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Shane van Gisbergen locked his place in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field with a win in Sunday's Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Van Gisbergen also moved up to the 30th position in the NASCAR Cup Series points with the race win.

RESULTS: Viva Mexico 250 at Mexico City

With a 36th-place finish for Kyle Larson, William Byron was able to extend his regular-season point lead over his Hendrick Motorsports teammate to 67 points with 10 races remaining in the regular season. Byron finished ninth in Sunday's race in Mexico City.

Denny Hamlin, who did not compete in Mexico City following the birth of his third child, dropped to fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, and now sits 110 points away from the point leader, Byron.

Here are the updated 2025 NASCAR Cup Series point standings after the Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the 16th race of the 26-race NASCAR Cup Series regular season, and the 36-race season.

(x) currently in the Playoff field
(y) locked into the Playoffs with a race win
(z) secured regular season championship
# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates "Open" entry
(i) indicates the driver is ineligible to score points

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This article first appeared on Racing America on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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