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NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after 2025 Iowa Corn 350 at Iowa Speedway

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Jonathan Howard | Last updated Aug 3, 2025 9:57 PM ET

Only three more races stand between the Cup Series and the playoffs. Let’s get into the updated NASCAR Playoff standings. There has also been another exchange at the top of the regular season points standings.

This was a big breakthrough for Byron. A few drivers were in the mix for the win tonight. Brad Keselowski was so close to breaking his winless streak and punching a ticket to the playoffs as well.

NASCAR Playoff standings after Iowa Corn 350

William Byron got the big win in Iowa tonight. He was the one who stretched the fuel perfectly this time around instead of running short. That is going to give him a boost in the NASCAR Playoff standings.

Now, Byron is tied with Christopher Bell and Shane van Gisbergen in playoff points. That is going to go a long way to helping him overcome early struggles in the playoffs should they arise.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Denny Hamlin	4	24
2	Kyle Larson	3	23
3	Christopher Bell	3	17
4	Shane van Gisbergen	3	17
5	William Bryon	2	17
6	Ryan Blaney	1	10
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	+122
15	Alex Bowman	0	+63
16	Chris Buescher	0	+23
17	Ryan Preece	0	-23
18	Kyle Busch	0	-73
19	Ty Gibbs	0	-87
20	AJ Allmendinger	0	-118

Cup points updated after the NASCAR Iowa race

It didn’t take long. William Byron is now leading the regular season standings again. This is likely going to come down to him and Chase Elliott. Hendrick Motorsports has the top three drivers in points with three races to go in the regular season.

Byron leads the regular season points, but not the NASCAR Playoff standings. Can he make a charge for the championship this season?

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	770	0
2	Chase Elliott	752	-18
3	Kyle Larson	725	-45
4	Denny Hamlin	719	-51
5	Christopher Bell	684	-86
6	Tyler Reddick	673	-97
7	Ryan Blaney	665	-105
8	Chase Briscoe	640	-130
9	Alex Bowman	614	-156
10	Bubba Wallace	581	-189
11	Chris Buescher	574	-196
12	Joey Logano	560	-210
13	Ryan Preece	551	-219
14	Ross Chastain	544	-226
15	Kyle Busch	501	-269
16	Ty Gibbs	487	-283
17	Austin Cindric	481	-289
18	AJ Allmendinger	456	-314
19	Brad Keselowski	453	-317
20	John Hunter Nemechek	447	-323
21	Josh Berry	443	-327
22	Carson Hocevar	443	-327
23	Michael McDowell	440	-330
24	Erik Jones	436	-334
25	Shane van Gisbergen	398	-372
26	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	398	-372
27	Zane Smith	395	-375
28	Austin Dillon	384	-386
29	Justin Haley	378	-392
30	Todd Gilliland	367	-403