The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion from Berlin, Connecticut, led five of 166 over-scheduled laps and rallied from an incident at the conclusion of the first stage period to achieve his first Cup career victory and race his way into the Chase at the World Center of Racing.
The 27-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, will be replaced by Harrison Burton for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway due to lingering effects from last weekend's incident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The 39-year-old Sieg from Tucker, Georgia, led the final two of 105 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to notch his first career victory in his 424th series start at the World Center of Racing.
The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, posted a pole-winning lap at 184.396 mph in 48.808 seconds for his first Cup pole nearly two years at the World Center of Racing.
The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington, D.C., posted a pole-winning lap at 183.232 mp in 49.118 seconds to become the 220th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position and to take a critical step towards his 2026 Chase hopes.
The United Rentals 200 at Daytona International Speedway marked the season opener for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in a new era with a new sponsor.
The 23-year-old Hocevar from Portage, Michigan, capped off a triple-header weekend of competing at the World Center of Racing by nearly winning the Daytona 500 prior to a final lap spin.
The 25-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, led a race-high 40 of 200 laps and won the second stage before being shuffled to 10th place in his ninth Daytona 500 start.
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.