Monster Energy Cup Race

Stenhouse, Jr. Wins For the 2nd Time This Season
Stenhouse, Jr. Wins For the 2nd Time This Season
Stenhouse, Jr. Wins For the 2nd Time This Season
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. drove to his second victory of the season, both at Superspeedways when he won Saturday night's race at Daytona, two months after winning at Talladega.  After a record 14th caution, Stenhouse started behind race leader David Ragan for the restart, but took the lead on the backstretch and held on the rest of the way.
Stenhouse Wins At Talladega For His Career Cup Win
Stenhouse Wins At Talladega For His Career Cup Win
Stenhouse Wins At Talladega For His Career Cup Win
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. finally won his first Monster Energy Cup race after 158 tries.  Stenhouse started on the pole, led 14 laps including the most important last lap when he passed Kyle Busch during an overtime restart and held off the rest of the field.  He becomes the 11th driver to win their first career race at Talladega Speedway.  It also ended a 101-race winless streak for owner Jack Roush.