The former Daytona 500 & Brickyard 400 champion from South Bend, Indiana, is set to make his first Cup start of the season at Darlington Raceway in May.
The Tucson, Arizona, native capitalized on teammate Kyle Larson's last-lap misfortune to claim his third victory of 2021 at the Tricky Triangle circuit.
The 2018 Cup champion stormed to the front in the late stages and outlasted the field in overtime to win the inaugural Cup event on the Bristol Dirt Course.
The two-time Cup champion benefitted from a last lap incident involving Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney to steal the win in the first Busch Clash event on Daytona's RC.
The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet from Charlotte survived a chaotic night and a long regular season to grab his first Cup career win and a spot in the 2020 Playoffs.
The veteran from South Bend, Indiana, is set to reach a significant milestone start across NASCAR's three major division series at the World Center of Racing.
