A career season for William Byron, one that included a second straight DAYTONA 500 win, also supplemented that effort while teammates Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman put together great seasons as well.

Kyle Larson denied Denny Hamlin his first career championship when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the title-deciding finale into overtime.

It was perhaps the most unexpected triumph of Larson's entire NASCAR career, and it follows months of whispers that Larson wasn't quite the same since the Indy 500/Coke 600 double.