NASCAR travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend as the Playoffs continue. The Cup Series will begin the Round of 8 at the 1.5-mile track as the following drivers continue their quest for the 2024 championship title.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 62 of 109-scheduled laps and muscled away from the field during a 26-lap dash to the finish to notch his sixth Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 2023 Daytona 500 champion from Olive Branch, Mississippi, led 19 of 195 over-scheduled laps and edged Brad Keselowski by 0.006 seconds during an overtime shootout to snap a 65-race winless drought and record his fourth Cup career victory at 'Dega.
The 31-year-old Chastain from Alva, Florida, led 52 of 267-scheduled laps and fended off Playoff contender William Byron during a 20-lap shootout to win for the first time since the 2023 finale at Phoenix.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 462 of 500 laps and secured his spot into the Playoff's Round of 12 with his fifth Cup Series victory of 2024 at Thunder Valley.
Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race is the final event in the Round of 16 Cup Series Playoffs. At the conclusion of the race, four drivers will be eliminated from championship contention.
The following drivers are currently below the cutline:
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion led 19 of 92 over-scheduled laps and bumped his way past van Gisbergen on the final lap during an overtime shootout to score his first Cup Series victory both of the 2024 season and his first on a road course venue at The Glen.
The 35-year-old Poole from The Woodlands, Texas, will part ways with Alpha Prime Racing following a three-year campaign at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR season.
The 2023 Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, rallied from an early pit road speeding penalty and a slow pit service amid a stumble to notch his third top-five result in a row in recent weeks during the Chase and trail the points lead by 85 points approaching the final four-race stretch of the 2026 Cup Series season.
The initial tests of the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES IR-28 chassis took place in August and September on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and oval, two circuits known for their billiard-table smooth asphalt.
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