NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after AdventHealth400 at Kansas Speedway
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff and points standings have been updated following Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. Kyle Larson cruised to his third victory of the season in dominant fashion, leading 221-of-267 laps after starting on the pole.
With the win, Larson has overtaken Christopher Bell atop the playoff standings. Larson now has 23 playoff points to Bell’s 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the last driver above the cutline, just seven points ahead of Ryan Preece.
NASCAR playoff standings updated after Kansas
| Rank | Driver | Wins | Playoff Points |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 3 | 23 |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | 3 | 16 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | William Byron | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Austin Cindric | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Josh Berry | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 0 | +127 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 0 | +111 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 0 | +106 |
| 11 | Alex Bowman | 0 | +74 |
| 12 | Bubba Wallace | 0 | +59 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 0 | +49 |
| 14 | Chris Buescher | 0 | +33 |
| 15 | Chase Briscoe | 0 | +27 |
| 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 0 | +7 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 0 | -7 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 0 | -14 |
| 19 | John Hunter Nemechek | 0 | -24 |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | -28 |
NASCAR Cup points updated after Kansas
Larson is also the undisputed leader in the points standings. He is now 35 points ahead of William Byron, who is 50 ahead of Bell. Denny Hamlin dropped four spots to seventh after a DNF at Kansas. Josh Berry, meanwhile, advanced seven positions to 17th with a P6 result.
| Rank | Driver | Points | Leader |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 469 | 0 |
| 2 | William Byron | 434 | -35 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 384 | -85 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 378 | -91 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 362 | -107 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 357 | -112 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 346 | -123 |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 325 | -144 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 318 | -151 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 310 | -159 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | 300 | -169 |
| 12 | Chris Buescher | 284 | -185 |
| 13 | Chase Briscoe | 278 | -191 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 273 | -196 |
| 15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 258 | -211 |
| 16 | Ryan Preece | 251 | -218 |
| 17 | Josh Berry | 244 | -225 |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 244 | -225 |
| 19 | John Hunter Nemechek | 234 | -235 |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 230 | -239 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 228 | -241 |
| 22 | Austin Dillon | 227 | -242 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 227 | -242 |
| 24 | Todd Gilliland | 227 | -242 |
| 25 | AJ Allmendinger | 218 | -251 |
| 26 | Ty Gibbs | 217 | -252 |
| 27 | Daniel Suarez | 209 | -260 |
| 28 | Justin Haley | 206 | -263 |
| 29 | Erik Jones | 196 | -273 |
| 30 | Ty Dillon | 188 | -281 |