Four drivers will not move on to continue their quest to compete for a title in Phoenix following the Bristol Night Race on Saturday night. Well, this isn’t about them. This is about the tracks and drivers still in the hunt for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
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The Tracks In the Round of 12
Kansas Motor Speedway
- Hollywood Casino 400
- Defending winner – Tyler Reddick
- Replaced Texas as the first race of the Round of 12
- 267 Laps – 400.5 miles
Talladega Superspeedway
- YellaWood 500
- Defending winner – Ryan Blaney
- Same place as 2023
- 188 Laps – 500.08 Miles
Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL
- Bank of America ROVAL 400
- Defending winner – AJ Allmendinger
- Same place as 2023
- 109 Laps – 252.88 Miles
The Drivers
Kyle Larson
- 8 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 5x
- 2 Final 4 Appearances
- 10 wins in the Playoffs
- 2021 Cup Series Champion
Christopher Bell
- 4 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 3x
- 2 Final 4 Appearances
- 3 wins in the Playoffs
Tyler Reddick
- 4 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 1x
- 0 Final 4 Appearances
- 2 wins in the Playoffs
William Byron
- 6 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 3x
- 1 Final 4 Appearance
- 1 win in the Playoffs
Ryan Blaney
- 8 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 4x
- 1 Final 4 Appearance
- 4 wins in the Playoffs
- 2023 Cup Series Champion
Denny Hamlin
- 18 Playoff Appearances (most all-time, All in Elimination era) – Made it past the Round of 12 8x
- 4 Final 4 Appearances
- 12 wins in the Playoffs
Chase Elliott
- 8 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 5x
- 3 Final 4 Appearances
- 7 wins in the Playoffs
- 2020 Cup Series Champion
Joey Logano
- 11 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 8x
- 5 Final 4 Appearances
- 13 wins in the Playoffs
- 2018 & 2022 Cup Series Champion
Austin Cindric
- 2 Playoff Appearances – Never made it past the Round of 12
Daniel Suarez
- 2 Playoff Appearances – Never made it past the Round of 12
Alex Bowman
- 6 Playoff Appearances – Made it past the Round of 12 1x
- 1 win in the Playoff
Chase Briscoe
- 2 Playoff Appearances – Never Made it past the Round of 12
