Overview

• Dillon’s Cook Out 400 victory at Richmond made him the season’s 14th different winner and secured his playoff berth.
• He vaulted from 28th in points by leading large stretches of the race, including the closing laps, to claim his sixth career Cup win.
• With one regular-season event remaining, several contenders now face must-win scenarios at Daytona, including Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Michael McDowell, Daniel Suárez and Carson Hocevar.
• Alex Bowman’s runner-up finish trimmed Tyler Reddick’s cushion after Reddick’s late troubles, and a new Daytona winner from below them could bump one out.
• RFK Racing’s trio of Buescher, Keselowski and Preece no longer has a points path and will be racing solely for the win at Daytona.