William Byron

William Byron had the car to beat Saturday at Circuit of The Americas. He topped the NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with a lap of 130.76 seconds at 93.882 mph to earn the Busch Light Pole Award at the 20-turn, 3.41-mile track.

The 41-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led a race-high 28 of 46-scheduled laps and fended off William Byron during a 14-lap dash to the finish to notch a second consecutive Xfinity victory in Austin.

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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.

William Byron won Stages 1 and 2 on his way to the win at Las Vegas. A quick final pit stop put him ahead and with two fresh tires, he passed Martin Truex, Jr. for the lead with two laps to go.

The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, gambled with a late two-tire pit strategy to bank his first Cup victory at Sin City in overtime.

The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led the final 29 laps and edged Bell in a photo finish to win the first of two Duel events at Daytona.

The 29-year-old Bowman from Tucson, Arizona, saved his best for last by notching his third career pole position for the Great American Race.

The 2017 Cup Series champion led the final 25 laps en route to his first Clash career victory in his 12th start in NASCAR's exhibition event.