Cup Season 2

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Post Race News
Josh Berry will drive a third entry for SHR at Texas World sponsored by Texas A&M.

Next season Berry will drive fulltime for the Wood Brothers

Kyle Bush will not be returning to SHR next season after not making the playoffs the past two seasons with RCR. Where he is going is still TBD many believe he is the leading candidate for the second Wolfhound Racing Car.

Carson Hocevar has signed a contract extension with Spire Motorsports.

 

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Chase Elliott wins at Texas World Speedway locking himself into the next round of the playoffs.

Top Ten:



Points after Texas World:

Place	#	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Playoff Points
1	9	Chase Elliott	1109	2	7	9	12
2	60	Rex Jenkins	1103	2	8	12	12
3	2	Josh Brookshire	1093	2	7	9	16
4	20	Christopher Bell	1075	0	4	8	2
5	24	William Byron	1073	2	7	8	17
6	45	Tyler Reddick	1070	0	4	9	0
7	17	Chris Buescher	1066	0	4	6	1
8	11	Denny Hamlin	1058	1	4	6	10
9	6	Brad Keselowski	1054	0	1	6	0
10	48	Alex Bowman	1044	1	3	5	5
11	44	Trevor Bayne	1034	0	2	5	1
12	97	Shane van Gisbergen	1031	0	3	4	1
13	77	Carson Hocevar	1031	3	6	7	16
14	29	Ryan Preece	1027	1	2	2	5
15	18	John Hunter Nemechek*	1019	1	2	3	5
16	14	Chase Briscoe	1015	1	2	3	5
17	3	Jesse Love	387	0	2	6	0
18	5	Kyle Larson	348	0	2	2	2
19	1	Ross Chastain	336	0	3	6	0
20	54	Ty Gibbs	331	0	1	3	0
21	71	Rajah Caruth	328	0	2	6	0
22	23	Ryan Blaney	312	0	0	3	1
23	8	Kyle Busch	307	0	2	3	0
24	99	Daniel Suarez	285	0	0	4	0
25	10	Noah Gragson	252	0	0	2	0
26	38	Todd Gilliland	251	0	0	2	0
27	7	Corey Lajoie	239	0	0	2	0
28	42	Chandler Smith	223	0	0	1	0
29	43	Erik Jones	169	0	1	2	0
30	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	164	0	0	0	0
31	13	AJ Allmendinger	159	0	1	1	0
32	21	Joey Logano	157	0	0	0	0
33	36	Kaz Grala	135	0	0	2	0
34	21	Josh Berry	131	0	0	2	0
35	16	Greg Biffle	121	0	0	0	0
36	16	Michael McDowell	111	0	1	1	0
37	65	Austin Cindric	104	0	1	1	0
38	62	Anthony Alfredo	91	0	0	0	0
39	26	Daniil Kvyat	81	0	0	1	0
40	76	Tucker Ridenhour	61	0	0	0	0
41	33	Austin Hill	54	0	0	0	0
42	98	Ty Majeski	45	0	0	0	0
43	16	Matt Dibenedetto	36	0	0	0	0
44	1	Ryan Norris	26	0	0	0	0
45	15	Tim Brown	16	0	0	0	0
48	66	Timmy Hill	13	0	0	0	0
49	33	Brodie Kosteki	7	0	0	0	0
50	31	Daniel Hemric	4	0	0	0	0
51	67	Kamu Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0
52	50	Burt Myers	1	0	0	0	0

 

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POST RACE NEWS
Matt Dibenedetto signed deal to race with Wolfhound Racing to race in the cup series next season. Apparently Wolfhound Racing will race 3 full time entries next season.
Riley Herbst to drive a third 23XI car next season
Noah Gragson to drive for FRM next season.
ASCU officials say next seasons schedule should be longer and more exciting.

 

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Denny Hamlin wins at Auto Club. Elliott won stage 1, Buescher won stage 2
Bowman eliminated by one point
Preece, Nemechek, and Briscoe also elimminated

Top Ten:

Playoff Standings



Points after Auto Club:

Place	#	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Playoff Points
1	9	Chase Elliott	1162	2	8	10	13
2	2	Josh Brookshire	1130	2	8	10	16
3	24	William Byron	1120	2	8	9	17
4	60	Rex Jenkins	1119	2	8	12	12
5	11	Denny Hamlin	1114	2	5	7	15
6	17	Chris Buescher	1109	0	5	7	2
7	20	Christopher Bell	1102	0	4	8	2
8	45	Tyler Reddick	1095	0	4	9	0
9	97	Shane van Gisbergen	1072	0	3	5	1
10	77	Carson Hocevar	1065	3	6	7	16
11	6	Brad Keselowski	1062	0	1	6	0
12	44	Trevor Bayne	1054	0	2	5	1
13	48	Alex Bowman	1053	1	3	5	5
14	18	John Hunter Nemechek*	1049	1	2	4	5
15	29	Ryan Preece	1034	1	2	2	5
16	14	Chase Briscoe	1027	1	2	3	5
17	3	Jesse Love	427	0	2	7	0
18	5	Kyle Larson	370	0	2	2	2
19	54	Ty Gibbs	354	0	1	3	0
20	1	Ross Chastain	354	0	3	6	0
21	71	Rajah Caruth	344	0	2	6	0
22	23	Ryan Blaney	329	0	0	3	1
23	8	Kyle Busch	308	0	2	3	0
24	99	Daniel Suarez	296	0	0	4	0
25	10	Noah Gragson	276	0	0	2	0
26	38	Todd Gilliland	269	0	0	2	0
27	7	Corey Lajoie	249	0	0	2	0
28	42	Chandler Smith	228	0	0	1	0
29	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	177	0	0	0	0
30	21	Joey Logano	176	0	0	0	0
31	43	Erik Jones	172	0	1	2	0
32	13	AJ Allmendinger	169	0	1	1	0
33	36	Kaz Grala	168	0	0	2	0
34	21	Josh Berry	132	0	0	2	0
35	65	Austin Cindric	131	0	1	2	0
36	16	Greg Biffle	121	0	0	0	0
37	16	Michael McDowell	111	0	1	1	0
38	62	Anthony Alfredo	91	0	0	0	0
39	26	Daniil Kvyat	81	0	0	1	0
40	76	Tucker Ridenhour	65	0	0	0	0
41	16	Matt Dibenedetto	64	0	0	1	0
42	33	Austin Hill	54	0	0	0	0
43	98	Ty Majeski	45	0	0	0	0
44	1	Ryan Norris	26	0	0	0	0
45	15	Tim Brown	16	0	0	0	0
46	66	Timmy Hill	14	0	0	0	0
47	33	Brodie Kosteki	7	0	0	0	0
48	31	Daniel Hemric	4	0	0	0	0
49	67	Kamu Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0
50	50	Burt Myers	1	0	0	0	0

 

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Christopher Bell wins in the Round of 12 opener


Playoff standings after Colorado
Christopher Bell ADV
Josh Brookshire +28
Chase Elliott +20
Rex Jenkins +18
William Byron +18
Chris Buescher +09
Denny Hamlin +07
Carson Hocevar +06
Trevor Bayne -07
Brad Keselowski -19
Shane Van Gisbergen -26
Tyler Reddick -28

Points after Colorado

Place	#	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Playoff Points
1	2	Josh Brookshire	2065	2	9	11	16
2	20	Christopher Bell	2060	1	5	9	7
3	9	Chase Elliott	2057	2	9	11	13
4	60	Rex Jenkins	2055	2	9	13	12
5	24	William Byron	2055	2	8	10	17
6	17	Chris Buescher	2046	0	5	8	2
7	11	Denny Hamlin	2044	2	5	8	15
8	77	Carson Hocevar	2043	3	6	7	16
9	44	Trevor Bayne	2037	0	2	6	1
10	6	Brad Keselowski	2024	0	1	6	0
11	97	Shane van Gisbergen	2017	0	3	5	1
12	45	Tyler Reddick	2015	0	4	9	0
13	18	John Hunter Nemechek*	1070	1	2	4	5
14	48	Alex Bowman	1064	1	3	5	5
15	14	Chase Briscoe	1046	1	2	3	5
16	29	Ryan Preece	1044	1	2	2	5
17	3	Jesse Love	452	0	2	7	0
18	71	Rajah Caruth	398	0	3	7	2
19	1	Ross Chastain	393	0	3	7	0
20	5	Kyle Larson	393	0	2	2	2
21	54	Ty Gibbs	366	0	1	3	0
22	23	Ryan Blaney	347	0	0	3	1
23	8	Kyle Busch	318	0	2	3	0
24	99	Daniel Suarez	313	0	0	4	0
25	10	Noah Gragson	296	0	0	2	0
26	38	Todd Gilliland	282	0	0	2	0
27	7	Corey Lajoie	256	0	0	2	0
28	42	Chandler Smith	232	0	0	1	0
29	43	Erik Jones	180	0	1	2	0
30	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	180	0	0	0	0
31	21	Joey Logano	178	0	0	0	0
32	36	Kaz Grala	174	0	0	2	0
33	13	AJ Allmendinger	174	0	1	1	0
34	65	Austin Cindric	145	0	1	2	0
35	21	Josh Berry	132	0	0	2	0
36	16	Greg Biffle	121	0	0	0	0
37	16	Michael McDowell	111	0	1	1	0
38	62	Anthony Alfredo	91	0	0	0	0
39	16	Matt Dibenedetto	90	0	0	1	0
40	26	Daniil Kvyat	81	0	0	1	0
41	76	Tucker Ridenhour	65	0	0	0	0
42	33	Austin Hill	54	0	0	0	0
43	98	Ty Majeski	45	0	0	0	0
44	1	Ryan Norris	26	0	0	0	0
45	15	Tim Brown	16	0	0	0	0
46	66	Timmy Hill	15	0	0	0	0
47	33	Brodie Kosteki	7	0	0	0	0
48	31	Daniel Hemric	4	0	0	0	0
49	67	Kamu Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0
50	50	Burt Myers	1	0	0	0	0

 

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Ross Chastain plays playoff spoiler at the Roval, multiple playoff drivers having bad days.

Playoff standings after the Roval:
Christopher Bell 1 Win
Josh Brookshire ADV
William Byron +44
Chase Elliott +26
Denny Hamlin +11
Tyler Reddick +02
Chris Buescher +02
Rex Jenkins -02
Trevor Bayne -05
Shane Van Gisbergen -08
Brad Keselowski -23
Points after the Roval:

Place	#	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Playoff Points
1	2	Josh Brookshire	2120	2	10	12	18
2	24	William Byron	2102	2	9	11	17
3	20	Christopher Bell	2086	1	5	9	7
4	9	Chase Elliott	2084	2	9	12	13
5	77	Carson Hocevar	2072	3	6	8	16
6	11	Denny Hamlin	2069	2	5	8	15
7	45	Tyler Reddick	2060	0	5	10	0
8	17	Chris Buescher	2060	0	5	8	2
9	60	Rex Jenkins	2058	2	9	13	12
10	44	Trevor Bayne	2055	0	2	6	1
11	97	Shane van Gisbergen	2052	0	3	6	1
12	6	Brad Keselowski	2037	0	1	6	0
13	18	John Hunter Nemechek*	1100	1	2	5	5
14	48	Alex Bowman	1088	1	3	5	5
15	29	Ryan Preece	1050	1	2	2	5
16	14	Chase Briscoe	1050	1	2	3	5
17	3	Jesse Love	470	0	2	7	0
18	1	Ross Chastain	446	1	4	8	5
19	5	Kyle Larson	437	0	3	3	2
20	71	Rajah Caruth	420	0	3	7	2
21	54	Ty Gibbs	380	0	1	3	0
22	23	Ryan Blaney	367	0	0	3	1
23	99	Daniel Suarez	328	0	0	4	0
24	8	Kyle Busch	326	0	2	3	0
25	10	Noah Gragson	313	0	0	2	0
26	38	Todd Gilliland	301	0	0	2	0
27	7	Corey Lajoie	266	0	0	2	0
28	42	Chandler Smith	241	0	0	1	0
29	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	203	0	0	0	0
30	21	Joey Logano	191	0	0	0	0
31	43	Erik Jones	191	0	1	2	0
32	36	Kaz Grala	174	0	0	2	0
33	13	AJ Allmendinger	174	0	1	1	0
34	65	Austin Cindric	150	0	1	2	0
35	16	Michael McDowell	139	0	1	2	0
36	21	Josh Berry	132	0	0	2	0
37	16	Greg Biffle	121	0	0	0	0
38	62	Anthony Alfredo	91	0	0	0	0
39	26	Daniil Kvyat	93	0	0	1	0
40	16	Matt Dibenedetto	90	0	0	1	0
41	76	Tucker Ridenhour	65	0	0	0	0
42	33	Austin Hill	54	0	0	0	0
43	98	Ty Majeski	45	0	0	0	0
44	1	Ryan Norris	26	0	0	0	0
45	87	Connor Zilisch	23	0	0	0	0
46	15	Tim Brown	16	0	0	0	0
47	66	Timmy Hill	15	0	0	0	0
48	33	Brodie Kosteki	7	0	0	0	0
49	31	Daniel Hemric	4	0	0	0	0
50	67	Kamu Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0
51	50	Burt Myers	1	0	0	0	0

 

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Carson Hocevar wins at Indianapolis. Bayne, SVG, and Jenkis but on great performances to advance to the next round.



The drivers who move on to the next round:
Josh Brookshire
Christopher Bell
Carson Hocevar
William Byron
Trevor Bayne
Rex Jenkins
Shane van Gisbergen
Drivers Eliminated:
Denny Hamlin
Chris Buescher
Tyler Reddick
Brad Keslowski
Points after Indianapolis

Place	#	Driver	Points	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s	Playoff Points
1	2	Josh Brookshire	2174	2	11	13	20
2	20	Christopher Bell	2134	1	6	10	7
3	77	Carson Hocevar	2129	4	8	10	21
4	9	Chase Elliott	2124	2	10	13	13
5	24	William Byron	2120	2	9	11	17
6	44	Trevor Bayne	2103	0	3	7	1
7	60	Rex Jenkins	2092	2	9	14	12
8	97	Shane van Gisbergen	2089	0	3	7	1
9	11	Denny Hamlin	2086	2	5	8	15
10	17	Chris Buescher	2084	0	5	8	2
11	45	Tyler Reddick	2082	0	5	10	0
12	6	Brad Keselowski	2073	0	1	6	0
13	18	John Hunter Nemechek*	1128	1	2	6	5
14	48	Alex Bowman	1116	1	3	5	5
15	29	Ryan Preece	1071	1	2	2	5
16	14	Chase Briscoe	1070	1	2	3	5
17	3	Jesse Love	501	0	2	7	0
18	5	Kyle Larson	449	0	3	3	2
19	71	Rajah Caruth	447	0	3	7	2
20	1	Ross Chastain	446	1	4	8	5
21	54	Ty Gibbs	407	0	1	3	0
22	23	Ryan Blaney	368	0	0	3	1
23	8	Kyle Busch	353	0	2	4	0
24	99	Daniel Suarez	336	0	0	4	0
25	10	Noah Gragson	328	0	0	2	0
26	38	Todd Gilliland	311	0	0	2	0
27	7	Corey Lajoie	282	0	0	2	0
28	42	Chandler Smith	248	0	0	1	0
29	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	207	0	0	0	0
30	21	Joey Logano	205	0	0	0	0
31	43	Erik Jones	193	0	1	2	0
32	36	Kaz Grala	180	0	0	2	0
33	13	AJ Allmendinger	177	0	1	1	0
34	65	Austin Cindric	163	0	1	2	0
35	16	Michael McDowell	139	0	1	2	0
36	21	Josh Berry	132	0	0	2	0
37	16	Greg Biffle	121	0	0	0	0
38	26	Daniil Kvyat	102	0	0	1	0
39	16	Matt Dibenedetto	101	0	0	1	0
40	62	Anthony Alfredo	91	0	0	0	0
41	76	Tucker Ridenhour	65	0	0	0	0
42	33	Austin Hill	54	0	0	0	0
43	98	Ty Majeski	45	0	0	0	0
44	1	Ryan Norris	26	0	0	0	0
45	87	Connor Zilisch	23	0	0	0	0
46	66	Timmy Hill	20	0	0	0	0
47	15	Tim Brown	16	0	0	0	0
48	33	Brodie Kosteki	7	0	0	0	0
49	31	Daniel Hemric	4	0	0	0	0
50	67	Kamu Kobayashi	2	0	0	0	0
51	50	Burt Myers	1	0	0	0	0