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Larson earned his third points-paying win of the year in the Southern 500 at Darlington, beating Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher to the checkered flag.

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.

The Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet driver missed out on the playoffs for the first time since joining the Cup Series in 2016 after failing to secure the win he needed to progress.

The race was sent into a two-lap overtime following a horrific crash involving Ryan Preece that resulted in the Stewart-Haas driver being sent to hospital, with Kevin Harvick in the lead on his final outing at the superspeedway.

Since joining the top level of the sport as a full-time driver in 2018, Wallace has never made the playoffs.

The 45-year-old was forced to vacate the cockpit of his 23XI Racing Toyota last July, just two months after taking the 34th win of his career at Kansas, when he suffered a concussion at Pocono.

Busch, 45, started 776 NASCAR Cup Series races during his remarkable career.

Bubba Wallace, who has never before made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, sits 32 points ahead of his nearest competition in the final post-season spot currently.

Wallace, who has never before made the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, sits 32pts ahead of his nearest competition. The pressure is high for the 23XI Racing driver, who admitted that Daytona will be "stressful as hell." A strong run on Saturday would solidify his points cushion, but none of that…