Overview
- The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs move to Texas Motor Speedway for the first race of the Round of 12.
- Drivers Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell were eliminated after last weekend.
- Denny Hamlin enters as the betting favorite, with Kyle Larson also expected to contend.
- Bubba Wallace claimed the final playoff spot in dramatic fashion in the last race.
- Christopher Bell's late-season charge makes him a dark horse championship threat.