NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Watkins Glen race
Byron now leads Chase Elliott by 42 points for the regular-season title with races at Richmond and Daytona to go before the playoffs.
Chris Buescher's playoff cutline advantage over teammate Ryan Preece increased with Buescher's third-place finish. Buescher also recorded a stage win on Sunday.
Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
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NASCAR playoff picture after Watkins Glen
Through 24 races
Denny Hamlin (4 wins)
Shane van Gisbergen (4 wins)
Kyle Larson (3 wins)
Christopher Bell (3 wins)
William Byron (2 wins)
Chase Elliott (1 win)
Ryan Blaney (1 win)
Chase Briscoe (1 win)
Bubba Wallace (1 win)
Joey Logano (1 win)
Ross Chastain (1 win)
Austin Cindric (1 win)
Josh Berry (1 win)
Tyler Reddick +117 ahead of playoff cutline
Alex Bowman +60
Chris Buescher +34
Ryan Preece -34 behind 16th
Kyle Busch -102
Ty Gibbs -125
AJ Allmendinger -129
Brad Keselowski -153
Carson Hocevar -156
Erik Jones -157
Michael McDowell -160
John Hunter Nemechek -160
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -198
Zane Smith -203
Austin Dillon -212
Daniel Suarez -225
Justin Haley -230
NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Watkins Glen race
Unofficial after Watkins Glen
William Byron 812 points (2 wins, 17 playoff points)
Chase Elliott: -42 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
Denny Hamlin -81 (3 wins, 24 playoff points)
Christopher Bell -85 (3 wins, 17 playoff points)
Kyle Larson -85 (3 wins, 23 playoff points)
Ryan Blaney -102 (1 win, 11 playoff points)
Tyler Reddick -111 (1 playoff point)
Chase Briscoe -138 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
Alex Bowman -168
Chris Buescher -194 (-3 playoff points)
Bubba Wallace -202 ( 1 win, 7 playoff points)
Ryan Preece -228 (2 playoff points)
Joey Logano -229 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
Ross Chastain -241 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
Kyle Busch -296
Austin Cindric -310 (1 win, 8 playoff points)
Ty Gibbs -319
AJ Allmendinger -323
Brad Keselowski -347 (2 playoff points)
Carson Hocevar -350
Erik Jones -351
Michael McDowell -354 (1 playoff point)
John Hunter Nemechek -354
Josh Berry -367 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
Shane van Gisbergen -371 (4 wins, 22 playoff points)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -392
Zane Smith -397
Austin Dillon -406
Daniel Suarez -419
Justin Haley -424
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