CONCORD, N.C. -- Ryan Blaney won the debut race on the "roval" at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a chaotic finish in which he slid past leaders Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson when they wrecked racing for the victory.
Johnson, who wrecked while trying to snap a 58-race winless streak, was eliminated from NASCAR's playoffs. The seven-time Cup champion has struggled all season and headed to Charlotte, where he'd won eight points races on its traditional speedway, below the cutoff line for NASCAR to trim the playoff field from 16 to 12 drivers.