5 Points to Ponder: Just Win, Baby … or Else
Just one win would have saved Martin Truex Jr. from missing the playoffs, but he never got it, and that’s that.
Just one win would have saved Martin Truex Jr. from missing the playoffs, but he never got it, and that’s that.
As Ryan Blaney just discovered, sometimes success in NASCAR really does come down to how lucky you are.
Daytona in summer is always a tricky proposition. How did NBC Sports handle constantly shifting coverage for a rain-delayed NASCAR Cup Series finale?
For some reason, rain-related crashes on ovals weren’t much of an incident before recently. What changed?
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?