As a result, we will bring you Part 73 of a 75-part series on the history NASCAR. Elliott, the 25-year-old son of 1988 NASCAR Cup Series champion Bill Elliott, excelled when the pressure was the greatest. The best finisher of the four would win the championship and every year since 2014 the champion had also won the race. He went on to win the race and the championship as the title contenders finished in the first four spots. Now, the Elliotts are the third father-and-son duo to have won the NASCAR Cup Series title. Hamlin won his third Daytona 500 to open the season and won seven races on his way to fourth in the championship.

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