Denny Hamlin explains the impact of the Alex Bowman DQ on Tyler Reddick's championship hopes

Denny Hamlin knows Alex Bowman The disqualification affects Roval on Sunday Tyler ReddickChances of becoming a champion. on Karma is harmful podcast, Hamlin talks about how Bowman's elimination from the playoffs affects him as a co-owner of Reddick's No. 45 car for 23XI Racing.

“I mean big,” Hamlin said. “What else do you want to tell me?” Hamlin talks about how moving up in the rankings means more money for the team.

“You can basically say the car will bring in about $135,000 more per position that you move up,” Hamlin explained. “Now, that doesn't include year-end purses. It's also a number, I just don't know it off the top of my head. Each position you move up is an additional $135,000. But if Tyler is eliminated without making it to the Final Four, he'll be tied back in points with the other 12 that didn't make it to the Final Four. They all bounce back based on how they've done for the whole 10 weeks.”

Can Tyler Reddick win his first Cup Series Championship?

Tyler Reddick is in a good position to reach NASCAR's Championship 4 as he sits in third place in the back Christopher Bell And Kyle Larson. He won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title, the first championship for Hamlin and Michael Jordan, who also co-owns 23XI.

Back in August, Jordan Bianchi athletic Picked made the case for Reddick to win it all. “Honestly, if we're going to pick a championship, he's in that discussion. A year ago, when we picked, we both said the same thing. This team is as error-prone as it is,” Bianchi said Teardown Podcast “They can't get out of their own way. They have some momentum, but they can't execute – it's all over. There are many reasons to like their opportunity right now. They're clicking and should probably be the team like, 'Can we start the playoffs tomorrow, please?'

Reddick and Hamlin are two of eight drivers still in the playoffs. The remaining six are Larson, Bell, William Bryan, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott And Joey Logano. The Round of 8 portion of the playoffs begins Sunday when drivers compete in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.