The 23-year-old Burton from Huntersville, North Carolina, executed a final lap pass on Kyle Busch amid an overtime shootout to become the 205th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series, the 13th competitor to claim a 2024 Cup Series Playoff berth by winning a regular-season event and deliver a milestone victory for Wood Brothers at the World Center of Racing.
The three-time Supercars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing that is set to expand to three cars in 2025.
The 32-year-old Truex from Mayetta, New Jersey, led 28 of 102 over-scheduled laps and survived an overtime shootout to record his second Xfinity Series victory in eight starts in 2024 along with his first at Daytona.
The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 183.165 mph in 49.136 seconds, which was enough to edge teammate Todd Gilliland by three-tenths of a second for his fourth Cup pole of the 2024 season and set the best qualifying lap in a Next Gen car at Daytona.
The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team was docked 75 driver/owner points and crew chief Chris Gabehart was fined $100,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.7.1.E&F and 14.7.1.1.B&E of the NASCAR Rule Book involving meeting specific engine seal requirements.
The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, remains in a "must-win" situation to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs after the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds the penalties levied to Dillon and Richard Childress Racing at Richmond.
Kligerman's No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet team was docked 20 points and crew chief Patrick Donahue was fined $25,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.4.10.A of the NASCAR Rule Book involving modifications to the rear spoiler.
The reigning two-time Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, is set to commence the 2024 Playoffs in ninth place in the Playoff standings amid a roller coaster regular-season stretch mired with two top-five results and six top-10 results.
The 21-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, enters the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs with the top seed amid a strong regular-season stretch highlighted with five victories, 10 top-five results and 12 top-10 results.
The 19-year-old Gray from Artesia, New Mexico, is set to commence the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs in eighth place in the Playoff standings amid a strong 2024 regular-season stretch consisting of five top-five results and nine top-10 results.
Hendrick Motorsports has piled up more than twice as many wins as any other organization (11) in the crown jewel event and also leads in top fives (29), top 10s (46) and laps led (1,101).
Funny Car driver Daniel Wilkerson was .042 of a second away from securing his first NHRA win on Sunday in Sonoma and he will have another opportunity for redemption at this weekend’s 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
