Ryan Blaney’s win in Saturday night’s NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400—Daytona’s summer night race was easier to remember when it was just the Firecracker 400, but that name would leave Coke’s money on the table—was especially important to two people: Blaney,

Following Austin Dillon's clutch playoff-clinching win at Richmond, the NASCAR Cup Series was at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night for the running of the Coke Zero Sugar 400, which saw Ryan Blaney charge from 13th to first in the last three laps to pick up the win and spoil the playoff hopes of several winless drivers.