The 2018 Cup Series champion led 20 of 242 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in a late crossover battle with Kyle Busch to capture the inaugural Cup event in Madison, Illinois.
Denny Hamlin started on pole at Charlotte, but faded quickly and was not much of a factor until a big wreck on an overtime restart left Hamlin with the lead. Hamlin battled Kyle Busch in the second overtime and edged his teammate by 0.014 seconds.
The 41-year-old Hamlin from Chesterfield, Virginia, led four times for 15 of 413 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the on-track chaos and two overtime attempts to notch his first 600 triumph at the Queen City.
Ross Chastain capitalized through two overtime attempts and a late incident involving teammate Carson Hocevar and Ryan Preece to fend off the field and win the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 27.
The 28-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, survived an overtime shootout against Denny Hamlin to cash in a million dollars for the first time in his career at the Lone Star state.
The 38-year-old Friesen from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, led a race-high 60 of 149 laps before fending off the field during an overtime attempt and snapping a 54-race winless drought at the Lone Star state.
Kurt Busch, the 2004 Cup Series champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, led a race-high 116 of 267 to notch his first victory in the Heartland State and his first driving for 23XI Racing.
The 29-year-old Chastain from Alva, Florida, rallied from an early pit road speeding penalty to overtake Erik Jones on the final lap through the tri-oval to claim his second career win in NASCAR's premier series.
