Sunday’s Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the 22nd points race of the regular season. We’re now headed into an off week for NASCAR before August delivers a four-race stretch leading into the chase. With the points totaled up, let’s examine the NASCAR standings after today.
We’ll lead off with the Cup Series points leaders right now after the Brickyard 400. Further below is where you can find where the chase cutline is with four points races remaining in the regular season.
NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders Right Now
Here are the NASCAR standings after today. We’ve noted drivers that have clinched a spot in The Chase with an asterisk.
| Position | Driver | Points | Points Behind | Above Cutline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 886 | — | Clinched |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 802 | -84 | Clinched |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 766 | -120 | Clinched |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 751 | -135 | +271 |
| 5 | Carson Hocevar | 638 | -248 | +158 |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 635 | -251 | +155 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe | 623 | -263 | +143 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 617 | -269 | +137 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 613 | -273 | +133 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 609 | -277 | +129 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | 583 | -303 | +103 |
| 12 | William Byron | 568 | -318 | +88 |
| 13 | Joey Logano | 545 | -341 | +65 |
| 14 | Bubba Wallace | 540 | -346 | +60 |
| 15 | Shane van Gisbergen | 537 | -349 | +57 |
| 16 | Austin Cindric | 518 | -368 | +38 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 480 | -406 | |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 474 | -412 | |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | 468 | -418 | |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | 442 | -444 | |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | 436 | -450 | |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 409 | -477 | |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | 406 | -480 | |
| 24 | Zane Smith | 393 | -493 | |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | 370 | -516 | |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 364 | -522 | |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | 355 | -531 | |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | 349 | -537 | |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 310 | -576 | |
| 30 | Cole Custer | 270 | -616 | |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 268 | -618 | |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 266 | -620 | |
| 33 | Josh Berry | 264 | -622 | |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch | 216 | -670 | |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 183 | -703 |
NASCAR Standings: The Chase Cutline After Today
Here are the drivers who are closest below The Chase cutline the NASCAR standings through 22 races. There are four races left in the regular season.
| Position | Driver | Below Cutline |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | -38 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | -44 |
| 19 | Brad Keselowski | -50 |
| 20 | Michael McDowell | -76 |
| 21 | Ross Chastain | -82 |
| 22 | AJ Allmendinger | -109 |
| 23 | Todd Gilliland | -112 |
| 24 | Zane Smith | -125 |
| 25 | Riley Herbst | -148 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | -154 |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek | -163 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | -169 |
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