2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs
See below for an explanation of the playoffs.
Races are official at either the halfway point of the race or the end of stage 2, whichever comes first.
| Date | Race |
Track | Winner (wins) |
| Sun., Feb 18 | DAYTONA 500 | Daytona International Speedway | #24-William Byron (1) |
| Sun., Feb 25 | Ambetter Health 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | #99-Daniel Suarez (1) |
| Sun., Mar 3 | Pennzoil 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | #5-Kyle Larson (1) |
| Sun., Mar 10 | Shriners Children’s 500 | Phoenix Raceway | #20-Christopher Bell (1) |
| Sun., Mar 17 | Food City 500 | Bristol Motor Speedway | #11-Denny Hamlin (1) |
| Sun., Mar 24 | Echopark Texas Grand Prix | Circuit of the Americas | #24-William Byron (2) |
| Sun., Mar 31 | Toyota Owners 400 | Richmond Raceway | #11-Denny Hamlin (2) |
| Sun., April 7 |
Cook Out 400 | Martinsville Speedway | #24-William Byron (3) |
| Sun, Apr 14 | Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 | Texas Motor Speedway | #9-Chase Elliott (1) |
| Sun., Apr 21 | GEICO 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | #45-Tyler Reddick (1) |
| Sun., April 28 | Würth 400 | Dover Motor Speedway | #11-Denny Hamlin (3) |
| Sun., May 5 | AdventHealth 400 | Kansas Speedway | #5-Kyle Larson (2) |
| Sun., May 12 |
Goodyear 400 | Darlington Raceway | #6-Brad Keselowski (1) |
| Sun., May 26 | Coca-Cola 600 | Charlotte Motor Speedway | #20-Christopher Bell (2) |
| Sun., Jun 2 | Enjoy Illinois 300 | World Wide Technology Raceway | #2-Austin Cindric (1) |
| Sun., Jun 9 | Toyota / Save Mart 350 | Sonoma Raceway | #5-Kyle Larson (3) |
| Sun., Jun 16 | Iowa Corn 350 | Iowa Speedway | #12-Ryan Blaney (1) |
| Sun., Jun 23 | USA Today 301 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | #20-Christopher Bell (3) |
| Sun., Jun 30 | Ally 400 | Nashville Superspeedway | #22-Joey Logano (1) |
| Sun., Jul 7 | Grant Park 165 | Chicago Street Course | #48-Alex Bowman (1) |
| Sun., Jul 14 |
The Great American Getaway 400 | Pocono Raceway | #12-Ryan Blaney (2) |
| Sun., Jul 21 | Brickyard 400 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | #5-Kyle Larson (4) |
| Sun., Aug 11 | Cook Out 400 | Richmond Raceway | #3-Austin Dillon (does not count toward playoffs due to penalty) |
| Sun., Aug 18 | FireKeepers Casino 400 | Michigan International Speedway | #45-Tyler Reddick (2) |
| Sat., Aug 24 | Coke Zero Sugar 400 | Daytona International Speedway | #21-Harrison Burton (1) |
| Sun., Sep 1 | Southern 500 | Darlington Raceway | #14-Chase Briscoe (1) |
| 2024 Playoff Drivers: #2-Austin Cindric, #5-Kyle Larson, #6-Brad Keselowski, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #14-Chase Briscoe, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #20-Christopher Bell, #21-Harrison Burton, #22-Joey Logano, #24-William Byron, #45-Tyler Reddick, #48-Alex Bowman, #54-Ty Gibbs, #99-Daniel Suarez | |||
| Sun., Sep 8 | Quaker State 400 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | #22-Joey Logano (2) |
| Sun., Sep 15 | Go Bowling at the Glen | Watkins Glen International | #17-Chris Buescher (1) |
| Sat., Sep 21 | Bass Pro Shops Night Race | Bristol Motor Speedway | #5-Kyle Larson (5) |
| Drivers Eliminated: #6-Brad Keselowski, #19-Martin Truex Jr, #21-Harrison Burton, #54-Ty Gibbs. | |||
| Sun., Sep 29 | Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET | Kansas Speedway | #1-Ross Chastain(1) |
| Sun., Oct 6 | YellaWood 500 | Talladega Superspeedway | #47-Ricky Stenhouse Jr (1) |
| Sun., Oct 13 | Bank of America ROVAL 400 | Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL | #5-Kyle Larson (6) |
| Drivers Eliminated: #2-Austin Cindric, #14-Chase Briscoe, #48-Alex Bowman, #99-Daniel Suarez | |||
| Sun., Oct 20 | South Point 400 | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | #22-Joey Logano (3) |
| Sun., Oct 27 | Straight Talk Wireless 400 | Homestead-Miami Speedway | #45-Tyler Reddick (3) |
| Sun. Nov 3 | Xfinity 500 | Martinsville Raceway | #12-Ryan Blaney (3) |
| Drivers Eliminated: #5-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #20-Christopher Bell | |||
| Sun., Nov 10 | NASCAR Cup Series Championship | Phoenix Raceway | #22-Joey Logano (4) |
Playoffs Explanation
- The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs consist of 16 drivers.
- The regular season points leader qualifies for the playoffs, even if they don’t have a win.
- Additional drivers automatically qualify for the playoffs with a win (as long as there are no more than 16 winners) in the first 26 races.
- Any playoff positions not filled with a race winner are filled based on point standings.
- There are 4 rounds of playoffs:
- Round of 16: Atlanta, Watkins Glen, Bristol
- Round of 12: Kansas, Talladega, Charlotte
- Round of 8: Las Vegas, Homestead, Martinsville
- The Championship race at Phoenix
- A win during a playoff race automatically advances the driver to the next round.
- The bottom 4 drivers at the end of each round are eliminated.
- The highest finishing driver at Phoenix is the Champion. Playoff drivers do not earn any stage points at Phoenix.
Playoff Structure
- After the third playoff race, there will be 12 drivers. After the sixth playoff race, the field will drop to eight drivers, and following the ninth playoff race, only four drivers will remain in championship contention.
- Round of 16: The first round (races 27-29) is the Round of 16. If a playoff driver wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Round of 12). The remaining available positions 1-12 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 3,000, with any awarded playoff points added.
- Round of 12: The second round (races 30-32) is the Round of 12. Likewise, if a driver in the top 12 in points wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Round of 8). The remaining available positions 1-8 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 4,000, with any awarded playoff points added.
- Round of 8: The third round (races 33-35) is the Round of 8. If a driver in the top eight in points wins a race in this round, the driver automatically advances to the next round (Championship 4). The remaining available positions 1-4 that have not been filled based upon wins will be based on points. Each will then have their points reset to 5,000.
- Additionally, drivers who are eliminated in the Round of 12 and Round of 8 will have their points readjusted. Each eliminated driver will return to the playoff-start base of 2,000 with any awarded playoff points and any accumulated points starting with race No. 27 added. This will allow all drivers not in contention for the title to continue to race for the best possible season-long standing, with final positions fifth-through-16th still up for grabs
Playoff Eligibility
- The top 15 drivers with the most wins over the first 26 races will earn a spot in the playoffs – provided they have finished in the top 30 in points and attempted to qualify for every race (except in rare instances). The 16th playoff position will go to the points leader after race No. 26, if he/she does not have a victory. In the event that there are 16 or more different winners over 26 races, the only winless driver who can earn a playoff spot would be the points leader after 26 races.
- If there are fewer than 16 different winners in the first 26 races, the remaining playoff positions will go to those winless drivers highest in points. If there are 16 or more winners in the first 26 races, the ties will first be broken by number of wins, followed by points.
- Prior to the start of the playoffs, all playoff drivers will have their points adjusted to 2,000, with all playoff points added to their total.
Playoff Points
- In addition to points awarded to drivers based on their finish at the end of stages and the race itself, the winner of a race stage is awarded one playoff point, and the race winner receives 5 playoff points.
- At the end of the regular season, the points leader is awarded 15 playoff points. Second place receives 10 playoff points, 3rd place 8, 4th place 7, 6th place 5, 7th place 4; 8th place 3, 9th place 2, and 10th place 1 playoff point.
- As the start of the playoffs, each eligible driver’s point total is reset to 2000 points, plus the total number of playoff points they earned during the regular season.
- Playoff points are also awarded during each round of the playoffs.
- At the start of each following round of the playoffs, the points are again reset (3000, 4000, and 5000) among eligible drivers and playoff points are added to that amount, with the exception of the Championship race at Homestead-Miami. For the championship race, the final four drivers start with 5000 points, earn no bonus points, and the highest finisher is the Champion.