Because Joey Logano won the Atlanta race that opened the playoffs and Chris Buescher won at Watkins Glen despite missing the playoffs, Logano is the only driver locked into the Round of 12, which is a good thing for him because he has not been very strong at Bristol lately. Since the 2019 spring event, he has never scored a top ten finish there and only led seven laps. Couple that with a 20th-place starting position and it seems unlikely he’ll contend, particularly because Logano’s team has frequently tended to focus on the next round of the playoffs after winning to advance, which often means they tend to ignore races in the current round after they lock themselves into the next round. Don’t expect much from Logano tonight as a result.
