In a span of 367 grueling laps of the 2024 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Chris Buescher and Bubba Wallace went from competing against one another for the 16th and final berth to this year’s Playoffs to both being knocked out of contention amid a new race winner capitalizing on the Playoff’s “Win and You’re In” format.
With their respective top-10 runs at Daytona, Chris Buescher and Ty Gibbs are currently scored above the top-16 cutline to make the 2024 Cup Series Playoffs while Bubba Wallace is scored below the cutline ahead of next weekend's regular-season finale at Darlington.
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 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led eight of 167 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in two overtime attempts to win the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis for the first time in his career.
The reigning Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led a race-high 44 of 160 laps and capitalized on a 23-lap dash to the finish to claim his second Cup victory of the 2024 season at the Tricky Triangle.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led the final nine of 331 over-scheduled laps and stretched his fuel tank to 110 laps and through a record-setting five overtime attempts to become the 11th winner of the 2024 Cup Series season at Music City.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion form Norman, Oklahoma, led a race-high 149 of 305 over-scheduled laps and executed an overtime shootout to perfection on wet tires for his third Cup victory of 2024 at the Magic Mile.
The reigning Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led a career-high 201 of 350-scheduled laps en route to his first Cup victory of the 2024 season in Newton, Iowa.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led 19 of 110-scheduled laps and overtook Chris Buescher and Martin Truex Jr. with nine laps remaining amid pit strategy to claim his third Cup victory of the 2024 season in Sonoma, California.
The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led all but one of 200-scheduled laps en route to his second All-Star career victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
