Last year, the battle to become the regular season champion was incredibly close, with Tyler Reddick prevailing by a single point over Kyle Larson. There will be no such battle in 2025, as William Byron clinched the regular season title with one race to spare. He was helped by the fact that his closest competition [Chase Elliott] crashed out of the race, nearly taking Byron with him in a mid-race pileup.
The prize? 15 extremely valuable bonus points that the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet will carry through the first three rounds of the playoffs.
