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NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway
The NASCAR playoffs standings and Cup Series points have been updated following the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Joey Logano won the race, and it was the only time the drivers would compete at the track this year. Sunday’s race kicked off a big month for NASCAR as the drivers will compete in the […]

The NASCAR playoffs standings and Cup Series points have been updated following the Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Joey Logano won the race, and it was the only time the drivers would compete at the track this year.
Sunday’s race kicked off a big month for NASCAR as the drivers will compete in the All-Star race and the Coca-Cola 600 in the next few weeks. Here’s a look at the updated playoff standings and Cup points after the Texas Motor Speedway race.
NASCAR playoff standings updated after Texas
With Logano winning on Sunday, he becomes the seventh driver to win a Cup Series race this year. He has seven playoff points, which ties him with Penske teammate Austin Cindric.
Christopher Bell remains the only driver to win three races. But with Kyle Larson winning a stage on Sunday, he is tied with Bell in playoff points.
Rank | Driver | Wins | Playoff Points |
1 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 16 |
2 | Kyle Larson | 2 | 16 |
3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 12 |
4 | William Byron | 1 | 8 |
5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 7 |
6 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 7 |
7 | Josh Berry | 1 | 6 |
8 | Chase Elliott | 0 | +110 |
9 | Tyler Reddick | 0 | +109 |
10 | Ryan Blaney | 0 | +85 |
11 | Bubba Wallace | 0 | +78 |
12 | Alex Bowman | 0 | +56 |
13 | Ross Chastain | 0 | +53 |
14 | Chris Buescher | 0 | +27 |
15 | Chase Briscoe | 0 | +17 |
16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | +12 |
17 | Kyle Busch | 0 | -12 |
18 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | -21 |
19 | Ryan Preece | 0 | -23 |
20 | AJ Allmendinger | 0 | -23 |
NASCAR Cup points updated after Texas
William Byron remains on top of the Cup points standings, but Kyle Larson is right behind him. Larson is trailing Byron by 13 points as we get closer to the regular season’s halfway point.
Despite Bell having the most wins, Byron and Larson have been the top two drivers all year long. They are the only drivers to have at least three stage wins, and both have at least 400 Cup points.
Rank | Driver | Points | Leader |
1 | William Byron | 421 | 0 |
2 | Kyle Larson | 408 | -13 |
3 | Denny Hamlin | 338 | -83 |
4 | Chase Elliott | 338 | -83 |
5 | Tyler Reddick | 337 | -84 |
6 | Christopher Bell | 335 | -86 |
7 | Ryan Blaney | 315 | -108 |
8 | Bubba Wallace | 306 | -115 |
9 | Joey Logano | 288 | -133 |
10 | Alex Bowman | 284 | -137 |
11 | Ross Chastain | 281 | -140 |
12 | Chris Buescher | 255 | -166 |
13 | Chase Briscoe | 245 | -176 |
14 | Austin Cindric | 241 | -180 |
15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 240 | -181 |
16 | Kyle Busch | 228 | -193 |
17 | Carson Hocevar | 219 | -202 |
18 | Ryan Preece | 217 | -204 |
19 | AJ Allmendinger | 217 | -204 |
20 | Michael McDowell | 214 | -207 |
21 | Austin Dillon | 212 | -209 |
22 | Ty Gibbs | 208 | -213 |
23 | John Hunter Nemecheck | 207 | -214 |
24 | Josh Berry | 206 | -215 |
25 | Daniel Suarez | 206 | -215 |
26 | Zane Smith | 203 | -218 |
27 | Todd Gilliand | 202 | -219 |
28 | Justin Haley | 200 | -221 |
29 | Erik Jones | 191 | -230 |
30 | Ty Dillon | 186 | -235 |