Kurt Busch was the winner of the NASCAR Cup series race at Las Vegas Sunday night earning a spot in the round of 8 of the playoffs.
Clint Bowyer finished in 12th place. He is in 10 place in the playoff standings and 20 points back of the cutoff point.
Two races remain in this second round of the playoffs, next weekend at Talladega Superspeedway and Oct. 11 at the Charlotte Roval road course. Eight drivers will advance to the next three-races following Charlotte that will decide which four drivers contend for the NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy at Phoenix on Nov. 8.
