What the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase bubble looks like after Atlanta

Justin Allgaier's win at Atlanta on Saturday's Focused Health 250 saw the 2024 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion clinch the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the Chase, but the bubble saw plenty of movement after the 21st race of the season. 

Here's what the Chase grid looks like with three races left in the regular season. 

1. Justin Allgaier (Clinched)

2. Jesse Love (+204)

3. Sheldon Creed (+171)

4. Corey Day (+167)

5. Carson Kvapil (+160)

6. Brandon Jones (+142)

7. Austin Hill (+137)

8. Sammy Smith (+117)

9. Parker Retzlaff (+71)

Losing the race stings for Retzlaff, who finished third and had a shot to beat Allgaier on the final lap. But barring disaster, a Chase berth is all but sewn up for the No. 99 Viking Motorsports team, which has punched above its weight all season. 

10. Sam Mayer (+33)

Another week, another race where Mayer had much more speed than his finishing position indicated. An incident relegated Mayer to a 31st-place finish right after the polesitter had gotten back onto the lead lap. He lost 33 points to the cut line this week and needs a good run at Indianapolis. 

11. Brent Crews (+18)

Crews was fast on Saturday but was involved in an accident and finished 24th. He lost 26 points to the cut line, and there will be very real pressure on the rookie over the next three races. 

12. Taylor Gray (+17)

Speaking of pressure, it's all on Gray, who was involved in a crash with Corey Day and finished 33rd. Gray lost 35 points to the cut line, and his inconsistency this season is beginning to catch up with him. 

13. Rajah Caruth (-17)

Caruth finished ninth and gained 31 points on the cut line, putting him right back into contention for a Chase berth. But there's a question of what could've been for the rookie, who led 18 laps and looked like he had a winning car on Saturday at Atlanta. 

14. William Sawalich (-21)

Sawalich completes the Joe Gibbs Racing bubble trio. His fourth-place finish helped him gain 23 points on the cut line and keep his Chase hopes alive going into Indianapolis. 

15. Ryan Sieg (-66)

Sieg isn't completely dead yet in his quest to make the Chase, as he gained nine points on the cut line with a 16th-place finish on Saturday. Had he not run out of gas on the final restart and competed for the win, he may have been a lot closer to the cut line. 

16. Anthony Alfredo (-116)

Alfredo's Chase hopes are nonexistent, though he did run a great race at Atlanta and came home fifth. 

17. Brennan Poole (-153)

18. Dean Thompson (-171)

19. Jeremy Clements (-177)

20. Harrison Burton (-220)