Blaney, Larson, and Logano enter NASCAR Chase with shared record

Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano enter the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase tied for the most postseason victories during the Next Gen era. Each driver has accumulated five postseason wins since the vehicle’s debut in 2022. The trio heads into the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, which marks the first of 10 races in the revamped championship schedule. The series has abandoned its former elimination format in favor of a cumulative points system to determine the champion. Christopher Bell, who has secured four postseason wins in the same period, trails the leaders by only one victory. Regular-season champion Denny Hamlin begins the weekend as the points leader entering the first race of the 10-event stretch.

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