But even though the playoff format emphasizes and rewards winning at the right time above all else -- Joey Logano is living proof of that -- perhaps too little attention has been paid to the run that Christopher Bell is on as he tries to win his first championship.

Christopher Bell is back at No. 1 and Joey Logano moving up. Here’s our latest NASCAR power rankings after the South Point 400 in Las Vegas.

This week is the start of the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Playoffs. Christopher Bell feels like a win is around the corner, too. While Bell has never won at Las Vegas, he believes the time may have come to finally get that checkered flag.