Chase Elliott finished third in the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono, but was awarded the win when first and second place winners Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified.
The 2020 Cup Series champion was awarded his fourth victory of 2022 at the Tricky Triangle following the post-race disqualifications of race winner Denny Hamlin and runner-up Kyle Busch.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led the final 16 laps and muscled away from Elliott en route to his first win in his 92nd start in NASCAR's premier series.
Denny Hamlin won the Busch Light Pole Award at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday afternoon after the final round of qualifying was canceled due to rain.
The 30-year-old Suarez from Monterrey, Mexico, became the first Mexican-born competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series following a dominant run in Sonoma, California.
The 2018 Cup Series champion led 20 of 242 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in a late crossover battle with Kyle Busch to capture the inaugural Cup event in Madison, Illinois.
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.
