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.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native survived a slick, cloudy afternoon of racing by winning at the Charlotte Roval and securing a spot in the Round of 8 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Denny Hamlin won at Talladega in a wild finish, the result not determined until the third overtime. Hamlin officially qualified for the next round of the playoffs.