Jeffrey Boswell

Joey Logano battled Ross Chastain over the closing laps and got by with three laps to go and held on to win the South Point 400 at Las Vegas.

Christopher Bell took a dramatic win at Charlotte, using new tires on a late pit stop, got past Kevin Harvick on Lap 111 and pulled away for the win.

Chase Elliott passed Ryan Blaney on the final lap to win the YellaWood 500 at Talladega, advancing to the Round Of 8.

Tyler Reddick led 70 laps and won the EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas, his third win of the year.

Chris Buescher won at Bristol, becoming the third consecutive non-playoff driver to win a playoff race.

Denny Hamlin chased down Bubba Wallace over the closing laps, but couldn't get close enough to make the pass, instead settling for his second-consecutive runner-up finish.

Denny Hamlin started strong in the Playoffs, finishing second in the Cook Out Southern 500.

Martin Truex Jr. finished 8th at Daytona, but it wasn't enough to put him in the playoffs as first-time season winner Austin Dillon took the surprising win.

Kyle Larson stalked Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott over the final laps at Watkins Glen, and finally forced his way by on the final restart. Then Larson repelled the challenge of A.J. Allmendinger to win the Go Bowling At The Glen.

One week after winning at Michigan, Kevin Harvick surged late and held off Chris Buescher and Christopher Bell to win at Richmond.