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.

RankDriverWinsPlayoff Points1Denny Hamlin4242Kyle Larson3233Christopher Bell3174Shane van Gisbergen3175William Bryon2176Ryan Blaney1107Austin Cindric188Chase Briscoe179Bubba Wallace1710Joey Logano1711Chase Elliott1612Ross Chastain1613Josh Berry1614Tyler Reddick0+12215Alex Bowman0+6316Chris Buescher0+2317Ryan Preece0-2318Kyle Busch0-7319Ty Gibbs0-8720AJ Allmendinger0-118

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?

RankDriverPointsLeader1William Byron77002Chase Elliott752-183Kyle Larson725-454Denny Hamlin719-515Christopher Bell684-866Tyler Reddick673-977Ryan Blaney665-1058Chase Briscoe640-1309Alex Bowman614-15610Bubba Wallace581-18911Chris Buescher574-19612Joey Logano560-21013Ryan Preece 551-21914Ross Chastain544-22615Kyle Busch501-26916Ty Gibbs487-28317Austin Cindric481-28918AJ Allmendinger456-31419Brad Keselowski453-31720John Hunter Nemechek447-32321Josh Berry443-32722Carson Hocevar443-32723Michael McDowell440-33024Erik Jones436-33425Shane van Gisbergen398-37226Ricky Stenhouse Jr.398-37227Zane Smith395-37528Austin Dillon384-38629Justin Haley378-39230Todd Gilliland367-403