LAS VEGAS – โAs the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs narrow to its final eight contenders, the championship battle intensifies with this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor speedwayโ poised toโ significantlyโค impact โeach driver’s titleโฃ hopes.Here’sโค a ranking of those โขdrivers,assessing โคtheir current form,historical performance at key tracks,and overall championship outlook.
No. 1 NASCAR Cup playoff chances for Denny Hamlin
Hamlin enters the final stretch with momentum,โ but his performance at Las vegasโค in the spring (25th-place finish) is a concern. Though, his past record at the track is strong, highlighted by a โฃwin in 2021 and no finishes worse than 11thโ in other races.
No. 2 NASCAR โCup playoffโข chances for William Byron
Byron isโฃ well-positioned to climb the standings with upcoming races at Las Vegas and Talladega. He boasts a consistent record at both tracks, having recorded top-10 finishes in each of hisโค last five races at bothโ venues, and leading inโฃ each of those five las vegas races.
No. โข3 NASCAR Cup playoff chances for Christopher Bell
Bell is a strong contender,โข notably at Las Vegas, โwhere he has three top-5 finishes in the last five races, finishing as โฃrunner-up inโค the last two fall races. He’s also coming off strong performances,finishing third inโ the โคlast two 2025 playoff races after a win at Bristol.
No. 4 NASCAR Cup playoff chances for Chase Elliott
Elliott has demonstrated consistency throughout the 2025 regular season and playoffs, but lacks notable point gains.โข His performance at Las โVegas has โคbeen mixed, โwith a 10th-place finish in the spring of 2025, but also 33rd in the fallโ of 2024,โ 12th โฃinโ the spring of 2024, and 32nd in the fall of 2023. he has been โฃin the top-10 in four of the last five 2024 playoff races.
No. 5 NASCAR cup playoff chances for Kyle Larson
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No. 6 NASCAR Cup playoffโ chances for โคJoey Logano
Logano narrowlyโ secured his playoff spot at Charlotte,benefiting from Ross Chastain’s misfortune.Recent races haven’t been strong – 20th at the Roval and 21st at Kansas – and he will need toโ repeat his late-season heroics to contend for the 2025 championship.
No.7โฃ NASCAR Cup playoff chances for Chaseโข Briscoe
Briscoe isโ the only driver โamong the remaining eightโฃ who has yet toโค reach the championship race. While โshowing advancement in the 2025 playoffs compared to 2024,โข he remains a longshot, having failed to finish in the top 10 in the last seven races of the 2024 playoffs.
No.8 NASCAR Cup playoff chances for Martin Truex Jr.
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