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4 Cup playoff spots left to be filled after Bristol

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 - Qualifying

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 06: Alex Bowman, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, talk during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 6, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

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Four more drivers secured their spot in the 16-team playoff field Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, including race winner Kurt Busch.

That leaves four spots left to be set with two races left in the regular season.

Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson each secured a playoff spot on Saturday night to join Busch, who qualified vis his win. Blaney, Keselowski and Larson are in because they are far enough ahead in points.

Those who have secured playoff spots - provided they start both of the remaining regular-season races - are:

Kevin Harvick (7 wins)

Kyle Busch (6 wins)

Martin Truex Jr. (4 wins)

Clint Bowyer (2 wins)

Kurt Busch (1 win)

Joey Logano (1 win)

Chase Elliott (1 win)

Erik Jones (1 win)

Austin Dillon (1 win)

Ryan Blaney (points)

Brad Keselowski (points)

Kyle Larson (points)

Here is how the race for the final four playoff spots looks:

Denny Hamlin ... 707 points

Aric Almirola ... 658 points

Jimmie Johnson ... 604 points

Alex Bowman ... 572 points

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ... 79 points behind Bowman for final playoff spot

Ryan Newman ... 91 points behind Bowman for final playoff spot

Daniel Suarez ... 93 points behind Bowman for final playoff spot

Paul Menard ... 99 points behind Bowman for final playoff spot