FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ryan Blaney needed two extra laps after thinking he had already won the NASCAR All-Star race and $1 million.
Blaney managed to stay in front through a green-white-checkered finish after a caution came out just yards before he got to the line the first time.
Blaney’s crew was already celebrating the victory in the pit and the driver had already lowered the window net of his No. 12 Ford after crossing the start-finish line.
The All-Star race has to finish on a green flag. The caution flag initially came out just before Blaney had crossed the line because Ricky Stenhouse Jr. slammed into the outside wall going into the backstretch.
Denny Hamlin finished 0.266 seconds behind. He was followed by Austin Cindric, Joey Logano and Daniel Suarez.
