NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Chicago Street Race

After an exhilarating Chicago Street Race, the NASCAR Cup Series’ playoff standings and Cup points have been shaken up due to the results of the Grant Park 165.

Alex Bowman secured his spot in the Cup Series playoffs, using some bold strategy to captured his first win of 2024, ending an 80-race winless streak in the process. Now, Hendrick Motorsports has all four of their wheelmen locked into the playoffs, with Kyle Larson, William Byron and Chase Elliott in, as well.

Mother Nature certainly affected where each driver stands at the moment, as the rain threw a gigantic at the drivers in Chicago. Check out where we stand after NASCAR’s trip to the Windy City below, as the summer rages on for the Cup Series.

Updated NASCAR Playoff Standings after Chicago Street Race

Alex Bowman went from the cut-line to sitting just outside the top ten due to his win in Chicago, putting the heat on the rest of the field who don’t have victories in 2024. While Martin Truex Jr. and Ty Gibbs are both over 80 points to the good, Ross Chastain and Chris Buescher are beginning to sweat.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Christopher Bell	3	24
2	Kyle Larson	3	23
3	Denny Hamlin	3	19
4	William Byron	3	16
5	Tyler Reddick	1	8
6	Ryan Blaney	1	7
7	Austin Cindric	1	7
8	Chase Elliott	1	6
9	Joey Logano	1	6
10	Brad Keselowski	1	5
11	Alex Bowman	1	5
12	Daniel Suarez	1	5
13	Martin Truex Jr.	0	+125
14	Ty Gibbs	0	+84
15	Ross Chastain	0	+53
16	Chris Buescher	0	+45
17	Bubba Wallace	0	-45
18	Chase Briscoe	0	-88
19	Kyle Busch	0	-98
20	Todd Gilliland	0	-121

Updated NASCAR Cup Standings after Chicago Street Race

As for the overall Cup Series standings, Kyle Larson ended up in the wall in Chicago, but he remains the leader by 11 points over his teammate Chase Elliott. Elsewhere, Tyler Reddick made a sizable move due to his podium finish in Chicago, while Denny Hamlin continues to fall due to some subpar racing.

Rank	Drivers	Points	Leader
1	Kyle Larson	671	0
2	Chase Elliott	660	-11
3	Tyler Reddick	648	-23
4	Denny Hamlin	629	-42
5	Martin Truex Jr.	601	-70
6	William Byron	599	-72
7	Ryan Blaney	587	-84
8	Christopher Bell	586	-85
9	Ty Gibbs	560	-111
10	Brad Keselowski	558	-113
11	Alex Bowman	553	-118
12	Ross Chastain	529	-142
13	Chris Buescher	521	-150
14	Joey Logano	484	-187
15	Bubba Wallace	476	-195
16	Chase Briscoe	433	-238
17	Kyle Busch	423	-248
18	Daniel Suarez	410	-261
19	Todd Gilliland	400	-271
20	Austin Cindric	389	-282
21	Josh Berry	369	-302
22	Michael McDowell	365	-306
23	Noah Gragson	353	-318
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	339	-332
25	Carson Hocevar	338	-333
26	Ryan Preece	311	-360
27	Daniel Hemric	297	-374
28	Erik Jones	290	-381
29	Justin Haley	287	-384
30	John Hunter Nemechek	284	-387

As you can tell, this season’s iteration of the Chicago Street Race had an immense effect on the NASCAR Cup Series standings. With Shane van Gisbergen taken out early in the race, it was anyone’s guess who would end up in Victory Lane, and Alex Bowman took full advantage of the opportunity on Sunday.