The bracket for the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series In-Season Challenge has been set after last weekend's race at Pocono.
The last three races, Michigan, Mexico City and Pocono, served as seeding races for the bracket for the single-elimination tournament which kicks off this weekend at Atlanta.
#1 seed Denny Hamlin and #2 seed Chase Briscoe headline the two halves of the bracket, facing off this weekend against Ty Dillon and Noah Gragson respectively.
One of the most fascinating matchups this weekend is the one between Bubba Wallace and Daniel Suarez, with the latter's 2024 spring win at Atlanta perhaps giving him a confidence boost against a driver who has historically been strong at superspeedways.
The full bracket for the tournament can be found below!
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Top Half of Bracket
| Match | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin (Seed 1, Car 11) | vs. | Ty Dillon (Seed 32, Car 10) |
| 2 | Kyle Busch (Seed 16, Car 8) | vs. | Brad Keselowski (Seed 17, Car 6) |
| 3 | Alex Bowman (Seed 8, Car 48) | vs. | Joey Logano (Seed 25, Car 22) |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace (Seed 9, Car 23) | vs. | Daniel Suárez (Seed 24, Car 99) |
| 5 | John Hunter Nemechek (Seed 12, Car 42) | vs. | Josh Berry (Seed 21, Car 21) |
| 6 | Chase Elliott (Seed 5, Car 9) | vs. | Austin Dillon (Seed 28, Car 3) |
| 7 | Ross Chastain (Seed 13, Car 1) | vs. | Erik Jones (Seed 20, Car 43) |
| 8 | Christopher Bell (Seed 4, Car 20) | vs. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Seed 29, Car 47) |
Bottom Half of Bracket
| Match | Driver 1 | Driver 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Briscoe (Seed 2, Car 19) | vs. | Noah Gragson (Seed 31, Car 4) |
| 2 | Ryan Preece (Seed 15, Car 60) | vs. | William Byron (Seed 18, Car 24) |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney (Seed 7, Car 12) | vs. | Carson Hocevar (Seed 26, Car 77) |
| 4 | Kyle Larson (Seed 10, Car 5) | vs. | Tyler Reddick (Seed 23, Car 45) |
| 5 | Michael McDowell (Seed 11, Car 71) | vs. | AJ Allmendinger (Seed 22, Car 16) |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs (Seed 6, Car 54) | vs. | Justin Haley (Seed 27, Car 7) |
| 7 | Zane Smith (Seed 14, Car 38) | vs. | Austin Cindric (Seed 19, Car 2) |
| 8 | Chris Buescher (Seed 3, Car 17) | vs. | Todd Gilliland (Seed 30, Car 34) |
