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 2023 Cup Series champion from Hartford Township, Ohio, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 127.064 mph in 15.101 seconds for his first Cup pole of 2026 at The Last Great Coliseum.
Chasse Elliott, the 2020 Cup Series champion from Dawsonville, Georgia, led 84 of 400 laps and utilized a late pit strategy call to record his first Cup victory of 2026.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, clocked in a pole-winning lap for his fifth pole at Martinsville and first of the 2026 Cup season.
Tyler Reddick claimed his fourth win of the season in the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday afternoon. But it was not without its obstacles.
The 2012 Cup Series champion from Rochester Hills, Michigan, fell one position shy of snapping a 65-race winless drought despite leading the most laps and winning two stages throughout the 2026 Goodyear 400.
