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

32 drivers have been lower all the way 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 match 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 champion. Sadly for Gibbs, who was ranked because the No. 5 seed in 2026, he won’t go back-to-back as his match hopes ended at Chicagoland regardless of an eighth-place end. He was dealing with JGR teammate Chase Briscoe, who really gained the race and superior onward.

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One other massive title that fell was Kyle Larson, as a mid-race spin derailed what was a powerful day for the No. 6 seed. He misplaced to his teammate as nicely, No. 11 seed William Byron

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

The cost of the underdogsTodd Gilliland, Entrance Row Motorsports Ford

Todd Gilliland, Entrance Row Motorsports Ford

At Chicagoland, 5 of the eight matchups have been really gained 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 all the competitors because the No. 32 seed. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is deep within the standings after lacking a number of races as he was affected by vertigo, however finishes of tenth and fifth have vaulted him up into the third spherical of the In-Season Problem.

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

Under you could find the total chart for who beat who at Chicagoland, in addition to the brand new matchups for Spherical 3 at Atlanta:

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

Notice: Driver names which are bolded superior

Driver Identify (Seed No.) vs.

Driver Identify (Seed No.)

Denny Hamlin (No. 2)

Erik Jones (No. 15)

Ryan Blaney (No. 3)

Shane van Gisbergen (No. 14)

Chase Elliott (No. 4)

Michael McDowell (No. 20)

Ty Gibbs (No. 5)