Overview
- Byron secured a title berth with a decisive move on Ryan Blaney with 43 laps remaining, then controlled the final restart to cap a dominant day with 304 laps led.
- Kyle Larson claimed the last Championship 4 spot on points, edging Christopher Bell by seven after a top-five finish and key stage points.
- The Championship 4 field is set with William Byron and Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports facing Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe at Phoenix on Nov. 2.
- Hamlin and Briscoe, already locked into Phoenix, both suffered engine failures and did not finish, raising reliability concerns for JGR heading into the finale.
- Team Penske’s three-year Cup title run ended as Blaney (runner-up) and Joey Logano (eighth) were eliminated from championship contention.