Series championship Saturday night, finishing ninth in the final race at Fontana, California, and claiming the season title after a career filled with agonizing misses.