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.
The 28-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, survived an overtime shootout against Denny Hamlin to cash in a million dollars for the first time in his career at the Lone Star state.
Kurt Busch, the 2004 Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led a race-high 116 of 267 to notch his first victory in the Heartland State and his first driving for 23XI Racing.
Chase Elliott scored his first win of the season last week at Dover Motor Speedway, effectively putting to rest any concerns that he or his team were struggling this year. Elliott, however, was never worried.
The reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion persevered on a five-lap dash to the finish to cap off a dominant run with his first victory of the season and on Bristol's dirt course.
The 24-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 212 of 403 and fended off Joey Logano during an overtime shootout to repeat as a Cup winner at the Paperclip-shaped short track.
