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It’s time to bust out the brackets, pick an upset or two, and follow winners on the road — a journey over city streets, concrete and bricks — to the final four and beyond. Totally awesome, baby?

1. William Byron, 623. 2. Kyle Larson, 569. 3. Denny Hamlin, 545. 4. Christopher Bell, 544. 5. Chase Elliott, 543. 6. Ryan Blaney, 503. 7. Tyler Reddick, 490. 8. Ross Chastain, 454.

1. Kyle Larson, 851. 2. William Byron, 769. 3. Denny Hamlin, 488. 4. Ryan Blaney, 349. 5. Joey Logano, 307.

By far the lowest point of the season, though, came during the 1997 Mountain Dew Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.