The 2018 Daytona 500 champion from Welcome, North Carolina, remains in a "must-win" situation to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs after the National Motorsports Appeals Panel upholds the penalties levied to Dillon and Richard Childress Racing at Richmond.
Kligerman's No. 48 Big Machine Racing Chevrolet team was docked 20 points and crew chief Patrick Donahue was fined $25,000 due to the team violating Sections 14.4.10.A of the NASCAR Rule Book involving modifications to the rear spoiler.
The reigning two-time Truck Series champion from Louisville, Kentucky, is set to commence the 2024 Playoffs in ninth place in the Playoff standings amid a roller coaster regular-season stretch mired with two top-five results and six top-10 results.
The 21-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, enters the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs with the top seed amid a strong regular-season stretch highlighted with five victories, 10 top-five results and 12 top-10 results.
The 19-year-old Gray from Artesia, New Mexico, is set to commence the 2024 Truck Series Playoffs in eighth place in the Playoff standings amid a strong 2024 regular-season stretch consisting of five top-five results and nine top-10 results.
The 2019 Truck Series Regular Season Champion from Fairhope, Alabama, enters the 2024 Playoffs in sixth place in the Playoff standings on the strength of five top-five results and eight top-10 results throughout the 2024 regular-season stretch.
The 22-year-old Caruth from Washington DC will commence his first Truck Series Playoffs in fifth place in the Playoff standings in a season where he notched his first career victory, three top-five results and eight top-10 results throughout the 2024 regular-season stretch.
The 2019 Truck Series Rookie-of-the-Year recipient from San Bernardino, California, is set to commence the 2024 Playoffs in seventh place in the Playoff standings following a consistent regular-season stretch that includes five top-five results and eight top-10 results.
The 20-year-old Smith from Johnston, Iowa, will commence this upcoming weekend by competing in Friday's Xfinity Series event at Daytona for JR Motorsports before concluding on Sunday for the Truck Series' Playoff opener with Spire Motorsports at the Milwaukee Mile.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led 15 over 206 over-scheduled laps and survived two overtime shootouts and a late challenge from William Byron to grab his second Cup victory of 2024 at the Irish Hills.
The 2021 CARS Super Late Model Tour champion from Mooresville, North Carolina, led a race-high 121 of 250 laps and reduced his points deficit from 59 to 31 with his third O'Reilly victory of 2026 in Ridgeway, Virginia.
Brandon Jones rallied from deep in the field yet again to lead Toyota with a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville Saturday evening.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Delta Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I think this is a track where you definitely need a good qualifying run because of pit selection."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, notched a pole-winning lap at 98.492 mph in 19.226 seconds for his sixth Cup pole of 2026, sixth at Martinsville and the 54th of his career.
