After 26 races, 16 drivers did what they wanted to do to face out above the remainder of the NASCAR Cup Collection area. Now, the NASCAR playoffs are nicely underway, with 10 races and 4 rounds separating one driver from the Invoice France Cup and the best to without end be referred to as a NASCAR Cup Collection champion.
The opening spherical of the playoffs was swept by Joe Gibbs Racing, with Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell every staking their very own claims to a possible championship run with wins at Darlington, Gateway and Bristol within the Spherical of 16. However in New Hampshire, the JGR stranglehold on the entrance of the sphere was damaged by some inner drama in addition to the prowess of the Group Penske automobiles. Reigning Cup champion Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney proved to be the category of the sphere, with Blaney outlasting everybody to earn his third win of the season and grow to be the primary driver to lock up a spot within the Spherical of 8.
NASCAR playoffs at New Hampshire outcomes: Ryan Blaney wins his strategy to the Spherical of 8 at The Magic Mile
Steven Taranto
NASCAR playoffs guidelines
The foundations of the NASCAR playoffs are pretty easy. There are three rounds of the playoffs, with every comprised of three races, through which the underside 4 within the playoff standings on the finish of the spherical are eradicated. Drivers can earn their strategy to the subsequent spherical by successful a race, or by incomes sufficient factors to remain above the minimize line.
After the Spherical of 16, the Spherical of 12, and the Spherical of 8 whittle the sphere down, the ultimate 4 drivers within the playoff standings will compete within the Championship 4, a pure match race for the championship. Whoever is the very best finisher of the Championship 4 drivers within the season finale at Phoenix Raceway will win the NASCAR Cup Collection championship.
NASCAR playoffs Spherical of 12 standings
- #12 – Ryan Blaney (ADV)
- #24 – William Byron (+47)
- #5 – Kyle Larson (+41)
- #20 – Christopher Bell (+29)
- #11 – Denny Hamlin (+27)
- #22 – Joey Logano (+24)
- #9 – Chase Elliott (+14)
- #19 – Chase Briscoe (+12)
- #1 – Ross Chastain (-12)
- #2 – Austin Cindric (-19)
- #45 – Tyler Reddick (-23)
- #23 – Bubba Wallace (-27)
2025 NASCAR Cup Collection common season outcomes
(* — Denotes non-points race)
Feb. 2 — Cook dinner Out Conflict — Bowman Grey Stadium* (Winner: Chase Elliott)
Feb. 16 — Daytona 500 — Daytona Worldwide Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
Feb. 23 — Ambetter Well being 400 — EchoPark Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 2 — Echopark Texas Grand Prix — Circuit of the Americas (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 9 — Shriners Youngsters’s 500 — Phoenix Raceway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
March 16 — Pennzoil 400 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Winner: Josh Berry)
March 23 — Straight Discuss Wi-fi 400 — Homestead-Miami Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
March 30 — Cook dinner Out 400 — Martinsville Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
April 6 — Goodyear 400 — Darlington Raceway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
April 13 — Meals Metropolis 500 — Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
April 27 — Jack Hyperlink’s 500 — Talladega Superspeedway (Winner: Austin Cindric)
Might 4 — Wurth 400 –Texas Motor Speedway (Winner: Joey Logano)
Might 11 — AdventHealth 400 — Kansas Speedway (Winner: Kyle Larson)
Might 18 — All-Star Race — North Wilkesboro Speedway* (Winner: Christopher Bell)
Might 25 — Coca-Cola 600 — Charlotte Motor Speedway (Winner: Ross Chastain)
June 1 — Cracker Barrel 400 — Nashville Superspeedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
June 8 — FireKeepers On line casino 400 — Michigan Worldwide Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
June 15 — Viva Mexico 250 — Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
June 22 — The Nice American Getaway 400 — Pocono Raceway (Winner: Chase Briscoe)
June 28 — Quaker State 400 — EchoPark Speedway (Winner: Chase Elliott)
July 6 — Grant Park 165 — Chicago Avenue Course (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
July 13 — Toyota/Save Mart 350 — Sonoma Raceway (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
July 20 — Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 — Dover Motor Speedway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
July 27 — Brickyard 400 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Winner: Bubba Wallace)
Aug. 3 — Iowa Corn 350 — Iowa Speedway (Winner: William Byron)
Aug. 10 — Go Bowling on the Glen — Watkins Glen Worldwide (Winner: Shane van Gisbergen)
Aug. 16 — Cook dinner Out 400 — Richmond Raceway (Winner: Austin Dillon)
Aug. 23 — Coke Zero Sugar 400 — Daytona Worldwide Speedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
NASCAR playoffs
Spherical of 16
Aug. 31 — Cook dinner Out Southern 500 — Darlington Raceway (Winner: Chase Briscoe)
Sept. 7 — Get pleasure from Illinois 300 — World Large Know-how Raceway (Winner: Denny Hamlin)
Sept. 13 — Bass Professional Retailers Evening Race — Bristol Motor Speedway (Winner: Christopher Bell)
Spherical of 12
Sept. 21 — Mobil 1 301 — New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Winner: Ryan Blaney)
Sept. 28 — Hollywood On line casino 400 — Kansas Speedway
Oct. 6 — Financial institution of America ROVAL 400 — Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Spherical of 8
Oct. 12 — South Level 400 — Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Oct. 19 — YellaWood 500 — Talladega Superspeedway
Oct. 26 — Xfinity 500 — Martinsville Speedway
Championship
Nov. 2 — NASCAR Cup Collection Championship — Phoenix Raceway
