The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs jump into high gear Sunday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the first of three Round of 8 races to set up November’s Championship 4.

In the fall of 2004, a new chapter of NASCAR history began when the sport opened its very first postseason battle for the championship -- then dubbed the "Chase for the Cup" -- with a trip to New England and to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway,

The Playoffs Round of 8 kicks off on Sunday evening in Sin City, as the remaining championship contenders get set to race in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. We have only four races left in the 2025 NCS season.

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The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Bristol will air on USA Network, and streams live on DirecTV (free trial). Time: 5:30 p.m. ET

And yet again, its one annual race will go a long way toward determining who becomes a NASCAR Cup Series champion. The Round of 12 in the NASCAR playoffs concludes this weekend with the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval,