Cup Series points update after Atlanta race

Chase Elliott clinched a NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot with his victory in the Quaker State 400 on June 28 at EchoPark Speedway, becoming the 12th different driver to win this season.

Elliott was top driver in the points standings that had not won this season coming into the weekend, so his victory did not materially impact the playoff cutline.

Brad Keselowski finished second but did not get the win necessary to further put stress on drivers near the playoff bubble.

Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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Unofficial after Atlanta

1. William Byron: 623 points (1 win, 12 playoff points)
2. Chase Elliott -37 (1 win, 5 playoff points)
3. Kyle Larson -42 (3 wins, 23 playoff points)
4. Denny Hamlin -80 (3 wins, 19 playoff points)
5. Christopher Bell -80 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
6. Tyler Reddick -98 (1 playoff point)
7. Ryan Blaney -127 (1 win, 8 playoff points)
8. Ross Chastain -173 (1 win, 5 playoff points)
9. Chris Buescher -174 (5 playoff point penalty)
10. Chase Briscoe -179 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
11. Joey Logano -186 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
12. Alex Bowman -187
13. Bubba Wallace -203 (2 playoff points)
14. Ryan Preece -226 (2 playoff points)
15. Austin Cindric -252 (1 win, 8 playoff points)
16. Erik Jones -252
17. AJ Allmendinger -262
18. Carson Hocevar -265
19. Josh Berry -268 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
20. Kyle Busch -275
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -276
22. Michael McDowell -280
23. John Hunter Nemechek -285
24. Ty Gibbs -289
25. Zane Smith -294
26. Austin Dillon -317
27. Brad Keselowski -325
28. Todd Gilliland -326
29. Daniel Suarez -332
30. Justin Haley -352
31. Ty Dillon -357
32. Shane van Gisbergen -363 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
33. Noah Gragson -374
34. Cole Custer -394
35. Riley Herbst -425

Through 18 races

1. Kyle Larson (3 wins)
2. Christopher Bell (3 wins)
3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins)
4. William Byron (1 win)
5. Chase Elliott (1 win)
6. Ryan Blaney (1 win)
7. Ross Chastain (1 win)
8. Chase Briscoe (1 win)
9. Joey Logano (1 win)
10. Austin Cindric (1 win)
11. Josh Berry (1 win)
12. Shane van Gisbergen (1 win)
13. Tyler Reddick +128 ahead of playoff cutline
14. Chris Buescher +52
15. Alex Bowman +39
16. Bubba Wallace +23
17. Ryan Preece -23 behind 16th
18. Erik Jones -49
19. AJ Allmendinger -59
20. Carson Hocevar -62
21. Kyle Busch -72
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -73
23. Michael McDowell -77
24. John Hunter Nemechek -82
25. Ty Gibbs -86
26. Zane Smith -91
27. Austin Dillon -114
28. Brad Keselowski -122
29. Todd Gilliland -123
30. Daniel Suarez -129
31. Justin Haley -149
32. Ty Dillon -154
33. Noah Gragson -165
34. Cole Custer -185
35. Riley Herbst -216