The bracket is locked for the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge

The dust has settled at Pocono Raceway, and with Denny Hamlin taking the win, we finally have our lineup for the 2026 NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Tyler Reddick leads the charge into the bracket as the number one seed, with Hamlin himself slotting into the second spot. It is a formidable top five, rounded out by Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, and Ty Gibbs.

It was a brutal fight for the final spot in the tournament. Alex Bowman and Cole Custer finished the weekend tied for 32nd, but the tiebreaker went to Bowman thanks to his third-place finish at Talladega earlier this year. With the field now confirmed, the action kicks off on June 28 at Sonoma Raceway before moving through tracks like North Wilkesboro and Chicagoland, eventually reaching the final at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26.