“Why don’t we?” Kodi Ware Eyes Shock Win in Detonon, and a playoff spot

For better or worse, the ‘victory and you’ aspects of the NASCAR Cup playoffs are converted into the final wildcard race in Detona. There are 20 drivers in a winning position, and if they reach the victory lane on Saturday night, they will be guaranteed a place in Postsen.

This statement is perfect for drivers Chris Baschar And Kyle BuschBut for also Codi wareWhich sits in the championship standing 36th (final between full -time drivers). Ware, along with Relay harbestThis year there are only two drivers without top-ten finish.

And yet, a win in Detonon will either replace one of the two in the playoffs, either replace Tyler radic Or Alex bomanIt may look like a stretch, but it essentially occurred a year ago. Harrison Burton Came out of the top 30 in the points, won its way in the playoffs in Detona. Ware was not far behind in the race, who was achieving the best finish of the fourth career.

And while a win by number 51 Rick wear racing Ford will certainly stimulate the controversy as the debate continues around the current playoff format, eager to play the role of Ware Spiiler.

Why don’t we?

“We always go to Detona every time we go there, but I think it seems even more in summer, then why not?” Ware said in his weekly team advance. “I don’t know what it is about the night race, whether it is an increased aggression of the ground and can also be able to capitalize on it as compared to Detona 500, but I would say that we have a good shot as someone to win on Saturday night.”

Ware has only two top ten finish to start 131 cups, and they both came to Detona (sixth in 2022 and fourth in 2024).

Ware said about her top five a year ago, “It was a little existence and a little race.” “It was really about the time when I took the decisions. It was not about the difficult race vs. not a hard race.

Detonona is known as great equalizer, and for a good reason. 24 separate drivers have won their first cup in Detona, including six since 2018.

“In Detona, it is as similar as it becomes,” Ware continued. “The name of the game is existence, and it is more than a mental game. It is like beating and playing chess on 200 mph and beating.

Ware may not have any partner, but he has a lot of manufacturer associates as a member of the Ford Camp at the end of this week. Team pension And Wood Brothers are the only Ford-supported outfits with closed drivers in the playoffs, so they want to assist teams like RFK racing, Haas Factory Team and RWR in search of victory.

Ware noted how he has gained a lot of confidence in “Detona and his sister Track, Taldega”. The drafting track resulted in six best finishes at the cup level of Ware, with the Bristol Motor Speedway their best non-drafting track.

Ware said, “I think you want to be either in front or far behind,” Ware said where he wants to run away overnight. “No man is like the land anywhere. My goal is to move and run in that top -10, and I think we are going to a good place to do so until we execute and make mistakes.”

Every first winner in Detona