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NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after 2025 Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Brian Jones | Last updated Aug 10, 2025 7:42 PM ET

The NASCAR playoff standings and Cup points have been updated after the 2025 Go Bowling at the Glen at Watkins Glen International. Shane van Gisbergen won the race, and there are only two more races left before the regular season ends.

For the drivers who are on the playoff bubble, they have to win one of the next two races to secure a spot in the postseason. Here’s a look at the updated playoff standings and Cup points after the Watkins Glen race.

NASCAR playoff standings after Watkins Glen

Van Gisbergen now has 22 playoff points and is one of just two drivers who have won four races this year (the other being Denny Hamlin). SVG is two points behind Hamlin for the lead in playoff points.

Tyler Reddick should be able to clinch a playoff spot without winning one of the next two races. Alex Bowman and Chris Buescher need to finish strong in the next two weeks and hope there are no new winners.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Denny Hamlin	4	24
2	Kyle Larson	3	23
3	Shane van Gisbergen	4	22
4	William Byron	2	17
5	Christopher Bell	3	17
6	Ryan Blaney	1	11
7	Austin Cindric	1	8
8	Chase Briscoe	1	7
9	Bubba Wallace	1	7
10	Joey Logano	1	7
11	Chase Elliott	1	6
12	Ross Chastain	1	6
13	Josh Berry	1	6
14	Tyler Reddick	0	+117
15	Alex Bowman	0	+60
16	Chris Buescher	0	+34
17	Ryan Preece	0	-34
18	Kyle Busch	0	-102
19	Ty Gibbs	0	-125
20	AJ Allmendinger	0	-129

William Byron has strong lead on Cup points

William Byron looks to have a strong grip on the Cup points lead after two consecutive strong finishes. After winning at Iowa last week, Byron earned a P4 finish at Watkins Glen.

Chase Elliott has some work to do to take the lead from Byron. His P26 finish at Watkins Glen was his worst finish of the year.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	812	0
2	Chase Elliott	770	-42
3	Denny Hamlin	731	-81
4	Christopher Bell	727	-85
5	Kyle Larson	727	-85
6	Ryan Blaney	710	-102
7	Tyler Reddick	701	-11
8	Chase Briscoe	674	-138
9	Alex Bowman	644	-168
10	Chris Buescher	618	-194
11	Bubba Wallace	610	-202
12	Ryan Preece	584	-228
13	Joey Logano	583	-229
14	Ross Chastain	571	-241
15	Kyle Buesch	516	-296
16	Austin Cindric	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 Hunter Nemechek	458	-354
24	Josh Berry	445	-367
25	Shane van Gisbergen	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