Spots in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 could be all but secured on Sunday afternoon, as the remaining playoff hopefuls get set to duke it out at Talladega Superspeedway in the YellaWood 500.
It certainly has been an exciting postseason thus far, with all sorts of drivers coming away with victories and trying to put their names in the hat for a championship contender.
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Last Sunday at Las Vegas, it was a veteran who managed to pick up his second win of the playoffs, giving him 60 career victories in his NCS career. The driver of the No. 11 is the first driver to punch their ticket to the Championship 4, hoping to win that elusive series championship.
With three spots remaining in the final race, many wonder who has what it takes to advance. Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe sit in the top four, with Briscoe hanging onto that fourth position, 15 points ahead of William Byron. Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and defending champion Joey Logano are below the cutoff line as well.
Of the eight remaining postseason players, Blaney, Logano, Elliott and Hamlin have won at Talladega.
NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFFS Round of 8
YellaWood 500
When: Sunday, October 19
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Where: Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Ala.)
Channel: NBC
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