Ross Chastain blasted his way into the championship round, pinning his No. 1 Chevy to the outside all and rocketing his way past Denny Hamlin for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Denny Hamlin chased down Bubba Wallace over the closing laps, but couldn't get close enough to make the pass, instead settling for his second-consecutive runner-up finish.
Martin Truex Jr. finished 8th at Daytona, but it wasn't enough to put him in the playoffs as first-time season winner Austin Dillon took the surprising win.
Christopher Bell passed Chase Elliott with 42 laps to go and pulled away to win at New Hampshire, taking his first win of the season and clinching a playoff spot.
Elliott started on the pole and swept all the stages, taking the win with a pass for the lead on Corey LaJoie with two laps to go. It was Elliott's third win of the season, and he leads the points standings.
Ryan Blaney avoided late carnage at Daytona and took the win in an overtime finish to win the Coke Zero Sugar 400. It was Blaney's third win of the season and second in a row, and places him second in the playoff reset.
