The 31-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, led 23 of 268 over-scheduled laps and fended off Kyle Larson through two overtime attempts to snap a 100-race winless drought and become the 17th competitor overall to win at the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
The 2024 Southern 500 champion from Mitchell, Indiana, posted a pole-winning lap at 183.165 mph in 49.136 seconds, which was enough to claim his third crown-jewel pole position of the 2025 Cup Series season and his first at his home track.