NASCAR at Daytona results: Harrison Burton picks up first Cup Series win in wild Coke Zero Sugar 400 Last month, Harrison Burton got fired from his job. On Saturday, he became a Cup Series winner.

The 23-year old captured his first checkered flag in NASCAR's top-flight, slipping beyond Kyle Busch in an epic last-lap duel to take home the gold — and shake up the playoff picture in the process. Burton, Wood Brothers Racing's only Cup Series driver, had to go through hell to don the Coke Zero Sugar 400 belt. There were three separate wrecks that turned the field into a scrap-heap, each one proving more dramatic than the last.

When the dust settled, that left Burton on the front row. He had quite the adversary standing beside him; Richard Childress Racing's Kyle Busch has 63 top-flight wins on his resume, the ninth-most in NASCAR history. He hadn't yet ended the day in victory lane this season. With a playoff spot hanging in the balance and the rest of the field bandaged and in triage, Saturday seemed as good a day as ever for the No. 8 car to race its way to glory.

Burton had other plans. After seemingly surrendering space and time to Busch during the opening two-and-a-half laps of overtime, Burton found his rhythm. Buoyed by Parker Retzlaff's late push,
Burton slalomed his way beyond the RRCR standout as they approached the checkered flag. Despite Busch's best efforts, it was the No. 21 who frolicked in confetti in victory lane.

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