"I’m a little in shock,” said Ty Dillon, fresh off his thrilling bump-and-run strategy over Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman at Sonoma, a victory that punches a ticket into the final four of the NASCAR in-season challenge.

When NASCAR introduced the In-Season Challenge for the 2025 season, it was billed as a midseason tournament designed to pit the stars of the sport against each other over five races with a million dollar prize on the line.

On the final lap, Dillon gave Bowman a bump in the hairpin, pushing the HMS driver up the track. There was more contact on corner exit, but he passed him mere seconds before they reached the finish line. With that move, he ensured his advancement into the semi-finals with just four drivers left in the entire tournament.

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We’re down to the Final Four of the NASCAR Cup Series inaugural In-Season Challenge, and it’s four drivers who few people expected to remain three weeks ago.

NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge is down to four drivers heading into Sunday’s semifinals at Dover Motor Speedway. Tyler Reddick goes against Ty Gibbs. John Hunter Nemechek is paired against Ty Dillon. They seek to advance to next weekend’s finals at Indianapolis. The winner will receive $1 million.

When the field for the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge was revealed, I don't think many had No. 32 seed Ty Dillon moving very far in the bracket. Nothing a

Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing's improbable run in the In-Season Challenge continued at Sonoma, advaning to the semifinals past Alex Bowman.

Ty Dillon used the bumper to fight his way closer to $1 million. Can the backmarker driver really pull off the upset?

Denny Hamlin got a front-row seat of Ty Dillon beating Alex Bowman in NASCAR’s In-Season challenge at Sonoma to advance in the bracket. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin shared his reaction to Dillon continuing his run in the bracket.