Kyle Busch had quashed any suggestion that he stepped down by leaving his old Joe Gibbs Racing team to join Richard Childress Racing by winning in his second race with the team.
Eckes went against the grain at Bristol, and he reaped the rewards.
Brandon Jones is always confident coming into Martinsville, and it paid off Friday with a pole award for the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Jesse Love has certainly lived up to any expectations.
No one can compare to Chandler Smith on the short tracks in the Xfinity Series, at least when it comes to wins.
When the dust settled on a chaotic Richmond race that featured wet tires and debates over the restart zone, it was Virginia driver Denny Hamlin who ended up in victory lane.
Chandler Smith got to the front when it counted and never looked back.
NASCAR has had trouble with the short tracks since the Next Gen was introduced.
The day started badly for Kyle Larson.
Corey Heim didn’t put a foot wrong at the Circuit of The Americas.