1. Kyle Larson: Larson found trouble early at Talladega when he made contact with Jamie McMurray, which cut a tire on the No. 42 Target Chevrolet. Larson recovered and worked his way up to a 12th-place finish as Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. took the win.
1. Kyle Larson: Larson stayed out during the final caution while Joey Logano pitted for four tires. The gamble did not pay off for Larson, and Logano made quick work on his way to the win. Larson faded to 14th.
1. Brad Keselowski: Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with 43 laps and cruised to the win at Martinsville, earning his first win at the Virginia short track.
1. Kyle Larson: Larson survived four late restarts and pulled away for the win at Fontana, finally snatching a win after three consecutive runner-up finishes.
Martin Truex, Jr.: Truex dominated at Las Vegas, capturing the first two stages and passing Brad Keselowski’s slowing Ford with two laps to go. Truex scored the maximum 60 points, and is fourth in the points standings, five out of first.
Tyler Reddick doubled down from his Daytona 500 victory a week ago by motoring his way to a wild NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, February 22, amid two overtime shootouts.
Tyler Reddick survived a chaotic, crash-filled closing stretch and two overtime attempts to win the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway, becoming just the sixth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win the first two races to open the season.
Tyler Reddick proved to have the car to beat and he made the moves in the final overtime restart to win his second consecutive race to open the season, this time at EchoPark Speedway.
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