🏁 1. Mikal Leonard Dominates Vegas, Punches Ticket to Championship 4 Leonard put on a clinic at Las Vegas, leading the most laps and scoring his 9th win of 2025 — securing his place in the Championship 4 at Phoenix.
🔥 2. Tarrez Martínez, Carter Williams, and Travis Hollow Tighten Battle for Final Spots With Leonard locked in, the trio of Martínez, Williams, and Hollow sit inside the cutoff line heading to Talladega, separated by just 22 points from 5th place.
⚠️ 3. Late-Race Chaos: Carson Dillon’s Fiery Crash Red-Flags Vegas Race A huge incident with 18 laps to go brought out the red flag when rookie Carson Dillon hit the outside wall hard and caught fire. Dillon was checked and released from the infield care center.
💥 4. Tempers Flare Between Jamie Newgarden and Austin Smith After contact sent Smith spinning and ending his day early, the two exchanged heated words post-race. Both drivers were involved in the same backstretch incident that collected Alex Preece.
📉 5. Jim Johnson, Byron Armstrong, and Hunter Alfredo in Danger Zone All three drivers find themselves below the Championship 4 cutoff line with two races left — Talladega and Martinsville — to save their playoff hopes.
🌦️ 6. Talladega Round of 8 Race Set for Monday, October 27 at 10:30 AM After weather delays earlier in the week, teams turn their focus to the superspeedway wild card. Expect drafting chaos and a must-win mindset for several playoff contenders.
🏆 7. Championship Countdown: 3 Races to Decide It All Talladega, Martinsville, and Phoenix — three tracks, four spots, one champion. The 2025 HotWheels National Series season is heading for an epic finish.
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