2018 Championship 4 Clinch Scenarios

The following scenarios are what each driver would need to accomplish in order to clinch a Championship 4 spot, regardless of the finish of any other driver.

 

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

  • Kyle Busch – Busch can clinch with 53 points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Martin Truex Jr. or a non-playoff driver), he would clinch with 28 points. With a win, he would clinch.
  • Martin Truex Jr. – Truex would clinch on points with 55 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Kyle Busch or a non-playoff driver), he would clinch with 31 Points. With a win, he would clinch.
  • Kurt Busch – The only guaranteed result that gives Kurt Busch a Championship 4 spot is a win. Busch could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Chase Elliott – The only guaranteed result that gives Elliott a Championship 4 spot is a win. Elliott could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Aric Almirola – Almirola can only clinch a spot with a win.
  • Clint Bowyer – Bowyer can only clinch a spot with a win.

 

NASCAR Xfinity Series

  • Tyler Reddick – Reddick would clinch with 46 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Elliott Sadler, Daniel Hemric or a non-playoff driver), Reddick would clinch on points with 35 Points. With a win, he would clinch.
     
  • Elliott Sadler – Sadler would clinch with 54 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Tyler Reddick, Daniel Hemric or a non-playoff driver), he would clinch on points with 43 Points. With a win, he would clinch.
  • Daniel Hemric – Hemric would clinch with 55 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Tyler Reddick, Elliott Sadler or a non-playoff driver), he would clinch on points with 44 Points. With a win, he would clinch.
  • Justin Allgaier – The only guaranteed result that gives Allgaier a Championship 4 spot is a win. Allgaier could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Matt Tifft – The only guaranteed result that gives Tifft a Championship 4 spot is a win. Tifft could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Christopher Bell – The only guaranteed result that gives Bell a Championship 4 spot is a win. Bell could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Austin Cindric – Cindric can only clinch a spot with a win.

 

 

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

  • Brett Moffitt – Moffitt would clinch with 51 Points and a new winner. If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Noah Gragson or a non-playoff driver), he would clinch on points with 33 Points. With a win, he would clinch.
  • Noah Gragson – If there is a repeat winner (or a win by Brett Moffitt or a non-playoff driver), Gragson would clinch with 38 Points. With a win, he would clinch. Could clinch on points with a new winner, but would need help.
  • Grant Enfinger – The only guaranteed result that gives Enfinger a Championship 4 spot is a win. Enfinger could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.
  • Matt Crafton – The only guaranteed result that gives Crafton a Championship 4 spot is a win. Crafton could also clinch on points, but would need help depending on the winner.

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