The victory marked just his sixth in 433 Cup starts but made Dillon made the first Richard Childress Racing driver to win consecutive Cup races at the 0.75-mile oval in Richmond since the

Austin Dillon's redemption at Richmond was the storybook ending the driver needed, and it was an entire year in the making.

As a sold out crowd at Richmond Raceway roared under the lights, Austin Dillon crossed the finish line to secure a NASCAR Cup victory and more importantly — redemption.