Chase Elliott is the new NASCAR Cup Series championship point leader, and Bubba Wallace holds down the final spot on the provisional playoff grid with a handful of regular-season races ahead. 

Elliott overtook Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron after Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway. He led 238 laps and finished sixth while Byron was involved in a late caution and finished 31st. Byron had led the points for 17 of 21 races.

The regular season champion will be awarded 15 playoff points when the grid is reseeded for the postseason. Elliott stands to gain the most from picking up those points as he currently sits with six playoff points in his bucket.

There are six drivers in the championship standings who are within 100 points of each other. Elliott leads a Hendrick Motorsports 1-2-3 in the standings, followed by three Toyota drivers from Joe Gibbs Racing and 23XI Racing.

1.     Chase Elliott

2.     William Byron – 16 

3.     Kyle Larson – 38 

4.     Denny Hamlin – 39

5.     Tyler Reddick – 62 

6.     Christopher Bell – 67 

There have been 12 different winners thus far in the regular season. It leaves four spots to be decided over the next five weeks. The highest driver on the provisional playoff grid is Tyler Reddick, who has a 156-point advantage. And the driver on the bubble is Reddick’s 23XI Racing teammate, Wallace.

Wallace has a slim 16 point advantage on Ryan Preece. Preece is the first driver on the outside looking in.

1.     Denny Hamlin: 4 wins 

2.     Kyle Larson: 3 wins 

3.     Christopher Bell: 3 wins 

4.     Shane van Gisbergen: 3 wins 

5.     William Byron: 1 win 

6.     Ryan Blaney: 1 win 

7.     Austin Cindric: 1 win 

8.     Joey Logano: 1 win  

9.     Chase Elliott: 1 win 

10.  Chase Briscoe: 1 win 

11.  Ross Chastain: 1 win 

12.  Josh Berry: 1 win  

13.  Tyler Reddick +156 

14.  Alex Bowman +63 

15.  Chris Buescher + 44 

16.  Bubba Wallace + 16

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17.  Ryan Preece – 16 

18.  Kyle Busch – 39 

19.  Ty Gibbs – 52 

20.  Michael McDowell – 77 

The regular season will conclude with races at Indianapolis, Iowa, Watkins Glen, Richmond, and Daytona.