Ending a 73-race winless streak for Stewart-Haas Racing, Chase Briscoe won at Darlington Raceway and derailed Kyle Larson as the latter lost the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title to Tyler Reddick by a mere margin of 1 point. Briscoe started the race from third position but was first to clear the chequered flag and claim the second win of his career.
His first race victory came back in March 2022 at the Ruoff Mortgage 500. Chase eliminated Chris Buescher from the playoffs. While finishing the race in the sixth spot, Buescher lost the final playoff spot to Ty Gibbs and Martin Truex Jr.
13 out of the 16 playoff positions were already decided but with Briscoe winning the race, he changed the whole complexion. Chris Buescher, Bubba Wallace, and Ross Chastain were knocked out.
The other drivers who had the potential but missed the playoff are Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell, Noah Gragson, and Ricky Stenhouse.
2024 Cup series playoffs: Full list of the 16 drivers who make the cut
#5 - Kyle Larson -- 2040 pts (+35) -- 4 wins, 40 playoff points
#20 - Christopher Bell -- 2032 pts (+27) -- 3 wins, 32 playoff points
#45 - Tyler Reddick -- 2028 pts (+23) -- 2 wins, 28 playoff points
#24 - William Byron -- 2022 pts (+17) -- 3 wins, 22 playoff points
#12 - Ryan Blaney -- 2018 pts (+13) -- 2 wins, 18 playoff points
#11 - Denny Hamlin -- 2015 pts (+10) -- 3 wins, 15 playoff points
#9 - Chase Elliott -- 2014 pts (+9) -- 1 win, 14 playoff points
#6 - Brad Keselowski -- 2008 pts (+3) -- 1 win, 8 playoff points
#22 - Joey Logano -- 2007 pts (+2) -- 1 win, 7 playoff points
#2 - Austin Cindric -- 2007 pts (+2) -- 1 win, 7 playoff points
#99 - Daniel Suarez -- 2006 pts (+1) -- 1 win, 6 playoff points
#48 - Alex Bowman -- 2005 pts (+0) -- 1 win, 5 playoff points
#14 - Chase Briscoe -- 2005 pts (-0) -- 1 win, 5 playoff points
#21 - Harrison Burton -- 2005 pts (-0) -- 1 win, 5 playoff points
#19 - Martin Truex Jr. -- 2004 points (-1)
#54 - Ty Gibbs -- 2004 pts (-1) -- 4 playoff points
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NASCAR Cup Series playoff schedule
Round of 16
Sunday, Sept. 8 -- Atlanta Motor Speedway
Sunday, Sept. 15 -- Watkins Glen International
Saturday, Sept. 21 -- Bristol Motor Speedway
Round of 12
Sunday, Sept. 29 -- Kansas Speedway
Sunday, Oct. 6 -- Talladega Superspeedway
Sunday, Oct. 13 -- Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Round of 8
Sunday, Oct. 20 -- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, Oct. 27 -- Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sunday, Nov. 3 -- Martinsville Speedway
Championship Race
Sunday, Nov. 10 -- Phoenix Raceway
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