Cup Series points update after Texas race

Joey Logano is the seventh driver locked into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his win in the WURTH 400 on May 4 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Logano picked apart the field, grabbing the lead late after a Michael McDowell block went wrong, ending in Logano’s 37th career win in the NASCAR Cup Series.

With his win, the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion locks himself into the playoffs to run for a fourth champion and second in a row.

Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points after Texas race

Unofficial after Texas

1. William Byron: 421 points (1 win, 8 playoff points)
2. Kyle Larson -13 points behind leader (2 wins, 16 playoff points)
3. Denny Hamlin -83 (2 wins, 12 playoff points)
4. Chase Elliott -83
5. Tyler Reddick -84
6. Christopher Bell -86 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
7. Ryan Blaney -108 (2 playoff points)
8. Bubba Wallace -115 (2 playoff points)
9. Joey Logano -133 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
10. Alex Bowman -137
11. Ross Chastain -140
12. Chris Buescher -166
13. Chase Briscoe -176
14. Austin Cindric -180
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -181
16. Kyle Busch -193
17. Carson Hocevar -202
18. Ryan Preece -204
19. AJ Allmendinger -204
20. Michael McDowell -207
21. Austin Dillon -209
22. Ty Gibbs -213
23. John Hunter Nemechek -214
24. Josh Berry -215
25. Daniel Suarez -215
26. Zane Smith -218
27. Todd Gilliland -219
28. Justin Haley -221
29. Erik Jones -230
30. Ty Dillon -235
31. Noah Gragson -263
32. Brad Keselowski -279
33. Riley Herbst -279
34. Cole Custer -294
35. Shane van Gisbergen -300
36. Cody Ware -360

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NASCAR playoff picture after Texas

Through 11 races

1. Christopher Bell (3 wins)
2. Kyle Larson (2 wins)
3. Denny Hamlin (2 wins)
4. William Byron (1 win)
5. Joey Logano (1 win)
6. Austin Cindric (1 win)
7. Josh Berry (1 win)
8. Chase Elliott +110 ahead of playoff cutline
9. Tyler Reddick +109
10. Ryan Blaney +85
11. Bubba Wallace +78
12. Alex Bowman +56
13. Ross Chastain +53
14. Chris Buescher +27
15. Chase Briscoe +17
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +12
17. Kyle Busch -12 points behind 16th
18. Carson Hocevar -21
19. Ryan Preece -23
20. AJ Allmendinger -23
21. Michael McDowell -26
22. Austin Dillon -28
23. Ty Gibbs -32
24. John Hunter Nemechek -33
25. Daniel Suarez -34
26. Zane Smith -37
27. Todd Gilliland -38
28. Justin Haley -40
29. Erik Jones -49
30. Ty Dillon -54
31. Noah Gragson -82
32. Brad Keselowski -98
33. Riley Herbst -99
34. Cole Custer -113
35. Shane van Gisbergen -119
36. Cody Ware -179