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 to be like 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 rivalry for the win all night, however settled for a fourth-place end. He is in a snug factors place in the intervening time, nevertheless it definitely would not harm if the No. 45 crew discovered its technique to victory lane quickly.
14. Chris Buescher (+52)
Buescher completed ninth and gained 14 factors on the lower 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 lower 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 crew.
16. Bubba Wallace (+23)
Dangerous luck has plagued Wallace over the past month, and did so once more at Atlanta. After struggling injury in an early crash, Wallace bought again on the lead lap in Stage 3 and drove into the highest 15 — solely to spin and by no means recuperate, ending twenty second. He is on the precise facet of the lower 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 putting distance of the lower line. Consecutive street course races at Chicago and Sonoma are wonderful alternatives for Preece to achieve on the lower line over the subsequent two weeks.
18. Erik Jones (-49)
Jones and the No. 43 crew have been on a tear as of late. Jones completed fifth at Atlanta on Saturday, and whereas he and everybody under him probably wants a win to make the postseason, he does have an out of doors probability of constructing 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 putting 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 strain will decide if that win comes or not.
