Overview

• The In-Season Challenge is a bracket-style tournament introduced by NASCAR and TNT that awards $1 million to its champion.
• Kaulig Racing’s No. 10 car entered as the lowest seed and secured a semifinal berth with a decisive bump-and-run on Alex Bowman at Sonoma.
• Dillon’s underdog run has shifted fan and media attention toward mid-tier teams and high-stakes driving tactics.
• Hendrick Motorsports deleted a premature “Cinderella story ends here” post after underestimating Dillon’s late-race move.
• In the semifinals at Dover, Dillon will face Legacy Motor Club’s John-Hunter Nemechek for a spot in the final at Indianapolis.