It was anything but a conventional ending for NASCAR in Nashville.
Drivers dealt with a rain delay and then five overtime sessions that extended the race over 30 laps on Sunday. The Ally 400 added another 40 miles to the event due to multiple late stoppages.
NASCAR attempts to have a clean ending, so if there's a yellow caution flag late in the race, it will enter overtime. If officials raise a caution flag in overtime, the session is stopped and extended.
Between the added two laps for each overtime period, teams had to take a few trips around the track before restarting the official race. Some cars were low on fuel, which resulted in pit stops and ultimately losing their place.
Most of the top 11 drivers had to either bet that they had enough fuel or forfeit their chance at winning the race.
Luckily for Joey Logano, his gamble paid off.
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Logano won the Ally 400 after numerous overtime sessions. He essentially ran on empty after driving about 110 laps without pitting for fuel.
Still, Logano had enough gas left in the tank for a burnout.
Not everyone was as lucky as Logano. Kyle Busch ran out of fuel and crashed out of the race during overtime, while Denny Hamlin pitted and finished 12th after leading late.
Logano's only other win this season came at the NASCAR All-Star race on Sunday, May 19.
Ally 400 NASCAR results
| Finish | Driver | Car Make |
| 1 | Joey Logano | Ford |
| 2 | Zane Smith | Chevy |
| 3 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota |
| 4 | Ryan Preece | Ford |
| 5 | Chris Buescher | Ford |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | Ford |
| 7 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | Chevy |
| 9 | Daniel Hemric | Chevy |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Ford |
| 11 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevy |
| 12 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota |
| 13 | Justin Haley | Ford |
| 14 | Alex Bowman | Chevy |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | Ford |
| 16 | Carson Hocevar | Chevy |
| 17 | Todd Gilliland | Ford |
| 18 | Chase Elliott | Chevy |
| 19 | William Byron | Chevy |
| 20 | Corey Lajoie | Chevy |
| 21 | Chase Briscoe | Ford |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | Chevy |
| 23 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota |
| 24 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota |
| 25 | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
| 26 | Josh Berry | Ford |
| 27 | Kyle Busch | Chevy |
| 28 | Harrison Burton | Ford |
| 29 | Corey Heim | Toyota |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevy |
| 31 | John Hunter Nemechek | Toyota |
| 32 | Austin Dillon | Chevy |
| 33 | Ross Chastain | Chevy |
| 34 | Erik Jones | Toyota |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | Ford |
| 36 | Christopher Bell | Toyota |
| 37 | Riley Herbst | Ford |
| 38 | Chad Finchum | Ford |
NASCAR playoff standings 2024
The Cup Series standings are updated through the USA Today 301 on June 23.
| Rank | Driver | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 620 |
| 2 | Chase Elliot | 620 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 580 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | 572 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 560 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 555 |
| 7 | William Byron | 548 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney | 526 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | 510 |
| 10 | Brad Keselowski | 507 |
| 11 | Ty Gibbs | 499 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 476 |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 467 |
| 14 | Joey Logano | 430 |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 417 |
| 16 | Chase Briscoe | 405 |
| 17 | Kyle Busch | 385 |
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | 368 |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 357 |
| 20 | Todd Gilliland | 347 |
| 21 | Austin Cindric | 345 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 331 |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 322 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 298 |
| 25 | Noah Gragson | 297 |
| 26 | Erik Jones | 279 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | 276 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece | 275 |
| 29 | Corey Lajoie | 256 |
| 30 | Justin Haley | 242 |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | 240 |
| 32 | Austin Dillon | 233 |
| 33 | Harrison Burton | 208 |
| 34 | Zane Smith | 165 |
| 35 | Kaz Grala | 155 |
| 36 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 |
| 37 | Derek Kraus | 32 |
| 38 | David Ragan | 17 |
| 39 | Cody Ware | 17 |
| 40 | Kamui Kobayashi | 8 |
| 41 | Will Brown | 6 |
| 42 | Cam Waters | 2 |
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