NASCAR Cup Series drivers with playoff appearances in elimination era

By Staff Report | Sunday, August 30, 2020

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With the elimination era beginning in 2014, NASCAR.com takes a look at which Cup Series drivers have made the top 16 postseason field over the years. Scroll through to see who has made the playoffs after the 2020 field was set at Daytona International Speedway.

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Matt DiBenedetto

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: TBD

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Cole Custer

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: TBD

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Chris Buescher

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 16th in 2016

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Tony Stewart

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 15th in 2016

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Greg Biffle

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 14th in 2014

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Paul Menard

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 14th in 2015

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A.J. Allmendinger

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 13th in 2014

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Playoff appearances: 1
Best finish: 13th in 2017

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William Byron

Playoff appearances: 2
Best finish: 11th in 2019

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Kasey Kahne

Playoff appearances: 2
Best finish: 15th in 2014 and 2017

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Erik Jones

Playoff appearances: 2
Best finish: 15th in 2018

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Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Playoff appearances: 2
Best finish: 8th in 2014

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Jeff Gordon

Playoff appearances: 2
Best finish: 3rd in 2015

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Jamie McMurray

Playoff appearances: 3
Best finish: 12th in 2017

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Carl Edwards

Playoff appearances: 3
Best finish: 4th in 2016

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Alex Bowman

Playoff appearances: 3
Best finish: 12th in 2019

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Kyle Larson

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 6th in 2019

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Ryan Blaney

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 7th in 2019

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Clint Bowyer

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 9th in 2019

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Austin Dillon

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 11th in 2017

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Aric Almirola

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 5th in 2018

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Matt Kenseth

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 5th in 2016

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Ryan Newman

Playoff appearances: 4
Best finish: 2nd in 2014

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Chase Elliott

Playoff appearances: 5
Best finish: 5th in 2017

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Jimmie Johnson

Playoff appearances: 5
Best finish: 1st in 2016

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Martin Truex Jr.

Playoff appearances: 6
Best finish: 1st in 2017

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Joey Logano

Playoff appearances: 6
Best finish: 1st in 2018

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Kurt Busch

Playoff appearances: 7
Best finish: 7th in 2016 and 2018

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Brad Keselowski

Playoff appearances: 7
Best finish: 4th in 2017

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Denny Hamlin

Playoff appearances: 7
Best finish: 3rd in 2014

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Kevin Harvick

Playoff appearances: 7
Best finish: 1st in 2014

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Kyle Busch

Playoff appearances: 7
Best finish: 1st in 2015 and 2019

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