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Playoffs Championship 4 2024 Season 2025 Season Drivers Points System 2023 Season Playoff Standings Championship Four Standings Predictions Race Analysis 2024 Cup Series Driver Performance Playoff Format 2025 Championship Race Results Team Penske Joey Logano Driver Statistics Historical Context Round of 12 Points Standings Driver Standings Phoenix Raceway Round of 8 2025 Cup Series Format Changes 2025 Championship 4 Drivers Performance Season Finale Eliminator Round Underdogs 2025 Cup Championship Venue Selection Executive Decisions 2025 Playoff Points Consistency in Racing Race Performance Format 2024 Statistics Contenders 2025 Truck Champion Owner's Playoffs Controversies Title Contenders Title Decider Legitimacy 2024 Championship Race Bill France Cup Cup Series Title Playoff Drivers Xfinity Series Champion Playoff Implications 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Teams Team Dynamics 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 2021 Cup Champion Driver Competition Playoff Performance The Chase William Byron Race Strategies Fairness vs Excitement Final Results Championship 4 Contenders Tyler Reddick Final Race Championship 4 Race 2024 Cup Series Champion Team Performance Championship Odds Craftsman Truck Series Ryan Blaney Eligible Drivers Season Structure Tiebreaker System Performance

Drivers Back NASCAR's Return to Points-Based Chase, Warn of Higher Early-Season Stakes

The overhaul is cast as restoring legitimacy by rewarding season-long performance even as it magnifies the cost of slow starts.

NASCAR Sets Monday Announcement on 2026 Championship Format

Larson’s Two-Tire Call Wins Cup Title as Hamlin Grapples With Loss, NASCAR Weighs Playoff Change

Hamlin on Pole as Gibbs–Hendrick Duel Sets Up Cup Title Decider at Phoenix

Hamlin, Larson, Byron and Briscoe Set for Phoenix Winner-Take-All Cup Finale

Byron Wins Martinsville to Clinch Championship 4, Larson Takes Final Berth

Martinsville to Set Final Championship 4 as JGR Eyes Defense Against Penske

Chase Briscoe’s Overtime Talladega Win Clinches Championship 4 Berth, Giving JGR Two

Keselowski Renews Call for 36‑Race Championship as NASCAR Reviews Playoff Overhaul

Gio Ruggiero Converts Pole to First Truck Win at Talladega in TRICON 1-2

Hamlin’s Vegas Win Locks Championship 4 Spot, Tilts Playoff Stakes

Denny Hamlin Clinches Championship 4 With 60th Win in Las Vegas

NASCAR Confirms Playoff Overhaul, Will Reveal New Format After 2025 Season

Round of 8 Opens in Las Vegas as Drivers Race to Clinch Championship 4 Spots

Larson Admits Error in Blaney Spin at Gateway Ahead of Bristol Finale