As Shane van Gisbergen drove away and simply scored his fifth victory of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Sequence season, the battle raged on behind him for the ultimate switch spots within the penultimate spherical of the Cup Sequence playoffs.
Van Gisbergen maintained a gradual hole over the likes of Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell within the closing laps to carry on and win on the Charlotte Roval for the primary time in his profession.
Van Gisbergen needed to maintain off a number of advances from Larson and Bell in Stage 3 to take care of the lead.
Playoff highlight was on Ross Chastain and Joey Logano
Behind van Gisbergen, the highlight was on Ross Chastain and defending Cup Sequence champion Joey Logano, who have been furiously battling for the ultimate spot within the Spherical of 8 area.
Logano was on brisker tires within the closing laps, and as Chastain slipped, Logano moved above the minimize line. Logano superior through a tiebreaker, becoming a member of Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Larson, Bell, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe within the Spherical of 8.
Chastain tried a last-ditch effort on the ultimate lap, spinning Denny Hamlin within the frontstretch chicane to no avail.
Together with Logano, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick and Austin Cindric have been eradicated from playoff rivalry.
Larson, Bell, Chris Buescher and Michael McDowell rounded out the highest 5, with Ryan Preece, Daniel Suarez, Elliott, AJ Allmendinger and Reddick finishing the highest 10.
Different notable finishers embrace Byron in eleventh, Blaney in thirteenth, Briscoe in 14th, Wallace in fifteenth, Logano in twentieth, Chastain in twenty first, Hamlin in twenty third and Cindric in thirty seventh.
The Spherical of 8 will start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sept. 12.
