Austin Dillon wins in OT at Richmond Raceway

Austin Dillon won Sunday night’s race at Richmond in a wild overtime finish, scoring his fifth career victory to secure a 2024 playoff spot.

Austin Dillon took the checkered flag Sunday evening at Richmond Raceway after contact in the final corner with both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin in overtime to become the 13th different winner of 2024 to clinch a spot in the Cup Series Playoffs.

Leading in the final 30 laps after passing Denny Hamlin, Dillon looked like he would cruise to victory but the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing driver watched a caution come out with two laps to go directly in front of him as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun Ryan Preece.

Logano took the lead on the OT restart and Dillon charged into the final corner, spinning the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Dillon then made contact with Hamlin off Turn 4 and the No. 3 Chevrolet was the first to the finish line to take the victory.

It’s the fifth career win for Dillon, whose resume includes victories in the Coca-Cola 600 and Daytona 500, and his first since 2022.

Tyler Reddick, Hamlin, Bubba Wallace and Ross Chastain rounded out the top five.

Martin Truex Jr., who entered Sunday’s race 13th in the playoff standings and 108 points to the elimination line, suffered an engine failure early in the Final Stage to tally a last-place result in his final full-time Cup race at Richmond.

The Cup Series will next race at Michigan International Speedway next Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET, USA, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

This story will be updated.