It took almost 24 hours at Daytona, about three hours under the red flag for rain and multiple uniforms, but Austin Dillon is in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
Adam Cheek and Tom Bowles discuss the NASCAR regular-season finale at Daytona, from the weather to Martin Truex Jr.’s elimination and more.
Dillon avoided some late-race carnage to win his first race of the 2022 regular season and sneak into the NASCAR playoffs.
Truex found himself knocked out of the playoffs at the end of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series regular season despite finishing fourth in points.
Martin Truex Jr., despite a top-10 finish at Daytona, will not make the 2022 playoffs while winner Austin Dillon earned a postseason spot.
With 10 past Daytona winners still searching for a playoff spot in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, who has the best chance at a win?
Who’ll be a playoff contender when all is said and done? Here’s a ranking from Nos. 15 to 1.
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff reset has a clear winner…and an even clearer loser.
Is Joe Gibbs Racing close to being in a rebuilding phase?
With past winners in contention at Daytona both inside and outside of the playoffs, things will be chaotic in the regular-season finale.