The two-time Cup Series champion from Middletown, Connecticut, led 107 of 312-scheduled laps and fended off teammate Ryan Blaney during a 54-lap dash to the finish to win the 2024 finale at Phoenix and become the 10th competitor overall to reach three championships in NASCAR's premier series.
Three Cup Series teams (Nos. 1, 3 and 23) have been docked 50 driver/owner points and fined $100,000 apiece for violating NASCAR's Member Conduct sections in the Rule Book amid acts of manipulation and providing on-track advantages for respective Playoff manufacturer competitors during the Round of 8 finale at Martinsville.
The reigning Cup Series champion from High Point, North Carolina, led 32 of 500-scheduled laps and overtook Playoff contender Chase Elliott for the lead with 14 laps remaining to muscle his way to a redemptive Cup victory at Martinsville and return to the Championship 4 round with an opportunity to defend his series title.
The two-time Xfinity Series champion led a race-high 97 of 267-scheduled laps and executed a final-lap pass on Playoff contender Ryan Blaney to grab his third Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into his first Championship 4 appearance.
Joey Logano led the final six of 267 laps and utilized a late strategic pit call to stretch his fuel to notch his fourth Cup victory at Vegas and Logano clinches Championship 4 berth.
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.