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Ty Gibbs outdueled Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway, breaking through for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his 131st start. Gibbs, the grandson of Hall of Fame team owner Joe Gibbs, led the final 25 laps and held off two NASCAR Cup Series champions, who both had tires that were nearly 100 laps fresher, on a furious final restart. Blaney, who started from the pole position, finished second. Larson, who led a race-high 284 laps and won the first two stages, finished third. Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe rounded out the top five.

Ryan Blaney captured his first NASCAR Cup Series pole position since last August, bumping points leader Tyler Reddick from the top spot in qualifying Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Blaney turned a 127.064-mph lap to qualify first for the 13th time in 386 career starts. His previous pole was 19 starts ago at Watkins Glen International last season. Chase Briscoe qualified third, followed by Riley Herbst and Ty Gibbs as Toyotas took the four starting spots behind Blaney’s No. 12 Ford.