A late caution intentionally brought out by Carson Hocevar – and for which he was penalized – sent the race into a two-lap overtime with Christian Eckes out front and DiBenedetto in third.
On the final lap as the field came off Turn 4 and into the tri-oval, Corey Heim slammed the outside wall and cut back down the track, which triggered a massive wreck.
NASCAR immediately called for a caution just as DiBenedetto, Ben Rhodes and Bret Holmes were battling for the lead.
While Holmes crossed the finish line first, the field is frozen when a caution is displayed. NASCAR conducted a review and declared DiBenedetto was ahead at the time of the caution and he was the winner.
It’s the first-ever NASCAR national series win for DiBenedetto, who has made a combined 338 starts in Cup, Xfinity and Trucks. It’s also the first win for the Rackley WAR team.
“Oh man, it’s been such a long time coming. Praise God,” DiBenedetto said. “My fans are so thankful. They have stayed with me through so much with me being a reckless human being sometimes through life.
“I’m so thankful to do this. I’m so grateful. I got worn out from having to wait to hear what happened.
“My spotter Doug Campbell is awesome. We work together so good. I owe a lot to him. At the end there, we were just really committed to staying on the bottom (lane) and pushing. This team deserves it.”
Rhodes ended up credited with second-place, Holmes was third, Ryan Preece fourth and Eckes rounded out the top-five.
Stage 3
Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, several trucks pit and Chase Purdy remained on the track and in the lead when the race returned to green on Lap 46.
Holmes quickly powered to the lead on the restart.
At the halfway point on Lap 50, Eckes moved into the lead for the first time in the race as Purdy still remained in the hunt. Purdy grabbed the lead back on Lap 51.
Holmes powered back to the front on Lap 53. Eckes returned to the lead on Lap 55.
With a shove from DiBenedetto, Hocevar took the lead on Lap 57 only to see Eckes reclaim it on Lap 58.
On Lap 61, John Hunter Nemechek was the first to hit pit road for a final round of green-flag pit stops to take on new tires and fuel to make it to the finish.
A large group of drivers pit the following lap but during the stops, a tire got loose from Hailie Deegan after she appeared to tag one of her pit crew members.
The tire went bouncing out to the infield grass and a crew member went out…
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