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What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Indianapolis
NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Indianapolis

There are only four races left in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season following Corey Heim's win in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on Sunday. Here's what the Chase grid looks like after 22 races.

1. Denny Hamlin (Clinched)

2. Tyler Reddick (Clinched)

3. Ryan Blaney (+286)

4. Ty Gibbs (+271)

5. Carson Hocevar (+158)

6. Chase Elliott (+155)

7. Chase Briscoe (+143)

8. Kyle Larson (+137)

9. Chris Buescher (+133)

10. Christopher Bell (+129)

11. Daniel Suarez (+103)

12. William Byron (+88)

13. Joey Logano (+65)

After jumping back above the cut line with his win at North Wilkesboro last week, Logano gained 16 more points on the bubble with his third-place finish at Indianapolis on Sunday. 

14. Bubba Wallace (+60)

All things considered, it wasn't a bad day in the standings for Wallace, who won at Indianapolis last year but finished 28th on Sunday. He only lost nine points to the cut line and is in a decent spot going into Iowa. 

15. Shane van Gisbergen (+57)

Van Gisbergen scratched and clawed his way to a 16th-place finish on Sunday, gaining three points on the cut line. 

16. Austin Cindric (+38)

Cindric gained five points on the cut line at Indianapolis after finishing 14th. He only has four top 10s all season but has been consistent enough to stay on the right side of the bubble. 

17. Ryan Preece (-38)

Preece gained 10 points on the cut line with a strong eighth-place finish at Indianapolis. Four more similar days would barely put him into the Chase. 

18. Erik Jones (-44)

Jones briefly ran top 10 on Sunday but faded to finish 27th and lost 11 more points to the cut line. 

19. Brad Keselowski (-50)

Keselowski had a good race for the second straight week, finishing sixth and gaining eight points on the cut line. He may need a win to gain more meaningful ground, however. 

20. Michael McDowell (-76)

After starting sixth, McDowell finished 18th. He did, however, gain seven points on the cut line and got something out of his day. 

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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