32 drivers will battle head-to-head in a mid-season championship for $1M
This weekend, TNT takes over coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series. And, there’s a 5 race mini-series attached.
The inaugural In-Season Challenge begins this weekend at EchoPark Speedway for NASCAR Cup Series drivers. 32 drivers will compete head-to-head over a 5-race battle.
Half of the bracket will be eliminated each week.
The bracket will see drivers compete against each other with the highest finisher advancing. At the conclusion, the winner will receive a check for $1,000,000.
NASCAR Cup Series
In-Season Challenge
Schedule
Challenge Round 1
EchoPark Speedway
(June 28 at 7 p.m. ET)
Challenge Round 2
Chicago Street Race
(July 6 at 2 p.m. ET)
Challenge Round 3
Sonoma Raceway
(July 13 at 3:30 p.m. ET)
Challenge Round 4
Dover Motor Speedway
(July 20 at 2 p.m. ET)
Champions Round
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
(July 27 at 2 p.m. ET)
NASCAR In-Season Challenge
Bracket
Denny Hamlin (Seed 1)
vs
Ty Dillon (Seed 32)
Chase Briscoe (Seed 2)
vs
Noah Gragson (Seed 31
Chris Buescher (Seed 3)
vs
Todd Gilliland (Seed 30)
Christopher Bell (Seed 4)
vs
Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Seed 29)
Chase Elliott (Seed 5)
vs
Austin Dillon (Seed 28)
Ty Gibbs (Seed 6)
vs
Justin Haley (Seed 27)
Ryan Blaney (Seed 7)
vs
Carson Hocevar (Seed 26)
Alex Bowman (Seed 8)
vs
Joey Logano (Seed 25)
Bubba Wallace (Seed 9
vs
Daniel Suarez (Seed 24)
Kyle Larson (Seed 10)
vs
Tyler Reddick (Seed 23)
Michael McDowell (Seed 11)
vs
AJ Allmendinger (Seed 22)
John Hunter Nemechek (Seed 12)
vs
Josh Berry (Seed 21)
Ross Chastain (Seed 13)
vs
Erik Jones (Seed 20)
Zane Smith (Seed 14)
vs
Austin Cindric (Seed 19)
Ryan Preece (Seed 15)
vs
William Byron (Seed 18)
Kyle Busch (Seed 16)
vs
Brad Keselowski (Seek 17)
