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2025 Season Driver Performance 2023 Season 2024 Season Driver Standings Round of 12 Round of 8 Championship Contenders Championship 4 Championship Contention Round of 16 Standings Points System Playoff Standings Championship Race Elimination Races Race Results Championship Championship Format Performance Analysis Competition Championship Standings Race Strategy Cup Series Championship Implications Driver Strategies 2025 Playoffs Hendrick Motorsports Team Performance Team Dynamics Format Changes Points Standings Playoff Points Chase Elliott Race Strategies Eligibility Championships Playoff Implications Competition Dynamics 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Points 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship Dynamics Denny Hamlin Round of Eight Season Performance Playoff Qualification Competitive Dynamics Competitive Strategy Performance Team Strategies Joey Logano 2024 Cup Series Championship Finale Point Standings Point System First Round Race Outcomes Driver Performances 2024 Playoffs Elimination Format Drivers Shane van Gisbergen 2026 Season Competition Strategy 2023 Cup Series Playoffs Cup Series Playoffs 2025 Cup Series Playoff Contenders Championship Eligibility Eligibility Criteria Driver Strategy Qualification Rules 2025 Standings Impact on Standings Fan Reactions 2023 Playoffs Joe Gibbs Racing Cup Series Standings Round of 10 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Elimination Race Eliminations Championship Races In-Season Challenge Bristol Motor Speedway Race Performance Kyle Larson Competitive Pressure Tyler Reddick 2023 NASCAR Cup Series 2025 Playoff Standings Race Schedule Driver Eligibility Eligibility Issues Playoff Structure Strategies 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Postseason Qualification

NASCAR Sets January Timeline for 2026 Championship Format, Drawing Fresh Fan Blowback

Insiders say tweaks to the playoff model are more likely than a return to a full-season points title as executives weigh engagement goals.

Nick Sanchez Out at Big Machine Racing for 2026 After Weekend Notification

Joey Logano Backs Any Future Rules as NASCAR Weighs 2026 Playoff Changes

NASCAR Poised to Ditch One-Race Title Finale as 2026 Playoff Overhaul Nears

NASCAR Suspends Sam Mayer for Phoenix Finale After Post-Race Wreck

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

NASCAR Reviewing Sam Mayer’s Post-Race Hook of Jeb Burton at Martinsville

Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Set for Sunday Round of 8 Finale, Qualifying Order Released

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

McDowell Takes Talladega Pole as Cup Round of 8 Reaches Pivotal YellaWood 500

Norm Benning Escapes Talladega Truck Fire, Plans Quick Return

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

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

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

Kaulig Racing Fires Ty Dillon’s Spotter After Las Vegas Crash That Jeopardized William Byron’s Playoff Push

Talladega Set for NASCAR Playoff Tripleheader as Rain Risk Looms

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

Denny Hamlin’s 60th Win at Las Vegas Locks In Championship 4 Berth