The 37-year-old Allgaier from Riverton, Illinois, led 14 of 110 over-scheduled laps and rallied from serving a pass-through penalty amid multiple pre-qualifying technical failures to edge Creed by 0.005 seconds to achieve his first triumph at Daytona.
Chase Briscoe captured the NASCAR Cup Series pole for Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway after posting a qualifying lap of 181.822 mph in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. It marks Briscoe's second Cup Series career pole.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Daytona International Speedway for the regular season finale to determine the 16-driver field of the Playoffs.
William Byron took charge early and dominated in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 Chevrolet, winning the Go Bowling At The Glen, his fifth win of the year.
The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 66 of 90 laps en route to his fifth Cup Series victory of the 2023 season at The Glen.
The 29-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, occupies the final Playoff vacant spot by 32 points over rookie Ty Gibbs approaching the regular-season finale of the 2023 season.
Denny Hamlin claimed the NASCAR Cup Series Pole at Watkins Glen International with a 125.298 mph lap in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. It is his fourth pole this season and his second at the 2.45-mile track.
The 20-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, led eight of 86 over-scheduled laps and rallied from spinning pole-sitter Ty Gibbs while running on a low tank of fuel to overtake Sheldon Creed prior to the final lap and notch his second Xfinity Series career victory at The Glen.
Thirteen drivers have clinched a spot in the Cup Series Playoffs - Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. With only three open spots in the 16-driver field, the competition promises to be intense.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, was awarded the pole position for the sixth Cup Series' Chase event of the 2026 season based on a qualifying metric formula.
