The Round of 16 is complete, and Joe Gibbs Racing swept the entire round with three different drivers. Chase Briscoe won the playoff opener at Darlington, followed by Denny Hamlin at Gateway, but on Saturday night, Christopher Bell came out of nowhere to steal the win.
Bell made a three-wide pass for the lead on a restart with four laps to go, held on despite Brad Keselowski trying to ship him in the final corner, and earned his fourth win of the 2025 season.
In the fight to make it into the Round of 12, there was no change in the bottom four despite a chaotic race. Austin Cindric was the final driver to make it in, while the following drivers were eliminated: Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports), Austin Dillon (Richard Childress Racing), Shane van Gisbergen (Trackhouse Racing), Josh Berry (Wood Brothers).
Here's how the newly reset points look for the start of the Round of 12, which takes place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Cup reset playoff standings for Round of 12
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points above cutline |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | +26pts |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | +24pts |
| 3 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | +24pts |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | +20pts |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | +19pts |
| 6 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | +10pts |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | +5pts |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | +1pt |
| CUTLINE | CUTLINE | CUTLINE | CUTLINE |
| 9 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | -1pt |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | -2pts |
| 11 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | -2pts |
| 12 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | -3pts |
