2025 NASCAR Playoff standings updated after Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway
The 2025 NASCAR playoff standings have been updated following the conclusion of the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway (officially known as World Wide Technology Raceway). Denny Hamlin won the race, and this was the second race of the Round of 16 of the playoffs.
The playoff drivers will have one more race to secure a spot in the next round, which will be a field of 12. Here’s a look at the updated NASCAR playoff standings.
| Rank | Driver | Playoff Points |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | Win |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | Win |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | +60 |
| 4 | Bubba Wallace | +50 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | +42 |
| 6 | William Byron | +39 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | +37 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | +32 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | +28 |
| 10 | Joey Logano | +21 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | +19 |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | +11 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | -11 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | -15 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman | -35 |
| 16 | Josh Berry | -45 |
Hamlin and Chase Briscoe have clinched a spot in the second round of the playoffs due to their wins during the first round. Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports calculated what the other drivers above the playoff cut line need to do to clinch a spot in the Round of 12 at Bristol on Saturday night.
“My math says these are the clinching point total needed at Bristol, no matter what anyone else does,” Pockrass wrote. “Larson 8 (29th and no stage points/fastest lap point), Wallace 18 (19th), Blaney 26 (11th), Byron 29 (8th), Reddick 31 (6th), Bell 36, Elliott 40, Logano 47, Chastain 49.
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Cindric is just 11 points above the cut line, so he will need to have a strong finish (or win on Saturday) to advance to the next round. For Berry, who is 45 points below the cut, his best chance of advancing is simply winning at Bristol.
During Hamlin’s post-race press conference on Sunday, he talked about his mindset heading into Bristol after clinching a spot in the playoffs. “I would love to get 60 (wins) at Bristol. That would be fantastic. I’m not going to change my preparation for Bristol,” Hamlin said. “All this win did was just add work to the week, ’cause it allows us to now get ahead to the next round. There’s no way I’m willing to go to Bristol, compromising my normal routine.”
Hamlin is looking to win his first Cup Series title this season. He is on track to reach that goal, having won five races this year.