William Byron earned his first career victory at Daytona International Speedway, winning the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Saturday night in the regular season finale.
The win clinched a playoff berth for the 22-year-old Byron.
Chase Elliot finished second, Denny Hamlin was third, Martin Truex Junior fourth and Bubba Wallace finished fifth.
The big news from the race is that seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson finished in 17th place, leaving him six points out of the playoff hunt.
The seven-time NASCAR champion missed the playoffs in the Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway after being involved in a multi-car crash with five laps to go.
with files from Associated Press