Entering the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte, the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture was tightly contested with everything on the line for drivers clinging to the Round of 12 cutline. Joey Logano, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, Tyler Reddick, and Austin Cindric all faced enormous pressure knowing their championship fate would be decided on the unpredictable road course.

Logano sat just four points above Chastain, with Reddick, Wallace, and Cindric needing nearly perfect results to survive. With stage points, pit strategy, and track position in heavy rotation, one misstep could doom a season. Shane van Gisbergen, already knocked out of title contention but dominant all year on road courses, set the stage for a dramatic showdown that would ultimately shatter the playoff dreams of

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