The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led a race-high 171 of 200-scheduled laps and fended off a late charge from Ryan Blaney to notch his first Clash victory from pole position and in NASCAR's return to its roots of racing at Bowman Gray.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, achieved the pole position for the first qualifying Heat Race and proceeded to lead all 25 laps en route to his first career pole for the Clash.
Beginning in 2025, Chris Gabehart will serve as Joe Gibbs Racing's Competition Director while Chris Gayle shifts from JGR's No. 54 team to assume Gabehart's position as crew chief for Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Toyota team.
The 2024 Cup Series championship hopes for both Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin came to an end despite both notching strong top-five runs during the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville.
The reigning Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led 32 of 500-scheduled laps and overtook Playoff contender Chase Elliott for the lead with 14 laps remaining to muscle his way to a redemptive Cup victory at Martinsville and return to the Championship 4 round with an opportunity to defend his series title.
The 2017 Cup Series champion from Mayetta, New Jersey, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 96.190 mph in 19.686 seconds, which was enough to claim his first pole in his penultimate Cup Series career start at Martinsville.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion led a race-high 97 of 267-scheduled laps and executed a final-lap pass on Playoff contender Ryan Blaney to grab his third Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into his first Championship 4 appearance.
