28-04-2025
NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Talladega race
Austin Cindric is the sixth driver locked into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs following his win in the Jack Link's 500 on April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Cindric beat Ryan Preece by 0.022 seconds to earn his third career Cup Series victory.
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The No. 2 Team Penske Ford driver is the first Penske driver locked into the playoffs and now has wins in three of the last four regular seasons.
Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
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NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Talladega race
Unofficial after Talladega
William Byron: 388 points (1 win, 8 playoff points)
Kyle Larson -32 (2 wins, 15 playoff points)
Denny Hamlin -53 behind leader (2 win, 12 playoff points)
Chase Elliott -73
Christopher Bell -82 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
Tyler Reddick -89
Bubba Wallace -94 (2 playoff points)
Joey Logano -102 (2 playoff points)
Ryan Blaney -112 (2 playoff points)
Alex Bowman -116
Ross Chastain -144
Ryan Preece -147 (1 playoff point)
Chase Briscoe -155
Chris Buescher -160
Austin Cindric -170 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
AJ Allmendinger -175
Kyle Busch -180
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -181
Michael McDowell -189
Carson Hocevar -196
Josh Berry -199 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
Ty Gibbs -199
Austin Dillon -208
Zane Smith -209
Daniel Suarez -211
John Hunter Nemechek -212
Justin Haley -214
Todd Gilliland -216
Ty Dillon -229
Erik Jones -232
Noah Gragson -235
Brad Keselowski -255
Riley Herbst -272
Cole Custer -281
Shane van Gisbergen -284
NASCAR playoff picture after Talladega
Through 10 races
Christopher Bell (3 wins)
Denny Hamlin (2 wins)
Kyle Larson (2 wins)
William Byron (1 win)
Austin Cindric (1 win)
Josh Berry (1 win)
Chase Elliott +102 ahead of playoff cutline
Tyler Reddick +86
Bubba Wallace +81
Joey Logano +73
Ryan Blaney +63
Alex Bowman +59
Ross Chastain +31
Ryan Preece +28
Chase Briscoe +20
Chris Buescher +15
AJ Allmendinger -15 points behind 16th
Kyle Busch -20
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -21
Michael McDowell -29
Carson Hocevar -36
Ty Gibbs -39
Austin Dillon -48
Zane Smith -49
Daniel Suarez -51
John Hunter Nemechek -52
Justin Haley -54
Todd Gilliland -56
Ty Dillon -69
Erik Jones -72
Noah Gragson -75
Brad Keselowski -95
Riley Herbst -112
Cole Custer -121
Shane van Gisbergen -124
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Talladega race
