Chase Elliott

Tyler Reddick doubled down from his Daytona 500 victory a week ago by motoring his way to a wild NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, February 22, amid two overtime shootouts.

The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, was leading on the final lap and with the finish of the 2026 Daytona 500 in sight before he wrecked and ended up in fourth place.

The two-time O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Corning, California, executed two crossover moves and dodged a final-lap multi-car wreck to become the 44th competitor to win the Great American Race.

Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led nine of 60-scheduled laps and fended off Carson Hocevar with eight laps remaining to record his third career Daytona Duel victory.

The 35-year-old Preece from Berlin, Connecticut, led 46 of 200 laps and outlasted sleet conditions and numerous on-track chaos to become the 27th competitor to win the Clash.

Rajah Caruth will be piloting JR Motorsports' No. 88 Chevrolet entry in 23 of the 33-race schedule while Alex Bowman, William Byron, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson will split the remaining 10 events for the 2026 OAP Series season.

After NASCAR announced the new Chase Playoff format, several former and current drivers came forward in support of the new system.

Kyle Larson wins the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, claims his second Championshpt Title.

The two-time Daytona 500 champion from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 304 of 500-scheduled laps and clinched a Championship 4 berth with a dominant victory at Martinsville.

The two-time Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, led 16 of 193 over-scheduled laps and executed a final-lap pass during an overtime shootout to score his third victory of the 2025 Cup season and claim his first Championship 4 berth.