NASCAR All-Star Race results: Ryan Blaney drives away from the field to take home $1 million in quirky finish

Nobody ever said it was easy to become a millionaire. Just ask Ryan Blaney. For a moment, he thought he had taken the checkered flag and claimed his first All-Star million dollar victory. But then, he had to do it all over again in one of the more bizarre finishes that NASCAR’s All-Star Night has ever seen.

After the caution flag came out as he was coming to the checkered flag, Ryan Blaney had to hold off Denny Hamlin and teammate Austin Cindric on an overtime restart. Despite having to make a hasty attempt to re-fasten his window net under caution, Blaney was able to hold off Hamlin to win the All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway for the first All-Star victory of his career.

The bizarre, controversial circumstances of the finish capped an All-Star night filled with confusion and attrition.