Joey Logano led a record 199 of 200 laps to dominate the NASCAR All-Star Race at the revitalized North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night. Logano kept Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson, who made a journey from Indianapolis after qualifying for the Indy 500 earlier in the day, behind him to take the $1 million winner’s prize.

Logano’s strategy of running the entire race on the softer option tires paid off as he beat Hamlin by 0.636 seconds. Chris Buescher passed Larson for third on the penultimate lap.

“It’s so great to get in Victory Lane. A million bucks is still a lot of money,” said Logano, who ended a winless streak dating back to spring of last year.

While Logano led up front, there was plenty of drama further back in the field. On the very first lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made an aggressive move to go three-wide in the middle, angering Kyle Busch on the outside. Contact between the two cars sent Stenhouse hard into the wall, ending his race.

Under the caution, a furious Stenhouse then drove his battered machine to Busch’s pit stall, parked the car, and had a heated exchange with Busch’s crew chief and crew members.

The fireworks continued after the race when Stenhouse waited for Busch at his hauler. As soon as Busch arrived, Stenhouse threw a punch that landed flush, sparking a brief skirmish involving crew members from both teams before it was broken up.

“At least we had an exciting fight in the end – something to talk about,” Hamlin quipped dryly after finishing second.

Ty Gibbs won the preliminary NASCAR All-Star Open to transfer into the main event, leading every lap. Noah Gragson earned the final transfer spot via the fan vote but could only manage 11th in the All-Star Race.