The NASCAR Cup playoff Round of 8 begins this weekend as the series shifts to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
William Byron, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson enter on the positive side of the cut line, while Chris Buescher, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney are on the outside of the final four looking in.
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If a playoff driver wins Sunday, he will have the inside track to the title as they will have a two-week head start to plan for the Phoenix finale Joey Logano used his win in last year’s event to springboard to his second series championship.