2023 Playoff Predictions

September 3, 2023

NASCAR CUP 2023 Season Playoff Predictions

75th Year of NASCAR almost in the rearview and 

It's September, NFL season, and time to discuss the Cup playoff predictions for 2023. MTJ clinched the regular season at Daytona and with 10 races to go, we start the round of 16 at the crown jewel track too tough to tame.

This year's contenders: Martin Truex Jr., William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, Tyler Reddick, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Harvick and Bubba Wallace.

ROUND OF 16

Darlington - Kansas - Bristol

Sept 3 Winner: Harvick

Sept 10 Winner: Larson

Sept 17 Winner: Keselowski

Cut - Wallace, Chastain, Stenhouse, McDowell

ROUND OF 12

Texas - Talledega - Roval

Sept 24 Winner: Reddick

Oct 1 Winner: Blaney

Oct 8 Winner: Elliott

Cut - Logano, Harvick, Bell, Keselowski

ROUND OF 8

Las Vegas - Homestead-Miami - Martinsville

Oct 15 Winner: Busch

Oct 22 Winner: Byron

Oct 29 Winner: Truex

Cut - Reddick, Blaney, Buescher, Larson

ROUND OF 4

Phoenix  

Nov 5 Champion Winner: Hamlin