Sunday’s Cup Series race at Watkins Glen International was the 24th of the regular season, leaving just two races left on the NASCAR schedule before the playoffs. Not only did Go Bowling at The Glen tighten the Cup Series playoff picture, it also added a fight to the finish among the NASCAR points leaders after today.
Let’s dive right into the NASCAR points standings after Watkins Glen for the Cup Series. As always, (P) indicates the driver would make the playoffs if the regular season ended today and a (*) indicates the driver won a race this season.
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NASCAR Points Leaders after Today: Cup Series Outlook
Position
Driver
Points
Behind
1
William Byron* (P)
812
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2
Chase Elliott* (P)
770
-42
3
Denny Hamlin* (P)
731
-81
4
Kyle Larson* (P)
727
-85
5
Christopher Bell* (P)
727
-85
6
Ryan Blaney* (P)
710
-102
7
Tyler Reddick (P)
701
-111
8
Chase Briscoe* (P)
674
-138
9
Alex Bowman (P)
644
-168
10
Chris Buescher (P)
618
-194
11
Bubba Wallace* (P)
610
-202
12
Ryan Preece
584
-228
13
Joey Logano* (P)
583
-229
14
Ross Chastain* (P)
571
-241
15
Kyle Busch
516
-296
16
Austin Cindric* (P)
502
-310
17
Ty Gibbs
493
-319
18
AJ Allmendinger
489
-323
19
Brad Keselowski
465
-347
20
Carson Hocevar
462
-350
21
Erik Jones
461
-351
22
Michael McDowell
458
-354
23
John H. Nemechek
458
-354
24
Josh Berry* (P)
445
-367
25
Shane van Gisbergen* (P)
441
-371
26
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
420
-392
27
Zane Smith
415
-397
28
Austin Dillon
406
-406
29
Daniel Suarez
393
-419
30
Justin Haley
388
-424
31
Todd Gilliland
376
-436
32
Ty Dillon
355
-457
33
Noah Gragson
299
-513
34
Cole Custer
294
-518
35
Riley Herbst
287
-525
36
Cody Ware
163
-649
Related: NASCAR Xfinity results for Watkins Glen, including stage results and points totals
Of note, with only two races remaining in the regular season, there are only TWO spots remaining in the Cup Series Playoffs. Tyler Reddick clinched the first spot on points. Effectively, any driver who is 100-plus points outside the playoff bubble must win to qualify for the 16-driver playoff.
You can find the NASCAR standings for all three Series, along with the Cup Series playoff points leaderboard in the embedded link.
NASCAR playoff picture after today
Shane Van Gisbergen – 4 wins
Christopher Bell – 3 wins
William Byron – 2 wins
Austin Cindric – 1 win
Tyler Reddick – +117 points above cutline
Alex Bowman – +60 points above cutline
Chris Buescher – +34 points above cutline
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NASCAR Playoff Bubble
BUBBLE: Ryan Preece – 34 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE: Kyle Busch – 102 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE: Ty Gibbs – 125 points behind Chris Buescher
BUBBLE: AJ Allmendinger – 129 points behind Chris Buescher
Related: NASCAR Truck Series results from Watkins Glen
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