Additionally, the playoffs are set to utilize an iteration of the old "Chase" format from 2004 to 2013, rather than the "win and in" system that had been used for the past 12 years, placing more value on consistency and sustained hot streaks, rather than simply winning a single race at the right time and advancing despite a 28th place finish and a DNF in the round's other races. Despite a 15-race streak of finishes outside of the top 12 later that year, he heated up with four straight top 10 results in the playoffs to work his way into the round of 8, where he had a legitimate shot to advance to the Championship 4 with his performance at Martinsville Speedway.