Race for NASCAR Cup regular season title heats up at Iowa Speedway
Chase Elliott leads the points heading into Sunday's race at Iowa Speedway (coverage begins at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network).
MORE: Cup standings after Indianapolis
Elliott has two Hendrick Motorsports teammates chasing him for the top spot. William Byron is four points behind Elliott. Kyle Larson is 15 points behind Elliott.
Dustin Long,
Denny Hamlin is fourth in the season standings and trails Elliott by 20 points despite missing the Mexico City race for the birth of his son.
The most points a driver can earn in a race is 61. Christopher Bell is fifth in the standings, 62 points behind Elliot.
The remaining races in the regular season are Iowa (Aug. 3), Watkins Glen (Aug. 10), Richmond (Aug. 16) and Daytona (Aug. 23).
Not only will a regular season champion be crowned at Daytona, but playoff points are awarded to the top 10 drivers in the season standings after the regular season finale.
The regular season champion is awarded 15 playoff points. Second receives 10 points, third receives eight points and on down to 10th place in the regular season earning one playoff point.
The playoffs begin with the Southern 500 on Aug. 31 at Darlington Raceway.
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