After a thrilling NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway, Joey Logano emerged as the winner. The event, which lasted for five overtimes, set a new series record. Despite fierce competition from rookie Zane Smith and Tyler Reddick, Logano took the checkered flag in first place. Ryan Preece finished in fourth, while Chris Buescher came in fifth.
Christopher Bell had dominated the race by winning both stages, but unfortunately crashed during the third stage and ended up finishing in 36th place. This marked an end to his streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes. Logano’s victory had a significant impact on the playoff cutline as he moved up from holding the final playoff spot to becoming the 11th driver to secure a playoff spot with a win.
With seven races left in the season, there are now five spots for the playoffs via points. Alex Bowman currently holds the final playoff spot, while Bubba Wallace is the first driver outside of a playoff spot, trailing Bowman by 51 points. Chase Briscoe follows behind Wallace by 78 points, and Kyle Busch is 104 points behind Bowman in the playoff race.
Overall, Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway was an exciting event that went down to the wire. With just seven races left in the season, it’s anyone’s game when it comes to securing those coveted playoff spots.