Tyler Reddick reached the NASCAR Cup Series playoff round of 12 with a final-lap pass in overtime to win the Hollywood Casino 400. Reddick joins Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports as advanced drivers.
Regular season champion Martin Truex Jr. saw his fortunes continue to decline in the playoffs, following a 31st-place finish at Darlington and a last-place finish at Kansas following a failure in Round 4. Truex lost seven places in the standings and now finds himself on the wrong side of the cut line on the 13th place, seven points behind Kevin Harvick. Chris Buescher lost five places and dropped to ninth in the standings after losing his right rear tire with six laps to go.
Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney were Sunday’s big winners, each climbing three spots to fifth and sixth, respectively.
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings
1. Kyle Larson – 2,117* (-)
2. Tyler Reddick – 2,111* (+1 spot after Kansas)
3. Denny Hamlin – 2,105 (+2)
4. William Byron – 2,097 (-2)
5. Brad Keselowski – 2,089 (+3)
6. Ryan Blaney – 2,081 (+3)
7. Kyle Busch – 2,080 (-)
8. Ross Chastain – 2,074 (+2)
9. Chris Buescher – 2,069 (-5)
10. Christopher Bell – 2,069 (+2)
11. Joey Logano – 2,068 (-)
12. Kevin Harvick – 2,063 (+2)
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13. Martin Truex Jr. – 2,056 (-7)
14. Bubba Wallace – 2,044 (-1)
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 2,041 (-)
16. Michael McDowell – 2,023 (-)
*-Posted in round 12
Remaining NASCAR Cup Series schedule
PLAYOFF ROUND OF 16
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
Saturday, September 16, 7:30 PM ET, (US)
Winner 2022: Chris Buescher
PLAYOFF ROUND OF 12
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Sunday, September 24, 3:30 PM ET (US)
Winner 2022: Tyler Reddick
YellaWood 500
Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama
Sunday, October 1, 2:00 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Chase Elliott
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Charlotte Motor Speedway road course, Concord, North Carolina
Sunday, October 8, 2:00 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Christopher Bell
PLAYOFF ROUND OF 8
South Point 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, October 15, 2:30 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Joey Logano
NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Sunday, October 22, 2:30 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Kyle Larson
Xfinity 500
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Sunday, October 29, 2:00 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Christopher Bell
CHAMPIONSHIP 4
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Sunday, November 5, 3:00 PM ET (NBC)
Winner 2022: Joey Logano
