CHARLOTTE, NC (WTOC) - The path to the playoffs started in February with a field full of drivers hoping to make the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

Now, only the dreams of 16 drivers remain to become the 2025 champion.

These 16 drivers will fight for the 12 spots available in the next round.

They can claim one of the 12 spots by winning one of the next three races or by scoring enough points above the cut line.

The goal is to make it to the championship in Phoenix, where four drivers will compete for the best finishing position and will take home the trophy in November.

Teammates William Byron and Kyle Larson are beginning round one of playoffs tied for first in the standings, 26 points above the cutline.

Byron started the season off as well as you could, claiming his second Daytona 500

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