The 29-year-old Bell from Norman, Oklahoma, led the final lap of 60 after overtaking teammate Hamlin for his first Duel career victory while the 25-year-old Grala from Boston achieved his third Great American Race career start.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led 58 of 151 laps and fended off Kyle Busch during a two-lap shootout to claim his fourth victory at The Clash and first in LA's Memorial Coliseum.
Two Cup Series veterans and former Clash winners, both of whom hold the top-two active starts in the Clash, are set to achieve milestone starts of their own within the exhibition feature at The Coliseum.
Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith join JGR as new full-time competitors while Almirola headlines the team's All-Star lineup for the upcoming Xfinity season.
The 21-year-old Gibbs from Charlotte, North Carolina, recorded four top-five results, 10 top-10 results, 112 laps led and an average-finishing result of 18.4 en route to becoming the fourth different competitor to win a Cup rookie title for Joe Gibbs Racing.
The 19-year-old Smith from Johnston, Iowa, notched his first career victory at Phoenix in March, made the 2023 Xfinity Playoffs and finished sixth in the final standings during his first full-time campaign in the Xfinity circuit with Joe Gibbs Racing.
The 26-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, is set to achieve a milestone start while contending for his first Xfinity Series title in the desert state.
The 2017 NASCAR Truck Series champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led 26 of 267 laps, including the final 15, en route to his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and claim a Championship 4 berth for a second consecutive season.
The 26-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, led 38 of 200 laps and benefitted from a late skirmish involving Allgaier and Kligerman to snatch the lead with six laps remaining and secure his spot for the Playoff's Round of 8 by winning at the Lone Star state.
Each year when the NASCAR Playoffs start, fans ask who will win the championship. One driver who is always in these conversations is Denny Hamlin, the driver of the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing.
