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NASCAR results: Reddick wins at Texas as Logano claims playoff points lead

yahoo sports staff
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For the fourth straight race, a driver who cannot win the NASCAR Cup Series championship won a playoff round as Tyler Reddick prevailed over Joey Logano in a late 24-lap sprint to the finish. Logano claimed the playoff points lead with the second-place finish and now leads from Ross Chastain and William Byron.

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 results

  1. Tyler Reddick (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  2. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

  3. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  4. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

  5. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  6. Erik Jones (43), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

  7. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  8. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

  9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  10. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  11. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

  12. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  13. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  14. Corey Lajoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  15. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

  16. Ty Dillon (42), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

  17. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  18. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  19. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  20. Ty Gibbs (45), 23XI Racing Chevrolet

  21. Noah Gragson (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  22. Landon Cassill (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  23. Garrett Smithley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

  24. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  25. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

  26. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

  27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

  28. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

  29. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  30. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

  31. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  32. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  33. Cody Ware (51), Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

  34. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  35. Cole Custer (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  36. Kyle Busch (18), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings

  1. Joey Logano - 3,071

  2. Ross Chastain - 3,059

  3. William Byron - 3,058

  4. Kyle Larson - 3,057

  5. Ryan Blaney - 3,056

  6. Denny Hamlin - 3,049

  7. Daniel Suarez - 3,045

  8. Chase Elliott - 3,045

  9. Chase Briscoe - 3,041

  10. Austin Cindric - 3,034

  11. Christopher Bell - 3,016

  12. Alex Bowman - 3,015

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 starting grid

  1. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

  2. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

  3. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  4. Tyler Reddick (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  5. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

  6. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  7. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

  8. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  10. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  11. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

  12. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

  13. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

  14. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

  15. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  16. Ty Gibbs (45), 23XI Racing Chevrolet

  17. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

  18. Kyle Busch (18), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  19. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

  20. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

  21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

  22. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

  23. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  24. Cole Custer (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  25. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  26. Noah Gragson (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  27. Erik Jones (43), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

  28. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

  29. Corey Lajoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  30. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

  31. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

  32. Ty Dillon (42), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

  33. Garrett Smithley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

  34. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

  35. Landon Cassill (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

  36. Cody Ware (51), Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

Top drivers and best bets for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500

Playoff drivers have the four best moneylines at BetMGM entering the weekend comprising Denny Hamlin (+600), Christopher Bell (+650), Larson (+700) and Elliott (+800). Kyle Busch, who has seen marked success in the Cup and Xfinity Series at Texas, has the best odds among non-playoff drivers remaining at +1000 along with Martin Truex Jr., who missed the playoffs by a quarter-panel.

Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg is still fading Chastain in the playoffs but suggests finding value in Tyler Reddick at +1400 or Elliott’s and Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman at +2000.

Weather forecast for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500

It will be blisteringly hot for both Saturday’s practice and qualifying as well as Sunday’s race. Temperatures are forecast for the mid-90s both days the Cup Series is on track, so count on tire degradation being as much a concern as fuel economy for Sunday’s race.

Aug 14, 2022; Richmond, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) during the Federated Auto Part 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports
Denny Hamlin has won at Texas four times in his NASCAR Cup career. (Photo by: Peter Casey)