NASCAR results: Reddick wins at Texas as Logano claims playoff points lead

For the fourth straight race, a driver who cannot win the NASCAR Cup Series championship won a playoff round as Tyler Reddick prevailed over Joey Logano in a late 24-lap sprint to the finish. Logano claimed the playoff points lead with the second-place finish and now leads from Ross Chastain and William Byron.

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 results

1. Tyler Reddick (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

2. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

3. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

4. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

5. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

6. Erik Jones (43), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

7. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

8. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

11. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

12. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

13. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

14. Corey Lajoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

15. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

16. Ty Dillon (42), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

17. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

18. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

19. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

20. Ty Gibbs (45), 23XI Racing Chevrolet

21. Noah Gragson (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

22. Landon Cassill (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

23. Garrett Smithley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

24. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

25. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

26. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

28. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

29. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

30. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

31. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

32. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

33. Cody Ware (51), Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

34. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

35. Cole Custer (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

36. Kyle Busch (18), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings

1. Joey Logano - 3,071

2. Ross Chastain - 3,059

3. William Byron - 3,058

4. Kyle Larson - 3,057

5. Ryan Blaney - 3,056

6. Denny Hamlin - 3,049

7. Daniel Suarez - 3,045

8. Chase Elliott - 3,045

9. Chase Briscoe - 3,041

10. Austin Cindric - 3,034

11. Christopher Bell - 3,016

12. Alex Bowman - 3,015

AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 starting grid

1. Brad Keselowski (6), RFK Racing Ford

2. Joey Logano (22), Team Penske Ford

3. William Byron (24), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Tyler Reddick (8), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

5. Michael McDowell (34), Front Row Motorsports Ford

6. Chase Elliott (9), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

7. Austin Dillon (3), Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

8. Denny Hamlin (11), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

9. Kyle Larson (5), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

10. Daniel Suarez (99), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

11. Austin Cindric (2), Team Penske Ford

12. Ross Chastain (1), Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

13. Chris Buescher (17), RFK Racing Ford

14. Ryan Blaney (12), Team Penske Ford

15. Martin Truex Jr. (19), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

16. Ty Gibbs (45), 23XI Racing Chevrolet

17. Alex Bowman (48), Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

18. Kyle Busch (18), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

19. Bubba Wallace (23), 23XI Racing Toyota

20. Harrison Burton (21), Wood Brothers Racing Ford

21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47), JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

22. Christopher Bell (20), Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

23. Kevin Harvick (4), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

24. Cole Custer (41), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

25. Aric Almirola (10), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

26. Noah Gragson (16), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

27. Erik Jones (43), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

28. Todd Gilliland (38), Front Row Motorsports Ford

29. Corey Lajoie (7), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

30. Chase Briscoe (14), Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

31. Justin Haley (31), Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

32. Ty Dillon (42), Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet

33. Garrett Smithley (15), Rick Ware Racing Ford

34. BJ McLeod (78), Live Fast Motorsports Ford

35. Landon Cassill (77), Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

36. Cody Ware (51), Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

Top drivers and best bets for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500

Playoff drivers have the four best moneylines at BetMGM entering the weekend comprising Denny Hamlin (+600), Christopher Bell (+650), Larson (+700) and Elliott (+800). Kyle Busch, who has seen marked success in the Cup and Xfinity Series at Texas, has the best odds among non-playoff drivers remaining at +1000 along with Martin Truex Jr., who missed the playoffs by a quarter-panel.

Yahoo Sports’ Nick Bromberg is still fading Chastain in the playoffs but suggests finding value in Tyler Reddick at +1400 or Elliott’s and Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman at +2000.

Weather forecast for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500

It will be blisteringly hot for both Saturday’s practice and qualifying as well as Sunday’s race. Temperatures are forecast for the mid-90s both days the Cup Series is on track, so count on tire degradation being as much a concern as fuel economy for Sunday’s race.