Day Three of Daytona Preseason Thunder – Testing For The 54th Annual Daytona 500 Wraps Up

The reigning Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, led 72 of 160-scheduled laps and fended off teammate Denny Hamlin through a 30-lap dash to the finish while on a dry tank of fuel to notch his first elusive Cup victory of the 2025 season and his first with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Cody Ware (Started 36th, Finished 29th / Running, completed 160 of 160 laps)

Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin both managed to stretch their fuel to the finish, securing a 1-2 result for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on Sunday evening at Pocono Raceway.

Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims, Chevrolet and the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R squad moved into first place in the GTD PRO championship standings after a second-place finish Sunday in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.