Sunday's Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International was the 24th of the regular season, leaving just two races left on the NASCAR schedule before the playoffs. Not only did Go Bowling at The Glen tighten the Cup Series playoff picture, it also added a fight to the finish among the NASCAR points leaders after today.
Let's dive right into the NASCAR points standings after Watkins Glen for the Cup Series. As always, (P)indicates the driver would make the playoffs if the regular season ended today and a (*)indicates the driver won a race this season.
| Position |
Driver |
Points |
Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
William Byron* (P) |
812 |
— |
| 2 |
Chase Elliott* (P) |
770 |
-42 |
| 3 |
Denny Hamlin* (P) |
731 |
-81 |
| 4 |
Kyle Larson* (P) |
727 |
-85 |
| 5 |
Christopher Bell* (P) |
727 |
-85 |
| 6 |
Ryan Blaney* (P) |
710 |
-102 |
| 7 |
Tyler Reddick (P) |
701 |
-111 |
| 8 |
Chase Briscoe* (P) |
674 |
-138 |
| 9 |
Alex Bowman (P) |
644 |
-168 |
| 10 |
Chris Buescher (P) |
618 |
-194 |
| 11 |
Bubba Wallace* (P) |
610 |
-202 |
| 12 |
Ryan Preece |
584 |
-228 |
| 13 |
Joey Logano* (P) |
583 |
-229 |
| 14 |
Ross Chastain* (P) |
571 |
-241 |
| 15 |
Kyle Busch |
516 |
-296 |
| 16 |
Austin Cindric* (P) |
502 |
-310 |
| 17 |
Ty Gibbs |
493 |
-319 |
| 18 |
AJ Allmendinger |
489 |
-323 |
| 19 |
Brad Keselowski |
465 |
-347 |
| 20 |
Carson Hocevar |
462 |
-350 |
| 21 |
Erik Jones |
461 |
-351 |
| 22 |
Michael McDowell |
458 |
-354 |
| 23 |
John H. Nemechek |
458 |
-354 |
| 24 |
Josh Berry* (P) |
445 |
-367 |
| 25 |
Shane van Gisbergen* (P) |
441 |
-371 |
| 26 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
420 |
-392 |
| 27 |
Zane Smith |
415 |
-397 |
| 28 |
Austin Dillon |
406 |
-406 |
| 29 |
Daniel Suarez |
393 |
-419 |
| 30 |
Justin Haley |
388 |
-424 |
| 31 |
Todd Gilliland |
376 |
-436 |
| 32 |
Ty Dillon |
355 |
-457 |
| 33 |
Noah Gragson |
299 |
-513 |
| 34 |
Cole Custer |
294 |
-518 |
| 35 |
Riley Herbst |
287 |
-525 |
| 36 |
Cody Ware |
163 |
-649 |
Related: NASCAR Xfinity results for Watkins Glen, including stage results and points totals
Of note, with only two races remaining in the regular season, there are only TWOspots remaining in the Cup Series Playoffs. Tyler Reddick clinched the first spot on points. Effectively, any driver who is 100-plus points outside the playoff bubble must win to qualify for the 16-driver playoff.
You can find the NASCAR standings for all three Series, along with the Cup Series playoff points leaderboard in the embedded link.
Denny Hamlin – 4 wins
Shane Van Gisbergen – 4 wins
Christopher Bell – 3 wins
Kyle Larson – 3 wins
William Byron – 2 wins
Chase Elliott – 1 win
Ryan Blaney – 1 win
Chase Briscoe – 1 win
Bubba Wallace – 1 win
Joey Logano – 1 win
Ross Chastain – 1 win
Austin Cindric – 1 win
Josh Berry – 1 win
Tyler Reddick –+117 points above cutline
Alex Bowman –+60 points above cutline
Chris Buescher –+34 points above cutline
BUBBLE:Ryan Preece – 34 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE: Kyle Busch – 102 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE: Ty Gibbs – 125 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE:AJ Allmendinger – 129 points behind Chris Buescher
Related: NASCAR Truck Series results from Watkins Glen
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