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Christopher Bell captured the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Light Pole Award at Michigan International Speedway during the final round of qualifying Saturday afternoon, earning the top spot for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400.

Chris Buescher took the lead from Brad Keselowski during a late pit stop cycle and held off Denny Hamlin to win the Cook Out 400 at Richmond.

The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, led 88 of 400-scheduled laps and fended off Denny Hamlin in a three-lap shootout to become the 12th different competitor to clinch a 2023 Cup Series Playoff spot by winning.

The 21-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, secured the 2023 regular-season title on the strengths of two race victories, five stage victories, three poles, seven top-five results and 13 top-10 results in his first full-time campaign in the Truck circuit.

The 20-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, led 64 of 250-scheduled laps and executed on a late pit strategy to overtake Ty Majeski with four laps remaining and storm to his third Truck Series victory of his career and the season at Richmond.

The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Franklin, Wisconsin, led the final two of 49 over-scheduled laps to earn his first triumph in the Xfinity circuit at his home track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series head to Richmond Raceway while the Xfinity Series competes at Road America. There are only five races remaining in the Cup Series regular season and eight of the active drivers have previously won at the 0.75-mile track.

From Denny Hamlin's aggression and Austin Dillon's helmet throw to a pick-your-poison situation, here's Three Big Stories from Pocono Raceway.

The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led nine of 160 laps and rallied from a late dust-up involving Kyle Larson with seven laps remaining to emerge victorious amid a three-lap dash to the finish for his all-time leading seventh triumph at the Tricky Triangle.

The 29-year-old Hill from Winston, Georgia, led the final two of 92 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in a final lap duel against Josh Berry for his fourth Xfinity victory of 2023 at the Tricky Triangle.