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Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin lay out ideal NASCAR championship format

Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin laid out their ideas on how to fix the format of the NASCAR championship. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin asked Busch what championship format he likes the best. “I’ve heard a lot of variances. I kind of think the three or four-race one is pretty cool, but if you […]

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Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin laid out their ideas on how to fix the format of the NASCAR championship. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin asked Busch what championship format he likes the best.

“I’ve heard a lot of variances. I kind of think the three or four-race one is pretty cool, but if you have one bad race in those three or four races, then you automatically sort of eliminate yourself unless somebody eliminates (themselves) by having a bad race,” Kyle Busch said to Hamlin.

“I always kind of hated the 10-race thing. How many times did you or I have a bad race or two in that 10-race format and then you’re fifth in points? You don’t have the opportunity to win it because Jimmie [Johnson] perfects it and he’s good all the way through.”

Busch continued, “When they started having the three-race ones, where it was like you can point your way through if you want. If you’re good enough and you can win and automatically put your way through and it resets each time and it resets with the points that you have the whole year, because you’ve been strong the whole year, I felt like that was the most fair system that we’ve had. But it coming down to a one-race take-all moment, I don’t know.”

Denny Hamlin tells Kyle Busch what needs to change with the NASCAR championship and playoffs

Denny Hamlin then shared his thoughts with Busch on how to make the playoffs and the championship better. “I’m okay with the elimination every three races as long as those who perform well during the regular season have a far enough jump in head start, Hamlin said.

One example Hamlin gave is doubling the bonus points for drivers who win stages and races. “It then really does make it rewarding to go out there and perform and get bonus points during the regular season, and it makes it harder for our favorites to get eliminated early,” he stated.

Hamlin also said the playoff field should have 12 drivers instead of 16. “I think that will eliminate the guy in 33rd that’s going to win a race, making it into the playoffs,” he said. “I also believe that once you get eliminated, you should go back to whatever points position you were or where you should be.”

It’s possible NASCAR could make changes to the playoff format for next season. In November, NASCAR commissioner (president at the time) Steve Phelps said, “We are always looking if there are opportunities for us to tweak something.”

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Denny Hamlin earns No. 1 seed in NASCAR’s first In-season Challenge | Auto Racing

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta. The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT. The […]

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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.

The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.

The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.

The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.

Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.

The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.

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Denny Hamlin earns No. 1 seed in NASCAR’s first In-season Challenge

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June 23, 2025

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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.

The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.

The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.

The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.

Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.

The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.

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No. 60 Acura Meyer Shank Racing wins Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen

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Reflecting on the win, Colin Braun credited the team’s strategy and execution, saying, “It was just really good pitch strategy by the guys. Tom did a great job hitting the fuel number he needed to hit. The Acura, HRC, MSR guys were right on with the math to make it work. In the end, it just came down to a battle of the fuel save. Great to grab the win, super proud of everybody, and hopefully, it kicks off some good momentum.”

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LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Denny Hamlin earned the top seed in the inaugural version of NASCAR’s In-season Challenge, a five-race, bracket-style tournament set to kick off next week in Atlanta.

The tournament, which comes with a $1 million prize to the winner, is part of a new media rights deal that includes TNT.

The final 32-driver field was set by results of the races at Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono. Chase Briscoe won the Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway to finalize the field.

The drivers will be paired in head-to-head matchups based on seeding, with the winners advancing to the next round in a bracket format that mirrors the NCAA basketball tournaments.

Hamlin goes head-to-head next week against the 32nd seed, Ty Dillon. Briscoe earned the second seed, Chris Buescher is third, Christopher Bell fourth and Chase Elliott fifth.

The format is single elimination with the field cut to 16 at Chicago, eight at Sonoma, four at Dover and the final two at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The tournament is patterned after in-season tournaments that are staged by soccer leagues around the world and even brought to the NBA.

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NASCAR results: Full finishing order of The Great American Getaway 400 race at Pocono

We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners. After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, only nine races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Chase Briscoe claimed his first win of the season Sunday, becoming the 11th racer to win a race this season. Advertisement Briscoe was […]

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We’re down to single digits and now we have 11 different winners.

After Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, only nine races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season. Chase Briscoe claimed his first win of the season Sunday, becoming the 11th racer to win a race this season.

Briscoe was thin on fuel during the final stage, but had enough gas and horsepower to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in the final laps. Ryan Blaney was third as the top three all finished within a second of each other. Here’s the full finishing order.

NASCAR standings: Results from Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway today

Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford
Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
Brennan Poole, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet
Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR today: Results, winner of Cup Series race at Pocono

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Cup results, points after Pocono as the playoffs add another driver

Chase Briscoe became the sixth Cup driver in the past eight races to earn his first win of the 2025 season, beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at Pocono Raceway. With his third career victory, Briscoe became the 11th driver to lock into the 16 spots in the Cup Series playoffs. He also become […]

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Chase Briscoe became the sixth Cup driver in the past eight races to earn his first win of the 2025 season, beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at Pocono Raceway.

With his third career victory, Briscoe became the 11th driver to lock into the 16 spots in the Cup Series playoffs. He also become the 12th driver to win for Joe Gibbs Racing. He previously had won at Phoenix and Darlington for Stewart-Haas Racing.

His previous best finish at Pocono was 15th.

In the points standings, William Byron maintained a 54-point lead over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Ryan Preece is on the cutline in 14th, 39 points ahead of AJ Allmendinger.

Here’s what drivers were saying after a rain-delayed race in Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Here’s the finishing order at Pocono:

1. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota
2. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota
3. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford
4. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford
5. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet
6. John H Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota
7. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet
8. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford
9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford
10. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford
11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevolet
12. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford
13. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota
14. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota
15. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet
16. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford
17. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toytoa
18. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet
19. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet
20. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Toyota
21. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet
22. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford
23. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford
24. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet
25. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford
26. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet
27. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet
28. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford
29. Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet
31. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet
32. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota
33. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet
34. Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
35. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet
36. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota
37. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota