It’s not the official NASCAR In-Season Tournament, which begins next season, but its inspiration returns for 2024 this weekend in the Denny Hamlin Bracket Challenge.
For the next five races, drivers are paired head-to-head, with the best finishing drivers advancing to the next round and a new slate of head-to-head match ups until only one remains
- First round – Gateway, June 2
- Second round – Sonoma, June 9
- Third round – Iowa, June 16
- Fourth round – New Hampshire, June 23
- Final round – Nashville, June 30
Clearly, the concept leans into the enthusiastic sports betting culture and the In-Season Tournament will go all-in towards that direction but even this bracket challenge has features a contest sponsored by Dirty Mo Media.
Fans can sign-up and make their selections over the next five weeks and the highest scoring participants earn prizes.
The expected prize pool for the contest to be paid by (Dirty Mo Media) will be $3,459.
- The entrant who wins the contest will receive Grand Prize (“1st Prize”):
- RTIC 72 QT Ultra-Light Wheeled Cooler
- RTIC 30-can Soft Pack Dirty Mo Media Cooler
- RTIC Ice Lunch Bag
- RTIC x DMM 40 oz. Road Trip Tumbler
- RTIC x DMM Can Chiller
- Dirty Mo Media swag
- 11 Additional Prizes (“2nd-12th Prize”):
- RTIC 52 QT Ultra-Light Wheeled Cooler
- RTIC x DMM 40 oz. Road Trip Tumbler
- RTIC x DMM Can Chiller
You can sign up here and in the meanwhile, here are the first round match ups this weekend at Gateway:
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(1) Denny Hamlin
(32) Justin Haley
(16) Chase Briscoe
(17) Joey Logano
(9) Brad Keselowski
(24) Carson Hocevar
(8) Chase Elliott
(29) Daniel Hemric
(13) Bubba Wallace
(20) Austin Cindric
(12) Blaney
(21) Noah Gragson
(5) William Byron
(28) Ryan Preece
(2) Martin Truex
(31) Austin Dillon
(15) Chris Buescher
(18) Daniel Suarez
(10) Ross Chastain
(23) Michael McDowell
(7) Kyle Larson
(30) Corey Lajoie
(14) Kyle Busch
(19) Josh Berry
(11) Christopher Bell
(22) Todd Gilliland
(6) Tyler Reddick
(27) Ricky Stenhouse
Here’s a handy head-to-head primer for those planning to participate.