Denny Hamlin reveals teams gets whopping $135,000 ‘per position gained’ in the Cup playoffs
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin revealed how much teams get in points gained for promotion in the Cup playoffs.
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The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has entered the playoff Round of 8, after four more drivers eliminated following the R-12 cut-off race. For the drivers that made it into the last eight, they have not only gotten their teams closer to the championship but has also helped them to get bonus payment from NASCAR alongside year-end purse.
Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin, while talking about his 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick making into the last -8 and how it will help the team, revealed that they will get $135,000 more per position that they move up from NASCAR. This comes alongside the year-end purse for teams depending on their final standing.
You basically can say the car will bring in about $135,000 more per position that you move up. Now, that doesn’t include the year-end purse. That’s a number as well, I just don’t know it off of my head. Every position you can move up is an extra $135,000.
Denny Hamlin said via Actions Detrimental.
The No:11 Toyota driver revealed that, they 12 driver who fails make it into the Championship-4 will be ranked according to the points gained after the finale and that ranking will be used to disperse the revenue. This means getting into the next rounds of playoff isn’t the only factor determining the payout.
But if Tyler were to get eliminated not go to the final four, he’ll get reorganized back in the points with the other 12 that didn’t make the final four. They all get receded based off of how they did for the entire 10 weeks.
Denny Hamlin added.
Denny Hamlin explains how Alex Bowman’s DQ helped his team
HMS had a huge heartbreak, when Alex Bowman got disqualified after the Roval race, costing him playoff premotion. It helped Tyler Reddick playoff premotion as he just had a one-point advantage from the cutoff before the DQ. For now, the everything is good for Hamlin and his driver.
This goes back to Kyle Larson missing Charlotte. So, actually, the 5 car won the owners championship in the regular season and Tyler Reddick won the drivers. Tyler Reddick the driver had five more points than what the car had. He made the cut by four points. Well, the car was one point shy. So, that was all pre-Alex Bowman DQ and now everything changes. For now.
Denny Hamlin said.
The TRD driver will be hoping Alex Bowman’s DQ will not change after an appeal from HMS as it gives his team a great advantage. It will be interesting to see how the saga would unfold and if Reddick can use the advantage in his favor.
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