Chase Elliott received Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Sequence race at EchoPark Speedway, formally locking up a berth within the 2025 Cup Sequence playoffs. With eight races remaining within the common season, this is what the Cup Sequence playoff image appears like.
1. Kyle Larson (three wins)
2. Denny Hamlin (three wins)
3. Christopher Bell (three wins)
4. William Byron (one win)
5. Ryan Blaney (one win)
6. Austin Cindric (one win)
7. Joey Logano (one win)
8. Chase Briscoe (one win)
9. Josh Berry (one win)
10. Shane van Gisbergen (one win)
11. Chase Elliott (one win)
12. Ross Chastain (one win)
13. Tyler Reddick (+128)
Reddick was in competition for the win all night, however settled for a fourth-place end. He is in a snug factors place in the intervening time, however it definitely would not harm if the No. 45 group discovered its strategy to victory lane quickly.
14. Chris Buescher (+52)
Buescher completed ninth and gained 14 factors on the minimize line at Atlanta. Whereas he is targeted on successful, constant outcomes definitely do not harm him in the intervening time.
15. Alex Bowman (+39)
Bowman gained 19 factors on the minimize line and moved up a spot within the playoff standings this week with a third-place end at Atlanta, however missed out on a golden alternative to snag a win. A repeat victory at Chicago could be big for the No. 48 group.
16. Bubba Wallace (+23)
Dangerous luck has plagued Wallace over the past month, and did so once more at Atlanta. After struggling harm in an early crash, Wallace received again on the lead lap in Stage 3 and drove into the highest 15 — solely to spin and by no means get better, ending twenty second. He is on the correct aspect of the minimize line for now, however will nearly assuredly want a win to make the playoffs.
17. Ryan Preece (-23)
Preece might solely muster a Fifteenth-place end at Atlanta in a wounded No. 60, however stayed inside placing distance of the minimize line. Consecutive street course races at Chicago and Sonoma are glorious alternatives for Preece to realize on the minimize line over the following two weeks.
18. Erik Jones (-49)
Jones and the No. 43 group have been on a tear as of late. Jones completed fifth at Atlanta on Saturday, and whereas he and everybody beneath him possible wants a win to make the postseason, he does have an outdoor likelihood of creating the playoffs on factors if this scorching streak continues.
19. AJ Allmendinger (-59)
A Twelfth-place end at Atlanta is an honest day for Allmendinger, however he has to have the three remaining street course races within the common season — Chicago, Sonoma and Watkins Glen — circled as his alternative to notch a win and earn a playoff berth.
20. Carson Hocevar (-62)
A tenth-place run at Atlanta places Hocevar again inside placing distance of the bubble. The No. 77 can win at any of the remaining tracks within the common season, however whether or not or not Hocevar is prepared for the stress will decide if that win comes or not.
