From a showcase to some of NASCAR's best and the return of strategy to road courses to some of NASCAR's dumbest, here's Three Big Stories from Circuit of the Americas.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led a race-high 41 of 75 over-scheduled laps and outlasted the field through three overtime attempts for his first win of the 2023 Cup season in Austin.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led a race-high 140 of 260-scheduled laps and executed a final lap pass on former teammate Brad Keselowski to claim his first Cup victory of the 2023 season and at Atlanta.
The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 64 of 317 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in two late-race restarts, including one in overtime, to fend off teammate Kyle Larson and nab second consecutive Cup victory in the desert valley.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Olive Branch, Mississippi, led the final 10 of 212 over-scheduled laps to become the 42nd different competitor to win the Great American Race.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 199 of 267-scheduled laps en route to his third Cup victory of 2022 and first at Miami.
The 2018 Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 32 of 267 laps, including the final two, to become the first competitor to secure a Championship 4 spot for the 2022 Cup Series season.
The 27-year-old Bell from Norman, Oklahoma, capitalized on a late strategic call for fresh tires followed by two late-race restarts and a series of carnages to punch his ticket into the Round of 8.
