The 2026 Daytona 500 champion from Corning, California, was awarded the pole position for Sunday's Cup event at Atlanta due to rain and lightning canceling Saturday's qualifying session.
This weekend, NASCAR travels to Atlanta to compete at EchoPark Speedway. The upcoming race marks the ninth Cup Series race at Atlanta since the track reconfiguration.
The 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led 41 of 260-scheduled laps and overtook Brad Keselowski on the final lap to claim his 20th Cup career victory and first since Texas in April 2024.
The reigning three-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, posted a pole-winning lap at 178.960 mph in 30.979 seconds, and was awarded his first pole of the year over Josh Berry in a tie-breaker due to being higher in the series' standings.
