William Byron (Daytona 500), Ross Chastain (Coca Cola 600), and Bubba Wallace (Brickyard 400) won the previous four crown jewels on the 2025 schedule. Chase Briscoe is the defending winner of the Southern 500 at Darlington, while Denny Hamlin is the most recent Cup winner at the South Carolina track, winning the 400-miler there earlier this year.

With 10 title hopefuls now confirmed, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs are set to get underway this Saturday at Darlington Raceway (Noon ET, FS1, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

After the barn-burner of a regular-season finale that was last weekend's event at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs have been set,