Denny Hamlin took the checkered flag at Las Vegas to score his 60th career NASACAR Cup Series win and clinch a berth in the ...

Earnhardt would go on to win what would turn out to be his final Winston Cup race (and a cool million dollars thanks to the No Bull 5 bonus), but would tragically lose his life just four months later ...

Becoming one of the 16 drivers to make the NASCAR playoffs is a massive accomplishment and the mark of a successful season.