Can the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture get any more sideways after Harrison Burton’s improbable victory Saturday night at Daytona?
The Cup Series playoffs consist of 16 drivers — the regular-season champion and then the next 15 drivers ranked by wins with ties broken by points.
All three drivers who have a shot at the regular-season title are among the 13 drivers who have a win this year that have locked them in the playoffs. That means there are three spots available by points going into the regular-season finale next Sunday at Darlington.
Or, there’s a slight chance that it could be two if Austin Dillon wins his final appeal Monday to his penalties from his Richmond win, where NASCAR has revoked the automatic bid because of his contact with two drivers in the final turns.
So who’s in, who’s on the…
