Points, who's hot, what to watch as Round 1 of the NASCAR Cup Playoffs kick off at Darlington.
The tour then goes on consecutive weekends to Kansas City and Bristol to complete Round 1 of the four-round series. Round 2 includes Fort Worth, Talladega, and the Charlotte Roval, followed by Round 3 at Las Vegas, Homestead, and Martinsville.Who Are the Big Winners This Season?
Confusing? Not really: Blaney started the race 25 points ahead of Truex Jr. Despite finishing seven positions behind Truex Jr., that cushion got Blaney into the Playoffs by three points. If one of the year’s previous winners had repeated, both Blaney and Truex Jr. would have advanced. When Dillon passed Cindric for the victory in the final laps, it brought Blaney into the Playoffs as well.“We had too much damage at the end,” said Truex Jr., whose Toyota had been damaged in an earlier incident.
“I just want to go home, crack open a beer, and relax a little bit,” he said after the race. . “That was a stressful day and a long weekend. We had no qualifying, no getting in the car, no race last night. You wait around today after you get wrecked and have a three-hour delay. I’m definitely mentally drained. We're very fortunate, that’s for sure.”
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