The Charlotte native driving the No. 24 car for Hendrick Motorsports is set to achieve a milestone start in his junior season in the NASCAR Cup Series.
Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola and Clint Bowyer rallied from a long night of racing and their share of on-track issues to record top-10 results in the Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway.
The 2004 Cup champion benefitted from a strategic call during the first stage to maintain track position and post a top-10 result in the 2020 Cup Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway.
The remaining four competitors currently inside the top-12 cutline have stabilized themselves and have taken another step closer in making this year's Xfinity Playoffs.
Hendrick Motorsports produced strong performances at Darlington Raceway, with Byron and Bowman leading the way in the top six and to start the 2020 Cup Playoffs.
A late tangle left a pair of former Xfinity champions and current Cup stars out of contention to win the 2020 Cup Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway.
The 2014 Cup champion benefitted from a late incident involving Elliott and Truex to win the 2020 Cup Playoff opener at Darlington Raceway in dramatic fashion.
The 26-year-old Ferguson from Lincolnton, North Carolina, will make his second career Truck start with Kaulig Racing more than a month after making his Truck debut at Bristol.
Spire Motorsports has earned one win and three top five finishes. Rajah Caruth took the checkered flag in last year's Rackley Roofing 200 after leading 61 laps.
In 12 previous NASCAR Cup Series starts at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway, Spire Motorsports has two top-five finishes with a best result of second earned twice by Zane Smith (2024) and Carson Hocevar (2025).
