Bubba Wallace was in position to maintain his spot in the Cup playoff standings until he was collected in a crash late in Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Wallace was running 15th when he was involved in a multi-car crash on Lap 265 of 305. He finished 34th.
Joey Logano finished 32nd — but scored 17 stage points to Wallace’s zero — and moved past Wallace into the last playoff spot with eight races left in the regular season.
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Wallace is the first driver outside a playoff spot heading into Sunday’s race at Nashville Superspeedway (3:30 p.m. ET on NBC). He is 13 points below the cutline.
Chase Briscoe finished second to winner Christopher Bell at New Hampshire and is 25 points below the cutline.
Kyle Busch finished 35th — the third time in the last four races he’s finished 35th or worse — and fell to 45 points from the playoff cutline. He lost 14 points to the cutline on Sunday.
Ten drivers have secured a playoff spot with a win. That leaves six positions via points at this time.
