NASCAR Cup Playoff Photo To go with just three races

There are only three races in the regular season, and there are only three unclaimed spots inside the 16-driver playoff field. The NASCAR Cup series will test his drivers at the Watkins Glenn Road course before going to the NASCAR Cup series Richmond short track and then on the prestigious Detaona Supersedway.

William Bayron With his fuel-mill win in the Iowa Speedway, only the fifth multi-time winner became the winner this year, so still 13 winners are holding 16 spots. The last three are conducted by spots Tyler radic, Alex bomanAnd Chris BascharBut the fight for that final place is getting very tight.

Tyler Radic +122Pts

Reddick does not want to see a new winner in Watkins Glenn (unless it is), and if he receives his wish, his position inside the playoffs is a closeness. He is clear 59 points of his nearest competition, so just an average day and any new winner will not be enough to breathe easy.

Alex Boman +63Ps

Boman may feel something better after Iowa as he covered some very important distance between himself and the hot seat. He was just 11 points above the Buescher entering the BuesCher race, but left 40 points. He is certainly not yet out of the forest, especially if there are some new winners, but he is now in a better position than a week ago.

23 points between RFK racing team colleagues for the last place

Iowa was not a good race for Buschar’s, as he lost the ground to Boman, while PRE was built a lot of land. This leaves the beauty extremely weak, as any new winner from under the cut-line will knock it in red. And Pis, who was 42 points behind the entering Iowa, is now just 23 points behind. But at the end of this week, there are some good news for Buecher with NASCAR for Watkins Glenn, where he is a rescue race winner. But if the back-to-back is not an option, then the Buschar will have to focus on getting the stage point as much as possible.

Drivers are facing a win, which we need to see in Glenn

Kyle Busch The cut-line is 73 points below, and it is unlikely that it will be able to build that kind of land in the next three weeks. So, this is basically a winning position for him and everyone else. And with Watkins Glenn having a road course, it presents a unique opportunity for some of these drivers, which may not be a contender elsewhere.

Aj allmendinger: Prior to the arrival of SVG, Alminger was seen as one of the top road courses racers in the game, and for a good reason. They have three cups of winning, all in different road courses, including a win in Watkins Glenn. He is also driving the car that won the race with SVG behind the wheel about a year ago, so expects that the almedder would be a contender.

Ti gibes, Gibbs have been really impressive on road courses this year, and even defeating the van Gisbergen in Mexico City had a shot, before a bad time cautious cautioned him out of the controversy. His best end of the year came to Chicago, where he finished second, and JGR would be completely behind Gibbs as he is the only driver within the organization that is not yet locked in playoffs.

Michael McDowell, McDowell is another road course that was an opportunity to challenge SVG in Chicago before some mid-race mechanical gramallins. He won the Indianapolis Road course in 2021, and will find some additional lap at the end of this week in the Xfinity Series Race. And this year, their only top-five finish have come in road and road courses, so keep an eye on number 71.

Daniel Suarez, Suarez is in a unique situation. Both of their companions have already been closed in the playoffs, but they are ready to participate with the trackhouse at the end of the year. And there is no ride for 2026, the pressure for him goes far beyond the playoffs. He really needs to return to Vijay Lane, and when we know the trackhouse cars are capable of winning in road courses … and therefore Suarez. Her first career cup wins in Sonoma, and she also won the Exfinity Race in Mexico City earlier this year.

Carson Hoswar, Hosavor is a true wildcard, because we really do not know what he expects to see at the end of this week. He finished third in Watkins Glenn last year, but he finished out of the top 30 in the last three roads and street courses. They also have a growing list of enemies, and road courses offer a great opportunity for low -risk pebacks, but if they can avoid the drama, she may be a contender on Sunday.