The 2015 Xfinity Series champion from Prosper, Texas, led a race-high 169 of 500 laps, including the final 61, to become the third consecutive non-Playoff competitor to win in the Round of 16.
Chase Elliott enters the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as the top seed with 40 bonus points and four wins to his credit. But does that make him the favorite to win the 2022 championship?
The 32-year-old Dillon from Welcome, North Carolina, became the 15th different competitor of the 2022 season to win and clinch a spot for the Cup Series Playoffs.
The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion overtook teammate Chase Elliott and led the final five laps en route to his second victory of 2022 at The Glen.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion from Corning, California, led a race-high 38 of 86 over-scheduled laps before fending off Chastain in overtime to grab his second Cup Series career victory.
Chase Elliott finished third in the M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 at Pocono, but was awarded the win when first and second place winners Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified.
The 2020 Cup Series champion was awarded his fourth victory of 2022 at the Tricky Triangle following the post-race disqualifications of race winner Denny Hamlin and runner-up Kyle Busch.
The 27-year-old native from Norman, Oklahoma, became the 14th different competitor to secure a spot for the 2022 Cup Series Playoffs by winning at the Magic Mile.
