The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led eight of 95 laps and outdueled late challenges from William Byron, Tyler Reddick and Kyle Busch over a 13-lap dash to the finish to notch his second consecutive Cup victory of 2025 in Austin, Texas.
Larson and Berry finished first and second during the Last Chance Qualifier event to automatically transfer to the Clash while Blaney was awarded the final starting spot based on the 2024 points provisional.
Tyler Allen has been promoted from the Xfinity Series to the Cup Series to work as Ty Gibbs' new crew chief while Jason Ratcliff returns to crew chief incoming Xfinity rookie Taylor Gray in 2025.
Beginning in 2025, Chris Gabehart will serve as Joe Gibbs Racing's Competition Director while Chris Gayle shifts from JGR's No. 54 team to assume Gabehart's position as crew chief for Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Toyota team.
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.
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 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.
A pair of pit road speeding penalties made between Gibbs and Truex prevented both from transferring into the Playoff's Round of 12 following the Round of 16's finale at the Bristol Night Race.
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.
