When the green flag fell in the Daytona 500 in February, many miles and a great deal of time awaited the Cup Series field, with each driver and team knowing there were 26 races ahead to try and win a race and give themselves an opportunity to race for the Cup championship. 25 races later, the Cup Series returns to Daytona for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 -- and for many, only 400 miles are left to try and make their seasons amount to something.
Entering Saturday night's regular-season finale, 14 drivers have clinched a spot in the playoffs, leaving two spots on the 16-driver playoff grid still up for grabs. Those spots are currently held by Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman, but their hold on a postseason spot is tenuous at best. One week ago, Austin Dillon's win at Richmond bumped the cut line do