Larson’s Win Shakes Playoff Standings | Nascar News

Kyle Larson shocks the field with a win at World Wide Technology Raceway, ending his drought and vaulting to second in the playoffs—just nine points behind Denny Hamlin—and becomes the only Chevrolet driver in the top eight. Meanwhile, Carson Hocevar climbs three spots after off-track chaos, now ninth, while Chase Briscoe and Daniel Suárez plummet three spots each, Suárez now perilously near the bottom. Fourteen of sixteen playoff drivers were involved in incidents, highlighting how fast fortunes shift. With eight races left—including the high-stakes Bristol showdown—the gap between contenders and strugglers is widening, and driver...