{"id":12952,"date":"2025-07-21T12:56:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/12952\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:56:08","slug":"nascar-cup-series-standings-kyle-busch-dealt-playoff-blow-as-multiple-drivers-drop-down-the-order-at-dover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/12952\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Cup Series Standings: Kyle Busch dealt playoff blow as multiple drivers drop down the order at Dover"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest NASCAR Cup Series<\/a> regular season and playoff standings are in following Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway, with Kyle Busch<\/a> dealt a setback. <\/p>\n

\nDespite Busch finishing 11th and collecting stage points along the way during Sunday’s action, the No. 8 driver has lost ground in his chase for a playoff place. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: Joe Gibbs Racing hit with double NASCAR penalty at Dover<\/a> <\/p>\n

\nWinless so far in 2025, Busch is looking to point his way into the postseason, and after back-to-back top 10s in recent weeks, the 40-year-old had been increasingly closing the gap to the cut line, entering Dover just 35 points adrift of Bubba Wallace in 16th<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\nHowever, with Wallace finishing seventh on Sunday and also collecting stage points in stage two, Busch has fallen further behind, now facing a 39-point deficit with just five regular-season races to go. <\/p>\n

\nDenny Hamlin<\/a> now leads the way in the playoff standings following his victory on Sunday<\/a> after he became the only driver to reach four victories so far this season. <\/p>\n

\nHamlin does not lead in the regular season standings, however, where there was plenty of movement post-Dover, with Chase Elliott<\/a> now leading the way at the top, demoting Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron<\/a> to second. <\/p>\n

\nByron was one of multiple stars to fall down the order after Sunday’s race, with the likes of Tyler Reddick<\/a> and Ross Chastain<\/a> also losing ground inside the top 10. <\/p>\n

\nWith all of that said, you can see how the full picture in both the playoff and regular season standings looks below. <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: NASCAR champion Joey Logano confirms Cup Series retirement verdict<\/a> <\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings after Dover<\/p>\n

\nHere is how the Cup Series playoff chase looks following Sunday’s action at Dover Motor Speedway. <\/p>\n


\nPos
\nDriver (Car No.)
\nTeam
\nWins
\n+\/- to Playoff Cut Line
\n
\n
\n
\n1Denny Hamlin (11)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota4LOCKED IN
\n2Kyle Larson (5)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet3LOCKED IN
\n3Christopher Bell (20)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota3LOCKED IN
\n4Shane Van Gisbergen (88)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet3LOCKED IN
\n5William Byron (24)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1LOCKED IN
\n6Ryan Blaney (12)Team Penske Ford1LOCKED IN
\n7Austin Cindric (2)Team Penske Ford1LOCKED IN
\n8Joey Logano (22)Team Penske Ford1LOCKED IN
\n9Chase Briscoe (19)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1LOCKED IN
\n10Ross Chastain (1)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet1LOCKED IN
\n11Josh Berry (21)Wood Brothers Racing Ford1LOCKED IN
\n12Chase Elliott (9)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1LOCKED IN
\n13Tyler Reddick (45)23XI Racing Toyota0+156
\n14Alex Bowman (48)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet0+63
\n15Chris Buescher (17)RFK Racing Ford0+44
\n16Bubba Wallace (23)23XI Racing Toyota0+16
\nPlayoff Cut Line
\n17Ryan Preece (60)Stewart-Haas<\/a> Racing Ford0-16
\n18Kyle Busch (8)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet0-39
\n19Ty Gibbs (54)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota0-52
\n20Michael McDowell (71)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0-77
\n21AJ Allmendinger (16)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet0-80
\n22Erik Jones (43)Legacy Motor Club Toyota0-89
\n23John H. Nemechek (42)Legacy Motor Club Toyota0-100
\n24Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47)JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet0-108
\n25Zane Smith (38)Front Row Motorsports Ford0-112
\n26Carson Hocevar (77)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0-125
\n27Brad Keselowski (6)RFK Racing Ford0-140
\n28Austin Dillon (3)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet0-147
\n29Daniel Su\u00e1rez (99)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet0-159
\n30Ty Dillon (10)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet0-163
\n31Justin Haley (7)Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet0-163
\n32Todd Gilliland (34)Front Row Motorsports Ford0-167
\n33Noah Gragson (4)Stewart-Haas Racing Ford0-229
\n34Cole Custer (41)Stewart-Haas Racing Ford0-237
\n35Riley Herbst (35)Rick Ware Racing Toyota0-249
\n36Cody Ware (51)Rick Ware Racing Ford0-352
\n <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: Full-time driver leaves NASCAR team with immediate effect<\/a> <\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series regular season standings after Dover<\/p>\n

\nHere is how the regular season standings look after Sunday’s Cup Series race at Dover. <\/p>\n


\nPos
\nDriver (Car No.)
\nTeam
\nPoints
\n
\n
\n
\n1Chase Elliott (9)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet702
\n2William Byron (24)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet686
\n3Kyle Larson (5)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet664
\n4Denny Hamlin (11)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota663
\n5Tyler Reddick (45)23XI Racing Toyota640
\n6Christopher Bell (20)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota635
\n7Ryan Blaney (12)Team Penske Ford576
\n8Chase Briscoe (19)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota570
\n9Alex Bowman (48)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet547
\n10Chris Buescher (17)RFK Racing Ford528
\n11Joey Logano (22)Team Penske Ford524
\n12Ross Chastain (1)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet517
\n13Bubba Wallace (23)23XI Racing Toyota500
\n14Ryan Preece (60)RFK Racing Ford484
\n15Kyle Busch (8)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet461
\n16Ty Gibbs (54)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota448
\n17Michael McDowell (71)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet423
\n18AJ Allmendinger (16)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet420
\n19Austin Cindric (2)Team Penske Ford417
\n20Erik Jones (43)Legacy Motor Club Toyota411
\n21John Hunter Nemechek (42)Legacy Motor Club Toyota400
\n22Josh Berry (21)Wood Brothers Racing Ford399
\n23Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47)JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet392
\n24Zane Smith (38)Front Row Motorsports Ford388
\n25Carson Hocevar (77)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet375
\n26Shane Van Gisbergen (88)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet374
\n27Brad Keselowski (6)RFK Racing Ford360
\n28Austin Dillon (3)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet353
\n29Daniel Su\u00e1rez (99)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet341
\n30Ty Dillon (10)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet337
\n31Justin Haley (7)Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet337
\n32Todd Gilliland (34)Front Row Motorsports Ford333
\n33Noah Gragson (4)Front Row Motorsports Ford271
\n34Cole Custer (41)Stewart-Haas Racing Ford263
\n35Riley Herbst (35)23XI Racing Toyota251
\n36Cody Ware (51)Rick Ware Racing Ford148
\n <\/p>\n

\nREAD MORE: Tyler Reddick offers damning response on 23XI future after team lose NASCAR charters<\/a><\/p>\n

Related\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The latest NASCAR Cup Series regular season and playoff standings are in following Sunday’s race at Dover Motor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[2331,49,48,3932,7067,578,576,3631,12101,8661,634,8354,12187,44,12188,82],"class_list":["post-12952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nascar","tag-bubba-wallace","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-denny-hamlin","tag-dover-motor-speedway","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-gpfans","tag-joe-gibbs-racing","tag-kyle-busch","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-cup-series","tag-nascar-cup-series-standings","tag-news","tag-simmey-hannifin-donaldson","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}