The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led a race-high 148 of 251 over-scheduled laps and persevered in an overtime shootout to achieve both his first Xfinity victory and claim the first Dash 4 Cash bonus of the 2024 season.
The Cup debut of Kraus, Almirola's return and three Cup competitors entered for Friday's Truck Series action highlights NASCAR's upcoming triple-header weekend feature at Sin City.
Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith join JGR as new full-time competitors while Almirola headlines the team's All-Star lineup for the upcoming Xfinity season.
The third-generation Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led 145 of 500 laps and beat runner-up Aric Almirola by nearly nine-tenths of a second to claim his third Cup Series victory of 2023 and secure his first Championship 4 berth.
The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led eight of 188-scheduled laps and beat Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds to grab his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and transfer into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, led the final two of 163 over-scheduled laps and benefitted in overtime with drafting help from teammate Keselowski to capture his third checkered flag of the 2023 Cup Series season in the regular-season finale.
The 2017 Cup Series champion from Mayetta, New Jersey, led a race-high 254 of 301-scheduled laps and fended off Joey Logano in a nine-lap dash to the finish to capture his first elusive victory at the Magic Mile.
The 25-year-old Byron from Charlotte, North Carolina, led the final 20 of 185-shortened laps in an event where he rallied from losing a lap by implementing a late pit strategic call to race his way to the front and claim his fourth Cup victory of the season in a rain-shortened event in the Peach State.
