The second round of the NASCAR 2025 Cup qualifying series takes the higher level of sport via the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kansas Speedway, and will end with an elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.
Alex Bowman,, Shane Van Gisbergen,, Austin DillonAnd Josh Berry did not manage to move forward, and although Motorsport.com has failed to obtain 100% in our first round exit forecasts, that will not prevent us from giving our best for the Channel of 12.
The driver of Penske n ° 2 proved us both, moving on to something else Even after his Ford Mustang ignited in the fence towers of the Bristol cutting race.
Rounds of 12 Matt Weaver eliminations
Chase Elliott with damage, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
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Chase Elliott:: This is the turn where there is always a real surprise elimination. But the thing is, by Elliott’s own summary is not a championship caliber program at the moment. This does not mean that they cannot turn it on. In fact, it is just as likely to win the championship as if they are eliminated. New Hampshire will be really important for the Hendrick Motorsports Team n ° 9 because they supported the victory at Flat Track Gateway, but it is also a set of different rules, it is therefore an open question that Elliott appears.
Austin Cindric:: There is nothing particularly bad with the way in which the Penske No. 2 team performs at the moment, but it is the turn where to obtain stage points each time and each race, although the challenge for the top-5 is essential when you start under the Cup line. The work of the work season is simply not there to suggest that they are, but Cindric is also a Penske car – survive this in turn can be long term.
Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
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Ross Chastain:: Similar to Cindric, the body of the season is not there, but you also expect a victory from nowhere in the playoffs each year. It would be fortuitous for the Trackhouse N ° 1 race team if it happens while they are still eligible for the championship. This is a team has found it enough to go to the Final Four before, so you never reduce the experience, but it is only the knife to a stage of the playoff shooting.
Tyler Reddick:: The Southern 500 was a boost well necessary for the 23XI Racing Team n ° 45, but they still do not play at their 2024 levels and they start this turn at the bottom of the pylon. On the one hand, Toyota has the most speed right now, but on the other hand, Reddick and Billy Scott are not capitalizing him regularly. Their first round performance will not be sufficient this time.
Nick Degroot rounds of 12 eliminations
Tyler Reddick, 23xi Racing Toyota
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Tyler Reddick: Reddick is a strange case. He won the title of the regular season in 2024 and went to the 4 championship, but he is now the only pilot without victory to play in the fight in 2025. Apart from a stellar exhibition in the south of the 500, the n ° 45 was far from the place where he was only a year ago. Without this projection in Darlington, the round of 16 could have been the end of its race in the playoffs. While his teammate continues to impress, Reddick has not shown us much in terms of speed.
Austin Cindric: Most believed that Cindric would be an outing in the first round, so we already have the impression that he was in time borrowed here. If he can prove to us again and go around 8, it would be incredible, but the facts do not support him. He has five tens TOP this year, and an average finish of the 20th is simply not going to cut him in this turn.
Joey Logano, Penske Ford team
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Joey Logano:: It’s not a uniform year, so Logano can’t Win the title if you believe in the numerology of pop culture. But seriously, it will be a difficult lap for the triple champion. Logano is not an excellent runner on the road, so Roval will be a challenge. In fact, he was eliminated in this round a year ago – before a disqualification after the race came out his title. Logano is very good for removing a lot from his equipment and he should be quite decent in NHMS and Kansas, but he starts under the Cup line. Logano will have to gain ground on very fast cars right in front of him, and even if I do not expect him to drop without fighting, it will probably be for n ° 22 this year.
Kyle Larson:: Now it would be a shock, but Hendrick Motorsports has not been themselves so far in the playoffs. They have already lost Alex Bowman, and I think they will lose another driver in this turn. He has a 24 -point stamp with whom to play, but Larson finished 19th, 12th and 32nd in the first round, and he has not won a race since May. As we have seen in Bristol, Larson has also made unlocked errors in recent months, and another wreck could easily put an end to its playoffs.
Who will hardly advance?
Matt dit Joey Logano: That’s exactly what he does. Of course, this is a strange season, so its last four years are only available on uniform campaigns, but it is not a legitimate statistical analysis. Until Logano and the leader of the Paul Wolfe team again find the victory speed of the race, which could be a week now because there is a work corpus to suggest that they will, Logano will do what is asked to keep the war even at the expense of a weekly battle. This could be due to a few points at the Roval, but the Penske 22 will continue to attract the anger of the fans who will again denounce its lack of statistics of championship.
Nick dit Ross Chastain: All the facts emphasize that the round of 12 is the end of the trip of the Chastain qualifiers, but the only thing that prevents me from choosing it is the songs that make up this turn. He won in Kansas a year ago, and these types of 1.5 mile tracks are the place where Chastain shines. There is also a course on the road in this tour, and his teammate is none other than Shane Van Gisbergen. It will be invaluable, but Chastain himself qualified in the top five of the last four road routes, which could well set it up to score many stage points in Roval. His weakest track will be NHMS, and yet he scored a top ten last year – and let’s not forget, Chastain is one of the three drivers who were able to participate in the tire test this summer in Magic Mile.
