
While Chase Elliott goes after the NASCAR Cup Series drivers' title, Kyle Larson will be hunting the owners' title for Hendrick Motorsports. Neither driver is racing the other, but both must beat Joey Logano (Team Penske), Ross Chastain (Trackhouse Racing), and Christopher Bell (Joe Gibbs Racing) in order to win their respective championships.
It's a situation that has never played out before with the current playoff format. In fact, there hasn't been a different drivers' and owners' champion at the top level of NASCAR since 1963.