What the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture looks like after Indianapolis

Following Bubba Wallace's win in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture looks much different. Here's what the race around the cut line looks like with four races remaining in the regular season. 

1. Denny Hamlin (four wins) 

2. Kyle Larson (three wins) 

3. Christopher Bell (three wins) 

4. Shane van Gisbergen (three wins) 

5. Chase Elliott (one win) 

6. William Byron (one win) 

7. Ryan Blaney (one win) 

8. Chase Briscoe (one win) 

9. Bubba Wallace (one win) 

10. Joey Logano (one win) 

11. Ross Chastain (one win) 

12. Austin Cindric (one win) 

13. Josh Berry (one win) 

14. Tyler Reddick (+138) 

A decision to pit in the closing laps of Sunday's race led to a crash and subsequent 29th-place finish for Reddick, but he's all but locked up a playoff spot at this point. The No. 45 team is searching for playoff points over the next four weeks, as well as their first win of the season. 

15. Alex Bowman (+63) 

Bowman stayed even with the cut line this week after a ninth-place finish at Indianapolis. He retains a one-race gap to the cut line, and is much more comfortable than he was a month ago in regards to the cut line. 

16. Chris Buescher (+42) 

Buescher is now on the cut line and racing an RFK Racing teammate in Ryan Preece for the final spot in the postseason. There's little margin for error for Buescher over the next four weeks as he looks to get back to the playoffs. 

17. Ryan Preece (-42) 

A fourth-place effort at Indy was mostly all for naught for Preece, who came into the Brickyard 400 battling Wallace for the final playoff spot. He'll need a great day at Iowa Speedway on Aug. 3 in order to get himself back in contention. 

18. Kyle Busch (-81) 

A 25th-place run in the Brickyard 400 pretty much solidifies Busch's agenda over the next four weeks. Barring a miraculous points run, a win will be necessary for the No. 8 to get back to the playoffs. 

19. Ty Gibbs (-95) 

Gibbs won the In-Season Challenge on Sunday, but a 21st-place finish wasn't what the No. 54 team needed. Gibbs will need to score his first career win in order to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. 

20. AJ Allmendinger (-124) 

Allmendinger finished 23rd on Sunday at Indy. His most likely path to the playoffs is a win at Watkins Glen on Aug. 10, but don't count him out at Iowa next week.