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 two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led nine of 266 over-scheduled laps and became the first Playoff competitor to transfer from the Round of 16 to 12 by winning the 2024 Playoff for the first time ever.
The 23-year-old Burton from Huntersville, North Carolina, executed a final lap pass on Kyle Busch amid an overtime shootout to become the 205th competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series, the 13th competitor to claim a 2024 Cup Series Playoff berth by winning a regular-season event and deliver a milestone victory for Wood Brothers at the World Center of Racing.
The reigning Xfinity Series champion led 21 of 201 over-scheduled laps and went from fourth to first during an overtime shootout to record both his second consecutive Xfinity victory in recent weeks at Miami and claim the first $100,000 bonus of the 2025 season.
Arrow McLaren earned its first 1-2 start in NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition, as Pato O’Ward and Christian Lundgaard locked out the front row Saturday during NTT P1 Award qualifying for The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix.
Funny Car’s Ron Capps claimed the first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the year on Saturday in front of a sellout crowd at Firebird Motorsports Park
