Ryan Blaney locked up a NASCAR Cup Collection playoff berth together with his win in Sunday’s Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, however the playoff bubble itself additionally modified fairly a bit after the 14th race of the 2025 season. With over half of the regular-season formally full, here is the place the playoff image stands close to the minimize line.
13. Chase Briscoe (+53)
Briscoe was unable to capitalize on his second straight pole place, as he completed seventeenth at Nashville. Nevertheless, he did achieve six factors to the minimize line, and the No. 19 staff does appear to be coming into its personal because the summer season heats up.
14. Alex Bowman (+45)
Bowman’s freefall continued at Nashville, as he notched his fourth end of twenty ninth or worse during the last six races. A Thirty sixth-place effort noticed Bowman lose 21 factors to the minimize line. If the No. 48 staff’s luck would not flip round quickly, Bowman may very well be on the bubble itself.
15. Chris Buescher (+8)
Each a stable 14th-place end and a 30-point discount to a 60-point penalty handed all the way down to the No. 17 staff after Kansas contributed to Buescher getting again onto the precise facet of the minimize line. Of all of the drivers across the minimize line, Buescher could also be one of many safer bets to level his manner into the postseason.
16. Kyle Busch (+2)
A quiet path to a Twelfth-place end at Nashville helped Busch achieve 16 factors on the minimize line. The 2-time champion is again on the precise facet of the playoff bubble, however he’d like to get again to victory lane and finish a career-long winless drought.
17. Ryan Preece (-2)
A spin in Stage 2 at Nashville relegated Preece to a Twenty eighth-place end that noticed him lose 15 factors to the minimize line. The No. 60 staff has proven stable pace to start out the yr, however they cannot afford many races like Nashville in the event that they wish to make the playoffs of their first yr.
18. Carson Hocevar (-4)
Hocevar earned a career-best runner-up end at Nashville every week after engine troubles at Charlotte derailed a possible profitable bid within the Coke 600. The No. 77 staff is in an important spot to doubtlessly level their manner into the playoffs, but it surely will not be shocking if Hocevar results in victory lane earlier than the tip of the regular-season.
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-6)
Talking of Hocevar, it was contact from the No. 77 that ended Stenhouse Jr.’s race at Nashville. Stenhouse ended up with a wrecked automotive and a Thirty ninth-place end, which misplaced the No. 47 staff 23 factors to the minimize line. Stenhouse has had first rate tempo this yr, however outcomes like Sunday are crippling for the No. 47 staff of their hunt for a playoff bid.
20. AJ Allmendinger (-7)
Allmendinger was dealt a penalty on Saturday night stemming from a violation in observe, however the veteran driver battled to a Twentieth-place end on Sunday night. Nevertheless, Allmendinger did achieve six factors on the minimize line — a stable consequence regardless of the adversity the No. 16 confronted on Sunday.
