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NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway

Originally posted on 5 GOATs | By Brian Jones | Last updated Jul 20, 2025 10:43 PM ET

The NASCAR playoff standings and Cup points have been updated after the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. This was the 21st race and the Cup Series season.

Denny Hamlin won the race, and there are now five races remaining before the playoffs begin on Aug. 31. Here’s a look at the playoff standings and Cup points after the Dover race.

Updated NASCAR playoff standings after Dover

Hamlin is on top of the playoff standings after winning his fourth race of the year. He moved past Kyle Larson, who finished fifth at Dover.

Kyle Busch has some work to do if he wants to make it back to the playoffs. He is 39 points below the playoff cut line with five races remaining in the regular season.

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 Byron	1	12
6	Ryan Blaney	1	9
7	Austin Cindric	1	8
8	Joey Logano	1	7
9	Chase Elliott	1	6
10	Chase Briscoe	1	6
11	Ross Chastain	1	6
12	Josh Berry	1	6
13	Tyler Reddick	0	+156
14	Alex Bowman	0	+63
15	Chris Buescher	0	+44
16	Bubba Wallace	0	+16
17	Ryan Preece	0	-16
18	Kyle Busch	0	-39
19	Ty Gibbs	0	-52
20	Michael McDowell	0	-77

Chase Elliott is the new Cup points leader

Chase Elliott is now the Cup points leader after finishing sixth at Dover. In the last six races, Elliott has finished in the top six in five of them, including a win at Atlanta.

William Byron has been the points leader ever since winning the Daytona 500 to start the year. He’s now 16 points behind Elliott for the lead.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	Chase Elliott	702	0
2	William Byron	686	-16
3	Kyle Larson	664	-38
4	Denny Hamlin	663	-39
5	Tyler Reddick	640	-62
6	Christopher Bell	635	-67
7	Ryan Blaney	576	-126
8	Chase Briscoe	570	-132
9	Alex Bowman	547	-155
10	Chris Buescher	528	-174
11	Joey Logano	524	-178
12	Ross Chastain	517	-185
13	Bubba Wallace	500	-202
14	Ryan Preece	484	-218
15	Kyle Busch	461	-241
16	Ty Gibbs	448	-254
17	Michael McDowell	423	-279
18	AJ Allmendinger	420	-282
19	Austin Cindric	417	-285
20	Erik Jones	411	-291
21	John Hunter Nemechek	400	-302
22	Josh Berry	399	-303
23	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	392	-310
24	Zane Smith	388	-314
25	Carson Hocevar	375	-327
26	Shane van Gisbergen	374	-328
27	Brad Keselowski	360	-342
28	Austin Dillon	353	-349
29	Daniel Suarez	341	-361
30	Ty Dillon	337	-365