Chase Elliott‘s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet took a convincing lead at times in the second half of the 140-lap event, but he ultimately had to hold off a hard-charging Busch, who is still looking to hoist his first race trophy of the 2020 season. The winning difference between them was a mere .418 seconds.

The season‘s driver standings leader, Kevin Harvick, finished third, followed by Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski and 2020 Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. Ryan Blaney, who led a race-high 72 laps, finished sixth. Joey Logano, Alex Bowman, Aric Almirola and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top 10 in order.

“Oh my gosh, there‘s no feeling like it, nothing like it,” a smiling Elliott said after climbing out of his Chevrolet. “Bristol is an electric atmosphere unlike any place we go to. We‘re going to celebrate this one for sure.

“There‘s nothing like Bristol. There‘s nothing like the lights here. There‘s nothing like racing here. I‘ve never won here — what a race to do it. Just really proud of our team tonight and rebounding. … All those No. 9 hats and T-shirts up in the stands — love to see it.”