Ty Gibbs withstood an overtime shootout against two NASCAR Cup Series champions, earning his first Cup career victory in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 12.
The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 24 of 300 laps and utilized a late move by remaining on the track with worn tires to prevail through two restarts and claim his first NASCAR victory both of the 2026 season and at Bristol.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led a race-high 134 of 267-scheduled laps and prevailed in a 50-lap dash to the finish to achieve his first Cup victory of 2026 at Sin City.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, went from seventh to first during a 47-lap dash that enabled him to achieve his first NASCAR victory of the 2026 season in Sin City.
Larson who fended off a young racer in the making and Hendrick Motorsports developmental Corey Day in the waning laps of the 25-lap feature by 0.096 seconds.
The 2023 Cup Series champion rallied from a pair of loose wheel miscues, utilizing a late two-tire pit strategy to claim his first Cup victory of 2026.
Tyler Reddick doubled down from his Daytona 500 victory a week ago by motoring his way to a wild NASCAR Cup Series victory in the Autotrader 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, February 22, amid two overtime shootouts.