Austin Cindric needed the least chaotic finish in recent Talladega history to have a chance to win the Jack Link's 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway.
He got it somehow, out-drag racing Ryan Preece to the finish line to win for the third time in his Cup Series career.
Cindric and Preece were able to hold off several Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets behind them, not leaving either William Byron or Kyle Larson any room to draft around them in the final laps.
Unlike the earlier stage finishes in the race, no third lane emerged late.