In a three-wide battle for the win, Ryan Blaney surged ahead in the final moments to win a marathon NASCAR Cup race at EchoPark Speedway. The victory was a special one, for two primary reasons.
With a helpful push from Christopher Bell in a Toyota, Blaney earned Ford its 750th NASCAR Cup win. Jimmy Florian secured the manufacturer its first victory at Dayton's half-mile asphalt oval, all the way back in the summer of 1950. It was his one and only Cup win, and earned Florian the nickname 'Shirtless' because he won that race without wearing a shirt! It was a very hot day though, and they didn't have cool suits in 1950...