Joey Logano secured his place in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a thrilling victory at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. After five overtimes, the checkered flag finally flew, and Logano emerged triumphant. Rookie Zane Smith finished an impressive second, while Tyler Reddick came in third, Ryan Preece in fourth, and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five.
Christopher Bell dominated both stages of the race but suffered a crash in the third stage, ultimately finishing in 36th place and ending his streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes. Logano’s win not only secured him a spot in the playoffs but also shifted the playoff cutline, moving him ahead of several drivers in the standings.
With Logano’s victory, he became the 11th driver to secure a playoff spot through a win, leaving just five spots remaining via points with seven races left in the season. Alex Bowman now holds the final playoff spot, with Bubba Wallace trailing by 51 points in first outside of playoff contention. Chase Briscoe is 78 points behind Bowman and Kyle Busch is 104 points behind as the battle for playoff positions heats up.
