“I think the four most deserving teams are probably in the final four,” said Larson, the regular-season champion and title favorite. It will pit a pair of Hendrick Chevrolets against two JGR Toyotas.
The Cup will be decided next Sunday at sold-out Phoenix Raceway between favorite Kyle Larson and reigning champion Chase Elliott for Hendrick Motorsports, and Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. Bowman wasn't eligible to make the championship round and his overtime victory denied both Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski the final spot in the field. (AP) - Alex Bowman was the only driver celebrating after NASCAR set its championship four - and he's not even racing for the title.īowman picked up the victory Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in the final elimination race ahead of the winner-take-all season finale.
