NASCAR Live Race Updates: Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol
Saturday night marks the end of the line for the quest for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship for four drivers. Which of the 16 drivers in the Playoff field will walk out of Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol on the outside looking in? That will be the big storyline that everyone follows throughout the night and evening.
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This is the Racing America On SI live-race updates page for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol. Leading up to, and throughout Saturday night's race, this page will be updated with key pre-race updates, in-race updates such as lead changes, and videos of crashes or incidents. Also included will be stage and race results, and more. Continue checking back for additional updates on the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 16.
- Final Stage Updates
- Stage 2 Updates
- Stage 1 Updates
- Pre-Race Updates
- Playoff Picture Heading Into Bristol
Final Stage Updates
Lap 500: Bell Wins Bristol Night Race
Christopher Bell endured a bump and run attempt by Brad Keselowski to win the 2025 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. After a chaotic finish, it came down to Bell and Keselowski.
Alex Bowman failed to advance to the Round of 12 of the Playoffs, along with Josh Berry, Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Dillon.
Bass Pro Shops Night Race Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Laps | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | 500 | -- |
2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 500 | 0.343 |
3 | 38 | Zane Smith | 500 | 1.522 |
4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 500 | 2.622 |
5 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | 500 | 2.716 |
6 | 67 | Corey Heim | 500 | 2.823 |
7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 500 | 3.240 |
8 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | 500 | 3.514 |
9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (P) | 500 | 4.953 |
10 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 500 | 5.054 |
Click here for the full race results
Lap 496: Green Flag!
Here we go, in four laps, we should know who the Playoff drivers are! Hocevar leads the field to green.
Lap 490: Hocevar, Smith, Bowman Stay on Track
Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith and Alex Bowman stayed on track under this caution which will move them into the top-three spots. Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Corey Heim, and Ryan Blaney are the rest of the top-eight.
Lap 488: Caution!
Bubba Wallace went hard into the outside wall after Brad Keselowski, the race leader, nudged Cole Custer, which sent Custer into Wallace. We're under caution, and this is intriguing as eight cars are on the lead lap. Alex Bowman had made it onto the lead lap before the caution came out.
Lap 472: Bowman to Pit Road
The tires started to fade for Bowman, and he takes his No. 48 Chevrolet to pit road. But he may not be out of it, if everyone's tires go bad. Carson Hocevar pits a lap after Bowman. Brad Keselowski is back in the lead.
Lap 466: Hocevar to the Lead
Carson Hocevar goes past Brad Keselowski, who slides up the track, to take the race lead with 35 laps to go. Alex Bowman senses the urgency of Cindric having issues, and he has hit the go-button. Bowman is up to second place, and is just one point outside the Playoff cutline.
Lap 458: Cindric Has a Fire!
Much like Josh Berry earlier in the race, the right front wheel area of Cindric's No. 2 Ford has caught fire. He is now just three points to the good in the Playoff Grid.
Lap 451: Keselowski Leads
Brad Keselowski has cycled back out as the race leader. Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Alex Bowman and John Hunter Nemechek are the top-five. Ty Gibbs now runs 17th.
Lap 449: Logano Trying to Stretch Tires
Joey Logano, who only has a set of scuffed tires remaining in his pits, is trying to stretch the laps on his set of tires. But he will come to pit road on Lap 450.
Lap 435: Gibbs Misses Pit Entrance!
Oh no, Ty Gibbs, who looked like he was possibly going to get his first career win, couldn't get slowed enough for pit road entrance. Seemed to have a tire cut down, and he had to nurse his way back around to pit road. That will likely end Gibbs' bid to win.
Lap 431: Bell to the Lead
Christopher Bell has worked around Ty Gibbs, who is starting to fade on his tires. Gibbs will head to pit road.
Lap 427: Bowman to Third
As Chris Buescher slips up the track, Alex Bowman gets moving, and goes to third spot. It's short-lived as Christopher Bell takes the spot from him and then Brad Keselowski nudges past him.
Lap 416: Lead Change
Ty Gibbs, seeking his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, nudged his teammate Chase Briscoe up the track, and he assumed the lead on Lap 416. Could this be the night that Coach's grandson pulls through?
Lap 398: Back to Green!
Chase Briscoe continues to be in control of this race as he leads the field back to the green flag on Lap 398, but Ty Gibbs stays right with him.
Lap 384: Caution!
Denny Hamlin's right front wheel detached from his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, which caused him to slam into AJ Allmendinger in Turn 4 on Lap 384. William Byron also received damage in the incident. We're back under caution for the 13th time.
Lap 373: Back to Green!
Chase Briscoe goes to the green flag, and Alex Bowman doesn't get a great restart and falls to fourth. Zane Smith is trying to take the lead from Briscoe!
Lap 365: Caution!
Kyle Larson loses control of his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, collides with Daniel Suarez, and as he attempts to limp around with a damaged toe link, he collides with the inside wall to bring out the caution. Denny Hamlin had an issue at the time of caution and was about to go to pit road, but he remained on track.
Lap 362: Back to Green!
Denny Hamlin brings the field back to green, but the lead is short-lived as Chase Briscoe goes to the lead, and he brings Alex Bowman, who is in a must-win situation, with him.
Lap 355: Caution!
Bubba Wallace has been dropping lock a rock, and his team was calling him to pit road for another set of tires. Wallace slid off the bottom of the track going into Turn 1, collided with Stenhouse, and it sent Stenhouse spinning. This brings out a caution that Wallace really needed.
Lap 348: Gibbs Shoves Past Buescher
As Austin Hill drove past race leader Chase Briscoe to gain one of his three laps that he's down back, Ty Gibbs got into the back of Chris Buescher to take over the third spot. I feel like Buescher will put that move in the memory bank for later in this race.
Lap 332: Lead Change
Chase Briscoe gets around Bubba Wallace for the race lead on Lap 332. We're up to 21 lead changes in this race.
Lap 330: Back to green!
Bubba Wallace brings the field back to green, and Chase Briscoe makes some big moves as he goes from ninth to second in the opening lap of green flag action.
Lap 324: Top-8 Stay Out
Bubba Wallace is the new leader of the race as he stayed on track under this caution along with Ty Gibbs, Carson Hocevar, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell, Ryan Preece, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Chase Briscoe is the first driver in the running order who pitted, and he runs ninth.
Lap 317: Elliott Done for the Night
Chase Elliott took his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to the garage, and his team told him to climb out as the damage was too severe to repair.
Elliott will now have to watch the rest of the race on pins and needles to see if he advances to the Round of 12 of the Playoffs.
Lap 311: Caution!
Oh my, we have drama that could impact the Playoff field. Chase Elliott weaved from the outside lane down into the inside lane, right in front of John Hunter Nemechek. Nemechek didn't slow to allow Elliott into line and made contact.
The contact sent Elliott hard into the outside wall. Elliott has some really bad front end damage.
Big trouble for @chaseelliott!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
There's major damage on the No. 9! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/6j93chO4Au
Lap 301: Back to Green!
Chase Briscoe continues to lead as he brings the field back to green, but he almost gives Chris Buescher a clean path on the inside line. Briscoe tucks back down, and will hold the lead.
Lap 293: Caution!
Ty Dillon has been involved in three consecutive cautions. This time, he gets into the back of Noah Gragson as Gragson spins off of Turn 2. We're back to caution for the ninth time in the evening.
Lap 289: Back to Green
Chase Briscoe, who is already locked into the Round of 12, is now in control of this race as he brings the field back to green on Lap 289.
Lap 281: Caution Again
Cole Custer has gone for a spin after contact from Ty Dillon. It looks like Custer has an issue with a toe link now as well. We're back under caution.
Lap 277: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs once again brings the field back to green, but his teammate Chase Briscoe powers past him for the lead on the restart. Wow!
Just some friendly competition between teammates on the restart. #NASCARPlayoffs
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 14, 2025
📺: @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/z91bsOzIcA
Lap 269: Caution!
Shane van Gisbergen goes for another spin after contact with Ty Dillon on Lap 269. We're back under caution.
Lap 266: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs brings the field back to green, and Alex Bowman loses a slew of spots on the restart. He now runs sixth after restarting second.
Lap 260: NASCAR Allows Teams Additional Set of Tires
Due to the excessive tire wear in tonight's race, NASCAR has had Goodyear release an additional set of tires to teams.
Lap 259: Blaney Locks Up Advancement to Round of 12
Ryan Blaney with his win in Stage 1, and runner-up finish in Stage 2, has earned enough points to join Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace in locking up his spot in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Stage 2 Updates
Lap 250: Gibbs Holds Off Blaney for Stage 2 Win
In a redo of the opening Stage, Ty Gibbs was able to hold off Ryan Blaney over the last few laps of Stage 2. Gibbs would take the Stage win over Blaney. Alex Bowman would take eight Stage Points with a third-place finish in Stage 2.
Stage 2 Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 10 | -- |
2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 9 | -- |
3 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | 8 | -- |
4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 7 | -- |
5 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 6 | -- |
6 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | 5 | -- |
7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 4 | -- |
8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 3 | -- |
9 | 38 | Zane Smith | 2 | -- |
10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 1 | -- |
Lap 248: Back to Green!
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. takes the field back to the green flag, but the 40 lap old tires lasted as you expected they would -- they didn't. Stenhouse to the back of the pack while Ryan Blaney is trying to chase Ty Gibbs down for the Stage win.
Lap 242: Stenhouse Leads
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who pitted on Lap 204, stayed out during this caution and has assumed the lead on older tires. We'll see how this works out.
Lap 238: Caution!
Shane van Gisbergen has gone for a spin after contact from behind from William Byron, and that has brought out the caution.
Now @shanevg97 goes for a spin!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
The caution is out on Lap 238. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Je5yeNRppS
Lap 228: Lead Change
Ty Gibbs worked his way to the inside of Carson Hocevar, who had caught a long line of lapped cars, and Gibbs came away with the race lead.
Lap 226: Gibbs Reeling in Hocevar
Ty Gibbs has worked past Alex Bowman to now run second, and he is closing in fast on race leader Carson Hocevar. He's under a half second back, and closing very quickly.
Lap 217: Lead Change
Carson Hocevar has taken the lead from Alex Bowman on Lap 217, and the No. 77 Spire Motorsports driver has pulled out to one of the biggest leads we've seen on the night at 1.4 seconds.
Lap 213: Alex Bowman Takes Lead
Alex Bowman, who spun earlier, has taken the lead on Lap 213. Bowman pitted on Lap 200, which allowed him to cut some really fast lap times while everyone else remained on track with older tires. Bowman is in essentially a must-win situation if he wants to advance to the Round of 12.
Lap 210: Gibbs Pits, Hocevar Leads
Ty Gibbs comes to pit road, several cars have already pitted during this green flag cycle. This has handed the lead to Carson Hocevar, who pits a lap later to get back on sequence with the other leaders.
Lap 168: Hocevar on the Move!
Carson Hocevar has worked his way up to the runner-up spot as he has been slicing his way through the field on fresher tires (he pitted on Lap 150). Ty Gibbs leads him by less than a half second.
Lap 156: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs leads the field back to green, and Chase Elliott, a Playoff contender, seems to have an issue of some kind. He is very slow on track.
There's a problem for @chaseelliott on the restart!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
The No. 9 falls back to 29th, a lap down. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/UTJT9USLpg
Lap 147: Caution!
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has gone for a spin, and we're back under caution. Stenhouse was running on the lead lap inside the top-10 at the time of the spin. Erik Jones, and Michael McDowell also went spinning attempting to miss the spinning No. 47 car.
Rubbin', son, is racin'.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
ESPECIALLY at @ItsBristolBaby. pic.twitter.com/lkFFD3LKYO
Lap 142: Lead Change
Ty Gibbs has retaken the lead back from Bubba Wallace on Lap 142, and polesitter AJ Allmendinger tries to get by for second place, but Wallace holds onto the spot for now.
Lap 138: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs brings the field back to green, and he is out front after a shove from Bubba Wallace. But Wallace goes to the outside lane and takes the lead from Gibbs!
Lap 135: Larson, Wallace Advance to Round of 12
Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace have officially advanced to the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Larson was just given a speeding penalty under the pit stops during this Stage break caution.
Stage 1 Updates
Lap 125: Ryan Blaney Takes Stage 1 Win Over Gibbs!
Ryan Blaney worked his way through the field on this restart and he took the lead from Ty Gibbs coming to the white flag in the Stage as Gibbs got bogged down by lapped traffic.
Stage 1 Results
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 10 | 1 |
2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 9 | -- |
3 | 24 | William Byron (P) | 8 | -- |
4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 7 | -- |
5 | 38 | Zane Smith | 6 | -- |
6 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 5 | -- |
7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 4 | -- |
8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | -- |
9 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 2 | -- |
10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 1 | -- |
Lap 108: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs presses the accelerator and we are back to green!. Zane Smith slots into the second spot while Byron is under fire for the third spot as Chris Buescher is trying to get the spot.
Lap 100: Caution!
Alex Bowman, one of the four drivers below the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs cutline entering the night, has gone for a spin after colliding with Riley Herbst in Turn 2 on Lap 100. Luckily, Bowman didn't receive any additional damage, and was able to remain just one lap down.
There's more playoff trouble! @Alex_Bowman goes for a spin! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/hD2bNmO1jx
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
Lap 95: Back to Green!
Ty Gibbs brings the field back to the green flag. Zane Smith and William Byron are battling for the runner-up spot behind him. It looks like Smith will prevail for the spot.
Lap 80: Caution!
Josh Berry's No. 21 car, which is still on fire on pit road, is sitting outside of his pit box as Berry needed to get out of the car. This has brought the caution flag out.
With the chaotic start to this race, we have just nine cars on the lead lap. Ty Gibbs leads over William Byron, Zane Smith, Denny Hamlin, AJ Allmendinger, Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher, and John Hunter Nemechek.
Lap 76: Berry Has Fire
Josh Berry, who has had a decent start to this race has a fire that has broken out on the right front of his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. It's likely a fire started from built up tire rubber. He has come to pit road.
There's a problem for @joshberry!
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 14, 2025
He exits the No. 21 under his own power on Lap 80. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/hGUCz0wjTO
Lap 66: Ty Gibbs Back to Lead
After the tire issue pit sequence has cycled out with Ryan Blaney pitting on Lap 66, Ty Gibbs has returned to the lead of the race. William Byron runs second, while Zane Smith, AJ Allmendinger, and Austin Cindric are the rest of the top-five.
Lap 60: Custer Suffers Flat Tire, No Caution
Cole Custer suffered a flat tire, skidded up the track into the path of Austin Hill, who nudged into the rear of his No. 41 car. They were able to keep their cars under them, and there is no caution.
Lap 49: Lead Change!
Austin Cindric has taken the lead from Ryan Blaney, and things continue to be chaotic after a rash of tire problems in the opening laps. The running order: 1. Cindric, 2. Blaney, 3. Josh Berry, 4. Kyle Larson, 5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 6. Brad Keselowski, 7. Carson Hocevar, 8. Ty Dillon, 9. William Byron, 10. Zane Smith
Lap 41: Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin Latest to Have Tire Issues
Tires are coming apart very quickly at Bristol Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin comes to pit road with issues a couple of laps after Bubba Wallace came to pit road with a tire issue. And Now, Ty Gibbs is on pit road. The cooler temperature has seemingly caused tire issues to become a plague.
Lap 31: Lead Change!
Ryan Blaney got around Ty Gibbs to take over the race lead, and as he did that, he immediately lapped Joey Logano, who has struggled mightily to start this race. As this is all going on, several cars, including Ryan Preece, Austin Dillon, and Austin Hill have come to pit road following Allmendinger with apparent tire issues.
What a move by the No. 12!@Blaney takes the lead, and laps @joeylogano in the process. pic.twitter.com/IfhJcHEPoH
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 13, 2025
Lap 24: Lead Change!
Ty Gibbs gave AJ Allmendinger, the race's polesitter, a nudge from behind and took the lead on the 24th lap of the race. Allmendinger then called his team and told them he thinks he has a tire coming apart. Perhaps we do have tire issues that could be happening tonight afterall?
Lap 12: Logano Fading
Joey Logano has dropped from the 22nd starting spot, which was already not ideal, to 33rd in the opening 12 laps of this race. Logano, the defending series champion, is radioing to his team that his car is awful. If they don't get it turned around, Logano could be in danger of being eliminated from the Playoffs tonight.
Green Flag!
AJ Allmendinger brings the field to the green flag, and he gets a great initial start of the race as he is out front by himself. Ty Gibbs slips into the runner-up spot, while Ryan Blaney, who started second, has fallen to third on the initial start of this race.
Ready for some short-track action under the lights 👏 #NASCARPlayoffs
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 13, 2025
📺: @USANetwork pic.twitter.com/4ol8PB2VAQ
Pre-Race Updates
Engines Fired!
The pre-race invocation, national anthem, and command to fire engines have been completed ahead of Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. As a result, the 39 cars in the field have roared to life and are about to climb onto the concrete banking to begin the pace laps ahead of the green flag.
NASCAR Reveals Pre-Race Festivities Schedule
NASCAR has revealed the pre-race festivies schedule for Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway:
- Driver's Meeting: 6:20:00 PM ET
- Driver Introductions: 6:45:00 PM ET
- Invocation: 7:16:20 PM ET
- National Anthem: 7:17:00 PM ET
- Command: 7:26:00 PM ET
- Green Flag: 7:35:00 PM ET
Bass Pro Shops Night Race Pre-Race Info
The Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised on USA Network and can be streamed on the HBO Max streaming platform, as well as the NBC Sports App. The race broadcast will begin at 7:30 PM ET.
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of Sunday's race. For subscribers of the HBO Max streaming service, NASCAR Driver Cam, which streams live in-car camera footage from every car in the field, will be available for today's race.
The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday's race, is a total of $10,447,135.
The race distance is 500 laps around the 0.533-mile concrete high-banked oval, which equates to a 266.5-mile race distance.
The Bass Pro Shops Night Race will be broken up into three Stages. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 125. Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 250. And the race is scheduled to finish at the end of Lap 500, barring an Overtime finish.
The winner of Stages 1 and 2 will be awarded one Playoff Point, and the overall race winner will be awarded five Playoff Points. The Playoff Points will be added to the reseeded point totals in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and will be carried through each round of the Playoffs.
This race is the final race of the three-race Round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. If one of the 16 drivers in the Playoffs wins this event, they will automatically advance to the Round of 12 of the Playoffs. Chase Briscoe locked his spot into the Round of 12 with a win last weekend at Darlington Raceway, and Denny Hamlin achieved the same last weekend at Gateway.
Four of the 16 drivers in the Playoff field will be eliminated from championship contention at the conclusion of Saturday night's elimination race.
Kyle Larson, who drives the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, is the defending winner of this race. Larson is a Playoff driver, so a repeat win for him in this race would move him onto the next round of the Playoffs.
AJ Allmendinger Takes First NASCAR Cup Pole in More Than 10 Years
It had been more than 10 years since AJ Allmendinger last took a pole position in the NASCAR Cup Series. Since Allmendinger's last pole at Watkins Glen in August 2015, three United States Presidential Elections have been conducted.
Related: A Lot Has Changed in the 10 Years Since AJ Allmendinger's Last Pole
But on Friday afternoon, Allmendinger rose to the occasion in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway and he secured the pole by 0.003 seconds over Ryan Blaney to claim his fifth career pole.
Bass Pro Shops Night Race Starting Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | lap time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 15.117 | 126.930 |
2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 15.120 | 126.905 |
3 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | 15.132 | 126.804 |
4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 15.142 | 126.720 |
5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | 15.148 | 126.670 |
6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 15.191 | 126.312 |
7 | 24 | William Byron (P) | 15.206 | 126.187 |
8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 15.208 | 126.170 |
9 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | 15.214 | 126.121 |
10 | 21 | Josh Berry (P) | 15.214 | 126.121 |
Click here for the full official starting lineup for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race.
Playoff Picture Heading Into Bristol
Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway marks the final of three races in the Round of 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. At the end of the evening, four drivers will be eliminated from Playoff contention.
Heading into the race, Denny Hamlin, who won last week's race at Gateway, and Chase Briscoe, who won the opening race of the Round of 16 at Darlington, are officially set to move onto the Round of 12, regardless of where they finish at Bristol.
Kyle Larson enters the race 60 points above the Playoff cutline, and is a virtual lock to move on. Bubba Wallace sits 50 points above the cutline, and also looks to be relatively safe. The remainder of the 12 drivers above the cutline heading into Saturday night include: Ryan Blaney (+42 points), William Byron (+39), Tyler Reddick (+37), Christopher Bell (+32), Chase Elliott (+28), Joey Logano (+21), Ross Chastain (+19), and Austin Cindric (+11).
Austin Dillon is the first driver outside the cutline, and he sits 11 points on the outside looking in, while Shane van Gisbergen is 14th in the Playoff Grid, 15 points back. Both of those drivers could conceivably make up the point deficit to advance to the Round of 12 without a win.
However, for Alex Bowman (-35 points) and Josh Berry (-45), it'll likely take a win on Saturday night to move on to the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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