The NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Bristol Motor Speedway with many unknowns. Goodyear brought a softer tire to the race track; however, it didn’t lay down rubber, and most runs lasted around 50 laps. In the end, Joe Gibbs Racing perfected the strategy for saving tires, with one driver securing a second straight victory for the organization.

[autotag]Denny Hamlin[/autotag] won the Food City 500 at Bristol, passing teammate Martin Truex Jr. with under 20 laps to go. It was a crazy race, with only five drivers finishing on the lead lap. Hamlin’s teammate Ty Gibbs won the first two stages, but just like the NASCAR Truck Series race with Kyle Busch, he could not secure the victory after a strong day.

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Hamlin has now won two straight Cup Series races at Bristol, as Joe Gibbs Racing appears to be the class of the field after the two superspeedway races to open the 2024 season. Now, Toyota looks to continue their dominance as they head to Circuit of the Americas next weekend.

Food City 500 finishing order:

1. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
2. No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
3. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
4. No. 48 Alex Bowman
5. No. 5 Kyle Larson
6. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
7. No. 17 Chris Buescher
8. No. 9 Chase Elliott
9. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
10. No. 20 Christopher Bell
11. No. 34 Michael McDowell
12. No. 4 Josh Berry
13. No. 14 Chase Briscoe
14. No. 41 Ryan Preece
15. No. 1 Ross Chastain
16. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
17. No. 51 Justin Haley
18. No. 99 Daniel Suarez
19. No. 15 Kaz Grala
20. No. 43 Erik Jones
21. No. 7 Corey LaJoie
22. No. 22 Joey Logano
23. No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
24. No. 3 Austin Dillon
25. No. 8 Kyle Busch
26. No. 38 Todd Gilliland
27. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
28. No. 31 Daniel Hemric
29. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
30. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
31. No. 2 Austin Cindric
32. No. 21 Harrison Burton
33. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34. No. 10 Noah Gragson
35. No. 24 William Byron
36. No. 71 Zane Smith