Joey Logano left the Charlotte Roval outside of the Round of 8, and he leaves Las Vegas on Sunday with a locked-in spot in the Championship 4.
Logano saved enough fuel and just enough time to hold off Christopher Bell and win the South Point 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to advance to Phoenix.
Logano was eliminated from the playoffs for about two hours last week before Alex Bowman’s disqualification in post-race inspection pushed Bowman behind Logano in the points standings. Now Logano will be racing for another Cup Series title next month.
Back to Sunday: An incident between Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott relegated both drivers to finishes outside of the top 30 and severely damaged each driver’s Championship 4 hopes.
Ryan Blaney also got damage in the incident and finished 32nd. Reddick, Elliott and Blaney all likely need a win at Homestead or Richmond to advance to the final four in Phoenix.
Here’s the full playoff picture after Sunday’s race at Las Vegas:
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NASCAR Cup playoff picture: Who is in, out heading to Homestead
Top 4 advance to next round; 2 races remain in Round of 8
1. Joey Logano — Locked into Championship 4 via win at Las Vegas
2. Christopher Bell — +42
3. Kyle Larson — +35
4. William Byron — +27
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5. Denny Hamlin — -27
6. Tyler Reddick — -30
7. Ryan Blaney — -47
8. Chase Elliott — -53
NASCAR Cup Series playoffs schedule
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Sept. 8: Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
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Sept. 15: Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen International (Winner: Chris Buescher)
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Sept. 21: Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
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Sept. 29: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas Speedway (Winner: Ross Chastain)
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Oct. 6: YellaWood 500, Talladega Superspeedway (Winner: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.)
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Oct. 13: Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (Winner: Kyle Larson)
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Oct. 20: South Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
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Oct. 27: Untitled race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (1:30 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
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Nov. 3: Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., NBC) Round of 8
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Nov. 10: NASCAR Cup Series Championship race, Phoenix Raceway (2 p.m., NBC)
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