Cup Series points update after Nashville race

William Byron increased his NASCAR Cup Series regular season points lead after recording a top-5 finish in the Cracker Barrel 400 on June 1 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Byron’s fifth-place finish is his fourth top-5 finish in the last seven races, and Byron’s lead is now nearly a full race over Kyle Larson.

Ryan Blaney’s victory at Nashville locks the driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford into the playoffs, the eighth different winner in the Cup Series this season.

Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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Unofficial after Nashville

1. William Byron: 547 points (1 win, 11 playoff points)
2. Kyle Larson -48 (3 wins, 23 playoff points)
3. Christopher Bell -88 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
4. Denny Hamlin -104 (2 wins, 13 playoff points)
5. Chase Elliott -105
6. Tyler Reddick -118
7. Ryan Blaney -130 (1 win, 8 playoff points)
8. Joey Logano -167 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
9. Ross Chastain -170 (1 win, 5 playoff points)
10. Bubba Wallace -204 (2 playoff points)
11. Chase Briscoe -205
12. Alex Bowman -213
13. Austin Cindric -244 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
14. Chris Buescher -250 (5 playoff point penalty)
15. Kyle Busch -256
16. Ryan Preece -258 (1 playoff point)
17. Carson Hocevar -260
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -262
19. AJ Allmendinger -263
20. Josh Berry -269 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
21. Michael McDowell -269
22. John Hunter Nemechek -280
23. Todd Gilliland -286
24. Erik Jones -288
25. Zane Smith -292
26. Austin Dillon -295
27. Ty Gibbs -311
28. Daniel Suarez -316
29. Justin Haley -329
30. Ty Dillon -330
31. Noah Gragson -333
32. Brad Keselowski -353
33. Shane van Gisbergen -374
34. Cole Custer -374
35. Riley Herbst -374

Through 14 races

1. Kyle Larson (3 wins)
2. Christopher Bell (3 wins)
3. Denny Hamlin (2 wins)
4. William Byron (1 win)
5. Ryan Blaney (1 win)
6. Joey Logano (1 win)
7. Ross Chastain (1 win)
8. Austin Cindric (1 win)
9. Josh Berry (1 win)
10. Chase Elliott +153 ahead of playoff cutline
11. Tyler Reddick +140
12. Bubba Wallace +54
13. Chase Briscoe +53
14. Alex Bowman +45
15. Chris Buescher +8
16. Kyle Busch +2
17. Ryan Preece -2 behind 16th
18. Carson Hocevar -4
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -6
20. AJ Allmendinger -7
21. Michael McDowell -13
22. John Hunter Nemechek -24
23. Todd Gilliland -30
24. Erik Jones -32
25. Zane Smith -36
26. Austin Dillon -39
27. Ty Gibbs -55
28. Daniel Suarez -60
29. Justin Haley -73
30. Ty Dillon -74
31. Noah Gragson -77
32. Brad Keselowski -97
33. Shane van Gisbergen -118
34. Cole Custer -118
35. Riley Herbst -118