The NASCAR In-Season Problem produced one other wild weekend at Chicagoland Speedway.
Only one week after No. 32 seed Alex Bowman surprised top-seeded Tyler Reddick, the match delivered extra bracket chaos as Bowman, Todd Gilliland and a number of other different underdogs continued their unlikely runs into Spherical 3.
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In the meantime, defending In-Season Problem champion Ty Gibbs was eradicated, and Kyle Larson’s Stage 2 spin proved expensive in additional methods than one.
Alex Bowman retains the Cinderella story alive
Bowman entered the match because the No. 32 seed, however his outstanding run continued Sunday.
Contemporary off eliminating No. 1 seed Tyler Reddick at Sonoma, Bowman defeated No. 16 seed Austin Cindric after ending fourth at Chicagoland. The Hendrick Motorsports driver now advances to EchoPark Speedway, the place he’ll face one other Cinderella story in Todd Gilliland.
Todd Gilliland knocks off one other favourite
Gilliland’s stunning match run additionally continued.
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After upsetting Daniel Suárez in Spherical 1, the No. 25 seed eradicated ninth-seeded Carson Hocevar by ending sixteenth whereas Hocevar ended the day twenty second.
Gilliland now meets Bowman in one of many match’s most surprising Spherical 3 matchups, guaranteeing that both the No. 25 or No. 32 seed will attain the semifinals.
Briscoe ends Ty Gibbs’ title protection
Considered one of Sunday’s largest bracket outcomes got here on the left aspect.
Chase Briscoe’s Chicagoland victory eradicated defending In-Season Problem champion Ty Gibbs, who had received the inaugural match final season.
Briscoe now advances to face Chase Elliott, who defeated Michael McDowell after Elliott completed eleventh and McDowell got here residence twenty ninth.
Hamlin, Bell and Blaney maintain rolling
The highest half of the bracket largely held to kind.
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Denny Hamlin defeated Erik Jones after ending third, whereas Christopher Bell superior by beating Chris Buescher together with his runner-up end regardless of racing via a fractured wrist.
Ryan Blaney additionally moved on after defeating Shane van Gisbergen, whereas William Byron eradicated Kyle Larson after Larson’s spin and Thirty fourth-place end dramatically modified that matchup.
Up to date Spherical 3 Matchups
Alex Bowman (32) vs. Todd Gilliland (25)
Denny Hamlin (2) vs. Christopher Bell (10)
William Byron (11) vs. Ryan Blaney (3)
EchoPark Speedway now hosts the quarterfinal spherical, with solely eight drivers remaining in NASCAR’s second annual In-Season Problem.
NASCAR In-Season Problem BracketCredit courtesy of nascar.com
