Ty Dillon conserved enough fuel to win the opening 55-lap stage of the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Polesitter Austin Dillon found himself a sitting duck as a train of Team Penske Fords led by Brad Keselowski railroaded him at the front.
Nelson Piquet Jr. claimed his second win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, pulling off a daring last-lap move on Matt Crafton at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.