- Kyle Larson (5) Hendrick Motorsports
2024 Season Statistics: 4 wins, 10 top fives, 5 poles, Avg. finish 13.6
In his seven prior playoff appearances, Larson has 9 total wins, 27 top fives and an average finish of 12.9. Larson also holds the 2021 Cup Series championship as well as the 2021 Regular season championship. In 2023, Larson finished the season runner-up to Ryan Blaney. Larson heads to the 2024 playoffs ranked first in the points standings.
- Christopher Bell (20) Joe Gibbs Racing
2024 season statistics: 3 wins, 9 top fives, 1 pole, Avg. finish 15.0
Christopher Bell enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs seeded in second place. In his 3 prior playoff appearances, Bell holds 3 wins to his name as well as 12 top fives with an average finish of 12.0. In 2023, Bell finished fourth in the Cup series standings after making the Championship 4.
- Tyler Reddick (45) 23XI Racing
2024 season statistics: 2 wins, 11 top fives, 2 poles, Avg. finish 11.2
Tyler Reddick enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs ranked third in the points standings. Reddick holds the 2024 Regular season championship that he clinched in Darlington. In his three prior playoff appearances, Reddick has 3 wins, 6 top fives with an Avg. finish of 16.1. In 2023, Reddick finished the season sixth in playoff standings after being eliminated in the Round of 8.
- William Byron (24) Hendrick Motorsports
2024 season statistics: 3 wins, 8 top fives, 1 pole, Avg. finish 14.6
William Byron enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded fourth in the points standings. In his five prior playoff appearances, Byron has 1 win, 14 top fives, 3 poles and an Avg. finish of 10.5. In 2023, Byron finished a career-best third in the playoff standings.
- Ryan Blaney (12) Team Penske
2024 season statistics: 2 wins, 7 top fives, 1 pole, Avg. finish 15.8
In Ryan Blaney’s seven prior playoff appearances, the Team Penske driver has 4 wins, 22 top fives, 3 poles and an Avg. finish of 10.7. In 2023, Blaney took home the Cup series championship in Phoenix. Blaney heads to the 2024 playoffs seeded fifth in the points standings.
- Denny Hamlin (11) Joe Gibbs Racing
2024 season statistics: 3 wins, 9 top fives, 3 poles, Avg. finish 15.0
Denny Hamlin, who enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs for the 18th time now holds the record for the most playoff appearances for all active Cup series drivers. In his 17 prior appearances on the playoffs, Hamlin has 12 wins, 63 top fives, 12 poles and an Avg. finish of 11.2. Hamlin, who has made the Championship 4 round 4 times as yet to win a championship and enters the 2024 season seeded sixth in the playoff standings.
- Chase Elliott (9) Hendrick Motorsports
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 7 top fives, Avg. finish 11.6
In his seven prior appearances in the playoffs, Elliott has 7 wins, 26 top fives, 1 pole and an Avg. finish of 11.3. Elliott, who won the Cup series championship in 2020 has made the Championship 4 round three times in his career and is seeded seventh in the standings for 2024.
- Brad Keselowski (6) RFK Racing
In his eleven prior playoff appearances, Keselowski has 7 wins, 40 top fives, 5 poles with an Avg. finish of 11.4 and holds the 2012 Cup series championship which he won with Team Penske. Keselowski enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded eighth in the points standings.
- Joey Logano (22) Team Penske
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 4 top fives, 3 poles, Avg. finish 18.3
In his 10 prior playoff appearances, Logano has 12 wins, 44 top fives, 6 poles and an Avg. finish of 10.2. Logano also holds the 2018 Cup series championship as well as the 2022 Cup series championship. Logano heads into the 2024 Cup series playoffs seeded in ninth place.
- Austin Cindric (12) Team Penske
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 2 top fives, Avg. finish 20.6.
In only his second playoff appearance, Austin Cindric made his debut in 2022 with his Daytona 500 win. In the 2022 playoffs, Cindric had 1 top ten with an Avg. finish of 17.8. In 2023, Cindric failed to make the playoffs after finishing 24th in the points standings. Cindric enters the 2024 playoffs seeded 10th in the playoff standings.
- Daniel Suarez (99) Trackhouse Racing
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 2 top fives, Avg. finish 18.3
Daniel Suarez enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs for the second time in his career. In the 2022 Cup series playoffs, Suarez had 3 top tens with an Avg. finish of 16.5. In 2023, Suarez failed to make the playoffs after a disappointing 19th place finish in the points standings at season’s end. Suarez enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs seeded 11th in playoff standings.
- Alex Bowman (88) Hendrick Motorsports
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 6 top fives, Avg. finish of 15.4.
Alex Bowman enters the 2024 playoffs for the sixth playoff appearance in his career. In his five prior appearances, Bowman has 1 win, 10 top fives and an Avg. finish of 15.2. In 2023, Bowman failed to make the playoffs and would finish 20th in the points standings. Bowman enters the 2024 Cup series playoffs seeded 12th in playoff standings.
- Chase Briscoe (14) Stewart-Haas Racing
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 3 top fives, Avg. finish 17.4
In only his second playoff appearance, Chase Briscoe enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup series playoffs for the second time in his career. In the 2022 playoffs, Briscoe compiled 3 top fives and had an Avg. finish of 13.1. In 2023, Briscoe failed to make the playoffs after finishing the season in a disappointing 30th in standings. Briscoe enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded 13th in playoff standings.
- Harrison Burton (21) Wood Brothers Racing
2024 season statistics: 1 win, 1 top five, Avg. finish 25.7
Making his NASCAR Cup Series playoff debut in 2024 after his triumphant win in Daytona, Harrison Burton enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded 14th in playoff standings.
- Martin Truex Jr. (19) Joe Gibbs Rating
2024 season statistics: 4 top fives, Avg. finish 17.0.
Making his final playoff appearance after announcing his retirement at season’s end, Martin Truex Jr. has appeared in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs 10 times in his career with 10 wins, 34 top fives, 6 poles and an Avg. finish of 10.7. In 2017, Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series championship for Furniture Row Racing after winning the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Truex enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded 15th in playoff standings.
- Ty Gibbs (54) Joe Gibbs Racing
2024 season statistics: 7 top fives, 2 poles, Avg. finish 14.7
Making his NASCAR Cup Series playoff debut, Ty Gibbs enters the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seeded 16th in playoff standings.
The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs gets underway this Sunday September 8th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern on USA Network.
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