Kyle Larson dominated but couldn’t hold off Ryan Blaney at the end at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Larson led 269 of the 325 laps but his car faded at the end. Blaney passed him with nine laps to go and was more than two seconds ahead at the end.
Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five ahead of Austin Dillon, Chris Buescher, William Byron, Martin Truex, Jr., and Kevin Harvick.
Blaney is the sixth different winner in the first six races this year, the eighth time in NASCAR history a season has begun this way. The most recent year was 2014. The record for most different winners to start the season is ten, set in 2000. There were thirteen different winners in the entire season last year. The most drivers to win at least one race in a season is 19, achieved in 2001.
NASCAR runs a race on dirt for the first time since 1970 next weekend. Bristol has covered its asphalt track with hard-packed clay and dirt.