After Christian Eckes’ dominant win at Nashville on Friday, simply three regular-season races are remaining for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection playoffs.
With solely 4 drivers locked into the postseason subject after 13 races, it is anybody’s guess as to who will compete for the championship.
This is the place the bubble drivers stand after Nashville.
5. Ty Majeski (+144)
6. Tyler Ankrum (+47)
7. Taylor Grey (+38)
8. Ben Rhodes (+34)
The defending Truck Collection champion truly misplaced two factors to the minimize line on Friday, however after a tough begin to the season, the No. 99 workforce is lastly beginning to flip issues round. Rhodes completed seventh on Friday, making it three finishes of seventh or higher for Rhodes within the final 4 races. Rhodes ought to be capable of level his means into the postseason, and he is confirmed he can win the title as an underdog – twice.
9. Grant Enfinger (+33)
Enfinger will be marked as one of many largest winners of the night time on the subject of the playoff minimize line, because the veteran driver gained seven factors and one spot after a sixth-place effort at Nashville. The velocity is changing into extra fixed within the No. 9 truck, and July 19’s race at IRP – the place Enfinger received in 2022 – could possibly be the place Enfinger places all of it collectively for his first win of the season.
10. Tanner Grey (+14)
Grey completed 14th on Friday after an incident early within the race, however he continues to get higher by the week. Grey has a historical past of beginning the season sturdy earlier than closely falling off, however he is been regular to this point in 2024. He’ll must race onerous over the following three races to make sure a playoff berth, however proper now, he is bought pretty much as good of a shot as anybody to make his means in.
11. Daniel Dye (-14)
There could not have been a greater time for Dye to notch his greatest profession end (second) than Friday at Nashville, the place Dye’s runner-up efficiency gained him 23 factors on the playoff minimize line. At simply 20 years outdated, Dye might not have postseason expertise, however the velocity within the No. 43 truck is lastly exhibiting by means of on a weekly foundation. Dye was disregarded of loads of playoff brackets firstly of the season, however the younger driver could possibly be on the sting of one other breakout efficiency quickly.
12. Stewart Friesen (-17)
Whereas Friesen misplaced his Eleventh-place spot in factors to Dye, Nashville was nonetheless a acquire of 9 factors for Friesen to the playoff minimize line. Successful the pole and incomes eight stage factors actually helped soften the blow for what was an in any other case mundane Eleventh-place run. Friesen must run up entrance extra typically to be taken significantly, however he might have sufficient veteran savvy to weasel his means into the playoffs.
13. Matt Crafton (-54)
Crafton might not notch the worst factors end of his profession in 2024, but when he misses the playoffs for the primary time this season, it would not be a stretch to name his twenty fourth full-time season the worst of his legendary profession. The three-time champion ran contained in the top-10 at Nashville earlier than ending twenty third, two laps down. With three races to make up 54 factors or rating his first win in 4 years, it is put up or shut up time for Crafton, who at 48 years outdated, is nearing the tip of his profession.
14. Chase Purdy (-61)
15. Jake Garcia (-67)
16. Layne Riggs (-80)
17. Dean Thompson (-95)
18. Ty Dillon (-107)
19. Bayley Currey (-114)
20. Bret Holmes (-122)
