NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Pocono Raceway

The NASCAR playoff standings and overall Cup Series points have been updated following The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.

For the second time in the last month, Ryan Blaney carved out some time in Victory Lane. Pocono was the site of his first Cup Series victory, back when he was driving the No. 21 for the Wood Brothers, and now the Team Penske wheelman continued his ascension up the standings, with another dub in 2024.

Elsewhere, there were a ton of interesting results that had a major effect on the playoff standings, including Ross Chastain’s trouble and Bubba Wallace’s top ten. Check out where each driver stands following NASCAR’s trip to the Tricky Triangle over the weekend.

Updated NASCAR Playoff Standings after Pocono Raceway

Christopher Bell remains atop the NASCAR playoff standings after Pocono, but Kyle Larson remains hot on his trail, only one playoff point behind the Joe Gibbs Racing wheelman. Additionally, Ryan Blaney moved up to fifth with his win at Pocono, while Bubba Wallace sits only 27 points behind Ross Chastain at the cut-line.

RankDriverWinsPlayoff Points1Christopher Bell3242Kyle Larson3233Denny Hamlin3204William Byron3165Ryan Blaney2126Tyler Reddick187Austin Cindric178Chase Elliott169Joey Logano1610Brad Keselowski1511Alex Bowman1512Daniel Suárez1513Martin Truex Jr.0+13714Ty Gibbs0+6715Chris Buescher0+4416Ross Chastain0+2717Bubba Wallace0-2718Chase Briscoe0-7519Kyle Busch0-10220Todd Gilliland0-127

Updated NASCAR Cup Standings after Pocono Raceway

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As for the overall Cup Series standings, Hendrick Teammates Chase Elliot and Kyle Larson have traded the lead once again, with the No. 9 taking over the lead by three points over the No. 5. Don’t discount Tyler Reddick though, as the 23XI Racing wheelman has been slowly making up ground, and he’s now only 15 points behind Elliott for the lead.

RankDriverPointsLeader1Chase Elliott70302Kyle Larson700-33Tyler Reddick688-154Denny Hamlin683-205William Byron646-576Martin Truex Jr.640-637Ryan Blaney627-768Christopher Bell616-879Brad Keselowski599-10410Alex Bowman596-10711Ty Gibbs570-13312Chris Buescher547-15613Ross Chastain530-17314Joey Logano522-18115Bubba Wallace503-20016Chase Briscoe455-24817Daniel Suárez431-27218Kyle Busch428-27519Austin Cindric408-29520Todd Gilliland403-30021Josh Berry386-31722Michael McDowell378-32523Carson Hocevar358-34524Noah Gragson354-34925Ricky Stenhouse Jr.343-36026Erik Jones320-38327Ryan Preece318-38528Daniel Hemric309-39429Justin Haley302-40130Corey LaJoie301-402

As you can tell, Pocono Raceway was the site of an exciting afternoon of racing in the mountains, and Ryan Blaney was the major beneficiary. As the summer rages on, each driver’s standing is bound to change, but whoever manages it best will be in the position to win come time to chase a title in 2024.

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