Ryan Blaney locked up a NASCAR Cup Sequence playoff berth along with his win in Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, however the playoff bubble itself additionally modified fairly a bit after the 14th race of the 2025 season. With over half of the regular-season formally full, this is the place the playoff image stands close to the reduce line.
13. Chase Briscoe (+53)
Briscoe was unable to capitalize on his second straight pole place, as he completed seventeenth at Nashville. Nonetheless, he did achieve six factors to the reduce line, and the No. 19 workforce does appear to be coming into its personal because the summer time heats up.
14. Alex Bowman (+45)
Bowman’s freefall continued at Nashville, as he notched his fourth end of twenty ninth or worse during the last six races. A Thirty sixth-place effort noticed Bowman lose 21 factors to the reduce line. If the No. 48 workforce’s luck does not flip round quickly, Bowman may very well be on the bubble itself.
15. Chris Buescher (+8)
Each a stable 14th-place end and a 30-point discount to a 60-point penalty handed right down to the No. 17 workforce after Kansas contributed to Buescher getting again onto the suitable aspect of the reduce line. Of all of the drivers across the reduce line, Buescher could also be one of many safer bets to level his method into the postseason.
16. Kyle Busch (+2)
A quiet path to a Twelfth-place end at Nashville helped Busch achieve 16 factors on the reduce line. The 2-time champion is again on the suitable aspect of the playoff bubble, however he’d like to get again to victory lane and finish a career-long winless drought.
17. Ryan Preece (-2)
A spin in Stage 2 at Nashville relegated Preece to a Twenty eighth-place end that noticed him lose 15 factors to the reduce line. The No. 60 workforce has proven stable pace to begin the 12 months, however they cannot afford many races like Nashville in the event that they wish to make the playoffs of their first 12 months.
18. Carson Hocevar (-4)
Hocevar earned a career-best runner-up end at Nashville per week after engine troubles at Charlotte derailed a possible profitable bid within the Coke 600. The No. 77 workforce is in an awesome spot to probably level their method into the playoffs, nevertheless it will not be stunning if Hocevar leads to victory lane earlier than the top of the regular-season.
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-6)
Talking of Hocevar, it was contact from the No. 77 that ended Stenhouse Jr.’s race at Nashville. Stenhouse ended up with a wrecked automotive and a Thirty ninth-place end, which misplaced the No. 47 workforce 23 factors to the reduce line. Stenhouse has had respectable tempo this 12 months, however outcomes like Sunday are crippling for the No. 47 workforce of their hunt for a playoff bid.
20. AJ Allmendinger (-7)
Allmendinger was dealt a penalty on Saturday night stemming from a violation in apply, however the veteran driver battled to a Twentieth-place end on Sunday night. Nonetheless, Allmendinger did achieve six factors on the reduce line — a stable end result regardless of the adversity the No. 16 confronted on Sunday.
