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msudogs
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Another automatic berth in the postseason was claimed last week in Nashville when Joey Logano took the checkered flag. Logano is still just 14th in points with that victory and only has two other top-five finishes, but he’s secured a spot in the postseason, unless there are more than 16 winners by September 8. There are now 11 winners occupying the 16 playoff spots.
Christopher Bell picked up his third win of the season two races ago at New Hampshire and is tied with Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, and William Byron for the most wins. Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, Ryan Blaney, and Logano are the other winners. Nobody has exactly two wins on the season, but we’ll see if that changes this week.
Bell now leads with 24 Bonus Points after a strong performance last week with wins in Stages 1 and 2 and the most laps led, but he finished 36th. Larson is second in Bonus Points with 23. Hamlin has 19, even though he’s been outside the top 10 in four straight races and outside the top 25 in three of them. Byron is all alone in fourth with 16 points and is the only other driver in double figures. The first playoff race is the Quaker State 400 on September 8 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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