2022 NASCAR: Playoff standings jumbled after chaotic Southern 500

DARLINGTON, S.C. — There was fire and there was rain. And venerable Darlington Raceway

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which hosted its first Cup race in 1950, showed it is still as difficult as ever.

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The outcome is a muddled end of the season games standings — highlighting a previous hero first and another last

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Sunday’s Southern 500 victory by Erik Jones, who is not in the playoffs

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means that no one advanced to the second round after 4 hours, 9 minutes of racing Sunday night.

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Former champion Joey Logano leads the playoff standings after placing fourth. He has 2,065 points heading into this weekend’s Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

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Former champion Kevin Harvick is last among the 16 playoff drivers after his car went up in flames.

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That could mildly compare to the heat that came from him when he lashed out at NASCAR and the Next Gen car.

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“Overall, good day and it’s a good way to start this playoff stretch and hopefully we can continue the momentum,” Bell said.

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2022 NASCAR: World Reacts To Major Crash On Sunday

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — There was fire and there was rain. And venerable Darlington Raceway

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which hosted its first Cup race in 1950, showed it is still as difficult as ever.

Credit: Google Image

The outcome is a muddled end of the season games standings — highlighting a previous hero first and another last

Credit: Google Image

Sunday’s Southern 500 victory by Erik Jones, who is not in the playoffs

Credit: Google Image

means that no one advanced to the second round after 4 hours, 9 minutes of racing Sunday night.

Credit: Google Image

Former champion Joey Logano leads the playoff standings after placing fourth. He has 2,065 points heading into this weekend’s Cup race at Kansas Speedway.

Credit: Google Image

Former champion Kevin Harvick is last among the 16 playoff drivers after his car went up in flames.

Credit: Google Image

That could mildly compare to the heat that came from him when he lashed out at NASCAR and the Next Gen car.

Credit: Google Image

“Overall, good day and it’s a good way to start this playoff stretch and hopefully we can continue the momentum,” Bell said.

Credit: Google Image

2022 NASCAR: World Reacts To Major Crash On Sunday