All of the 12 remaining playoff drivers made it to the finish, with eight finishing inside the top ten. 2023 NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney captured the checkered flag, becoming the first driver with a guaranteed spot in the Round of 8.
Blaney's veteran teammate, Joey Logano, did a great job dragging himself from below the elimination zone, entering -2 but leaving +24 as he looks to become a four-time champion.
23XI Racing struggled with Tyler Reddick (21st) and Bubba Wallace (26th) recording the worst finishes of any playoff drivers.
Chase Briscoe is now on the bubble, 12 points clear of Ross Chastain. Austin Cindric is also under the cutline along with the two 23XI Racing drivers and Chastain.
The Cup Series now heads to Kansas Speedway — a race Chastain won last fall. The Round of 12 will conclude with a cutoff race the following week at the Charlotte ROVAL.
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota; Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota; Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota; Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ty Gibbs crash, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ty Gibbs crash, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Chris Buescher, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota, Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Preece, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
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Ryan Preece, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota; Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford; Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Shane van Gisbergen crash, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota
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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford
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2025 NASCAR Cup playoff standings after NHMS
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points above cutline |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | ADVANCED |
| 2 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | +47pts |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | +41pts |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | +29pts |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | +27pts |
| 6 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | +24pts |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | +14pts |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | +12pts |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | -12pts |
| 10 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | -19pts |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | -23pts |
| 12 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | -27pts |
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