Who was eradicated in Spherical 2 of the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Problem?

32 drivers had been minimize right down to 16 at Sonoma, and now solely eight stay after Chicagoland within the NASCAR In-Season Bracket Problem. The wildly unpredictable EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) is subsequent, with the event concluding with races at North Wilkesboro and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The winner will obtain a $1 million prize, and Ty Gibbs is the defending winner. Sadly for Gibbs, the No. 5 seed in 2026, he won’t go back-to-back as his event ended at Chicagoland regardless of an eighth-place end. He was going through JGR teammate Chase Briscoe, who received the race and superior onward.

One other huge identify that fell was Kyle Larson, as a mid-race spin derailed what was a robust day for the No. 6 seed.

No. 2 seed Denny Hamlin stays within the competitors, as does No. 3 seed Ryan Blaney and No. 4 seed Chase Elliott.

At Chicagoland, 5 of the eight matchups had been truly received by the lower-seeded driver, and two true underdogs nonetheless stay. No. 25 seed Todd Gilliland eradicated Carson Hocevar with a sixteenth place end.

There’s additionally Alex Bowman, who was the bottom ranked driver of your entire competitors because the No. 32 seed. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is deep within the standings after lacking a number of races on account of vertigo, however finishes of tenth and fifth after vaulted him into the third spherical of the In-Season Problem.

Sadly, solely one among these bracket-busters will proceed past Atlanta, as Gilliland and Bowman will face one another this upcoming race weekend.

Beneath yow will discover the total chart for who beat who, in addition to the brand new matchups for Spherical 3 at Atlanta:

Spherical 2 at Chicagoland: Who superior and who was eradicated?

Observe: Driver names which might be bolded superior

NEW: Spherical 3 matchups for EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)

Driver Title (Seed No.) vs.
Driver Title (Seed No.)

Denny Hamlin (No. 2)
Christopher Bell (No. 10)

Ryan Blaney (No. 3)
William Byron (No. 11)

Chase Elliott (No. 4)
Chase Briscoe (No. 12)

Todd Gilliland (No. 25)
Alex Bowman (No. 32)

Austin Cindric (No. 16)
Alex Bowman (No. 32)

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