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.
NASCAR's longest event on the schedule has been postponed for the first time since 2009 due to inclement weather and will be part of an Xfinity-Cup doubleheader feature on Memorial Day.
The Xfinity Series' Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte has been postponed to Monday with a noon ET start time while Byron was awarded pole position for Sunday's Coke 600 per a metric formula due to inclement weather.
The 2021 Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, led 37 of 134-scheduled laps, including the final 25, to become the series' sixth different winner and claim the first of three Triple Truck Challenge bonus.
NASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for a triple-header schedule of events on Memorial Day weekend. The NASCAR Salutes Together with Coca-Cola program will also be back for the ninth season to pay tribute to the U.S. military members and their families.
Denny Hamlin started on pole at Charlotte, but faded quickly and was not much of a factor until a big wreck on an overtime restart left Hamlin with the lead. Hamlin battled Kyle Busch in the second overtime and edged his teammate by 0.014 seconds.
The 41-year-old Hamlin from Chesterfield, Virginia, led four times for 15 of 413 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the on-track chaos and two overtime attempts to notch his first 600 triumph at the Queen City.
In a dominant run by JR Motorsports on home turf, Josh Berry prevailed after a late battle with teammate Justin Allgaier before cruising to win the Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 28.
