{"id":142557,"date":"2025-09-14T04:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142557\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T04:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:29:12","slug":"the-reset-nascar-cup-playoff-standings-after-bristol-elimination-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/142557\/","title":{"rendered":"The reset NASCAR Cup playoff standings after Bristol elimination race"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Round of 16 is complete, and Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> swept the entire round with three different drivers. Chase Briscoe<\/a> won the playoff opener at Darlington, followed by Denny Hamlin<\/a> at Gateway, but on Saturday night, Christopher Bell<\/a> came out of nowhere to steal the win.<\/p>\n

Bell made a three-wide pass for the lead on a restart with four laps to go, held on despite Brad Keselowski<\/a> trying to ship him in the final corner, and earned his fourth win of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

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In the fight to make it into the Round of 12, there was no change in the bottom four despite a chaotic race. Austin Cindric<\/a> was the final driver to make it in, while the following drivers were eliminated: Alex Bowman<\/a> (Hendrick Motorsports<\/a>), Austin Dillon<\/a> (Richard Childress Racing<\/a>), Shane van Gisbergen<\/a> (Trackhouse Racing), Josh Berry<\/a> (Wood Brothers).<\/p>\n

Here’s how the newly reset points look for the start of the Round of 12, which takes place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup reset playoff standings for Round of 12<\/p>\n

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