Excelling on a night when most of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field was struggling, Chase Briscoe won his second consecutive Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

The Joe Gibbs Racing star swept both stages of the playoff opener and led a race-high 309 of 367 laps on the 1.366-mile oval. It’s the second victory this season for Briscoe, who became the first driver to advance to the second round.

“At the end, that was way harder than it needed to be,” Briscoe told NBC Sports’ Marty Snider. “Man, what an incredible Toyota. I’ve watched Martin (Truex Jr.) dominate a lot of races. It was fun to finally be behind the wheel of it. So cool to win two Southern 500s in a row. This is my favorite race of the year. Just because every time we come here, the place is sold out, the atmosphere here is l

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