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Elliott grabbed the lead for the time on a restart with eight of the scheduled 267 laps remaining, but it was still a long road to Victory Lane.

Gibbs led the way overall and among Group A drivers, running a fast lap at 190.510mph. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in second, who had a bit of a moment early in the session.

The duo was at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on Friday to watch Trackhouse’s new MotoGP team in action, as they are racing in the same state this weekend at NASCAR’s Texas Motor Speedway event in Fort Worth.

Hendrick Motorsports celebrated its 40th anniversary in style at Martinsville Speedway, becoming the first team in history to score a 1-2-3 finish at the iconic short track. William Byron collected his series-leading third win of the year, beating Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott to the checkered flag.

Larson, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice, went out early in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying and paced the session with an average lap speed of 120.332 mph.

Byron dominated Sunday’s race after setting the fastest time in practice on Saturday and earning pole position.

William Byron's dominant victory at Daytona 500 on the Circuit of the Americas road course. Exciting NASCAR action ahead at Richmond Raceway.

NASCAR typically takes one or more cars back to its RD Center in Concord, N.C., following Cup races and planned to take two cars back following the conclusion of Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.

Byron, who was fastest in practice on Saturday and won the pole, dominated Sunday’s race, leading five times for 42 of the 68 laps on his way to his second win of the 2024 season.

Heim had built a more than 8-second lead before a bizarre incident – Marco Andretti lost the entire rear-end housing off his truck – brought out a late-race caution and brief red flag.

Byron, who was fastest overall in Saturday’s extended practice, carried that speed into qualifying.