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The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led a race-high 163 of 400 laps and withstood trials and challenges from Mother Nature to the on-track chaos to snap a 59-race winless drought in NASCAR's longest event on the schedule.

The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 93 of 400-scheduled laps and prevailed during a late pit stop and two late-race restarts to notch his first Cup victory of the 2023 season.

The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led a race-high 41 of 75 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the field through three overtime attempts for his first win of the 2023 Cup season in Austin.

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The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, gambled with a late two-tire pit strategy to bank his first Cup victory at Sin City in overtime.

The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Olive Branch, Mississippi, led the final 10 of 212 over-scheduled laps to become the 42nd different competitor to win the Great American Race.

The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led the final 29 laps and edged Bell in a photo finish to win the first of two Duel events at Daytona.

The 29-year-old Bowman from Tucson, Arizona, saved his best for last by notching his third career pole position for the Great American Race.

The 2018 Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, became the 17th different competitor to achieve multiple championships in NASCAR's premier series by claiming his second Cup title with a dominant victory at Phoenix.

The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, led a race-high 169 of 500 laps, including the final 61, to become the third consecutive non-Playoff competitor to win in the Round of 16.