TNT Sports reveals full NASCAR broadcast team

The prior three races leading up to the TNT slate, all on Amazon Prime Video, will set the seeding for the tournament. The top 32 drivers from those events qualify for the five-race tournament on TNT.

“Seeding will be based on best finish in the three Prime Video races with tiebreakers determined by next-best finish, followed by season points position,” NASCAR said. “Drivers in the in-season tournament on TNT Sports and Max will compete head-to-head with the higher finishing driver advancing over five rounds.” 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. explains his expectations for 2025 NASCAR In-Season Tournament on TNT

The winner of the In-Season Tournament will collect a $1 million prize. Earnhardt said last year he believes the tournament will be “phenomenal” for the sport.

“During the TNT stretch, that’s the five weeks where we’ll determine whoever wins this $1 million pot a gold. Second gets zero,” Earnhardt said. “I think that’s phenomenal. A million dollars is a lot of money. Before this, we had one chance at a million dollars for the All-Star event. Outside of the Championship, that was the big-ticket item on the table for the drivers. And now we’ve got two of those.

“So, it’s creating opportunities for the drivers to find some motivation in other areas. Outside of just going for this Championship at the end of the year. So, I think it’s really cool.”