Truex started the Round of 16 sixth in points, seven points ahead of ninth place. Harvick is surely a lock in for the next round and likely the Championship Four round, but for those right above and below the cutline, nothing is a given.Įven for a driver like Martin Truex Jr., this is especially true. That cushion is the equivalent of the maximum points a driver can gain on a driver in a race plus three points.
Harvick, last week’s winner, holds the points lead and is ahead of the cutline by 62 points over ninth place Aric Almirola. The Round of 12 of the Playoffs starts this Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the South Point 400 and the stakes going into this weekend’s race are high for almost everyone that is everyone who is not named Kevin Harvick.
