Blaney had to come through the field to secure his third-place finish at Darlington after a series of pit road issues threatened to derail his race.

NASCAR, at the urging of fans and drivers, relented in trying a low-downforce and high-horsepower package at the 1.366-mile track.

Overcoming a succession of issues inside his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick delivered a convincing victory in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, beating runner-up Brad Keselowski to the finish line by 5.847s.

Spire Motorsports teammates Daniel Suarez and Carson Hocevar were top of the leaderboard while several drivers experienced tire issues.

Daniel Suarez was once again in contention for the victory at EchoPark Speedway, leaving him upbeat about Spire Motorsport's position early in the season.

The opening was there for Carson Hocevar on the final overtime attempt at EchoPark Speedway, it just wasn’t enough for him to be the only driver to take advantage of it.

After leading going into the second overtime attempt, Wallace finished eighth following a brief three-wide situation that saw him lose momentum and get shuffled out of contention for the win.

A dramatic push to the checkered flag led Busch to his third consecutive and ninth career win in the series.

Chase Elliott wanted to give himself one last chance coming to the checkered flag in Sunday’s Daytona 500, and that meant not wrecking himself against the run of Tyler Reddick.

Chase Elliott took the honors in the second duel race on Thursday night, while Anthony Alfredo claimed the final spot in the Daytona 500.