The 2018 Cup champion stormed to the front in the late stages and outlasted the field in overtime to win the inaugural Cup event on the Bristol Dirt Course.
The 27-year-old native from High Point, North Carolina, spoiled Kyle Larson's dominating run to grab his first Cup victory of the 2021 season at Atlanta.
The two-time Cup champion benefitted from a last lap incident involving Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney to steal the win in the first Busch Clash event on Daytona's RC.
A late turn of events at Martinsville Speedway resulted with Chase Elliott racing his way into the Championship 4 finale by winning and Kevin Harvick eliminated from title contention by a narrow margin.