With the first 20 races of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season in the books, drivers and teams have just six regular-season events left to qualify for the playoffs this fall.
The 16-driver, 10-race playoffs begin in September with the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, and drivers can qualify for the postseason by either winning a race and automatically locking themselves in or — if there aren’t 16 different race winners in the regular season — by being among the top-16 drivers in the standings.
Six races left may seem like a lot, but it’s really not, especially when a moment or two of bad luck could really set drivers behind. Here are the remaining regular-season races:
Saturday, August 8: Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 9: Michigan International Speedway
Sunday, August 16: Daytona International Speedway road course
Saturday, August 22: Dover International Speedway
Sunday, August 23: Dover International Speedway
Saturday, August 29: Daytona International Speedway
So going into this weekend’s doubleheader at Michigan, here’s a look at the projected playoff standings and who’s currently on the bubble from the outside looking in.
