Ryan Preece was down, but not out. At the end of a wild, and chaotic overtime finish at Daytona, he won the race, and he secured a berth into The Chase.

Ryan Preece won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway in overtime Saturday night to take the final playoff spot.

Preece scored his first career Cup Series victory when he needed it the most, a last-gasp win Saturday at Daytona to put him into the Chase.