NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Ryan Preece, Joey Logano Talladega disqualifications 

The NASCAR playoff standings and Cup points have been updated following the disqualifications of Ryan Preece and Joey Logano at Talladega. Both drivers were disqualified after post-race inspections, and it was a big blow for both as they finished in the top five on Sunday.

However, with 16 races remaining, Preece and Logano have plenty of time to put themselves in a position to secure a playoff berth. Here’s a look at the updated NASCAR playoff standings and Cup points.

Updated NASCAR playoff standings after Talladega

Austin Cindric won the Talladega race, and that means he is the sixth driver to clinch a playoff spot. There are now 10 playoff spots available with 16 races remaining in the regular season.

Christopher Bell remains on top of the playoff standings since he’s the only one to win three races. Kyle Larson is not far behind Bell as he has 15 playoff points.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Christopher Bell	3	16
2	Kyle Larson	2	15
3	Denny Hamlin	2	12
4	William Byron	1	8
5	Austin Cindric	1	6
6	Josh Berry	1	6
7	Chase Elliott	0	+107
8	Tyler Reddick	0	+93
9	Bubba Wallace	0	+86
10	Ryan Blaney	0	+66
11	Alex Bowman	0	+64
12	Ross Chastain	0	+36
13	Joey Logano	0	+36
14	Chase Briscoe	0	+25
15	Chris Buescher	0	+20
16	AJ Allmendinger	0	+6
17	Kyle Busch	0	-6
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	-7
19	Ryan Preece	0	-14
20	Michael McDowell	0	-15

Updated Cup points after Talladega

Consistency has been key for William Byron this year as he remains on top of Cup points despite winning only one race this year. Larson and Denny Hamlin are right behind Byron but need to put in some work to get the No. 1 spot.

Bubba Wallace continues his strong season and sits in seventh place. He won Stage 2 at Talladega and now has two playoff points this season.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	389	0
2	Kyle Larson	358	-31
3	Denny Hamlin	337	-52
4	Chase Elliott	317	-72
5	Christopher Bell	307	-82
6	Tyler Reddick	303	-86
7	Bubba Wallace	296	-93
8	Ryan Blaney	276	-113
9	Alex Bowman	274	-115
10	Ross Chastain	246	-143
11	Joey Logano	246	-143
12	Chase Briscoe	235	-154
13	Chris Buescher	230	-159
14	Austin Cindric	219	-170
15	AJ Allmendinger	216	-173
16	Kyle Busch	210	-179
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	209	-180
18	Ryan Preece	202	-187
19	Michael McDowell	201	-188
20	Carson Hocevar	195	-194
21	Josh Berry	193	-196
22	Ty Gibbs	191	-198
23	Zane Smith	183	-206
24	Austin Dillon	182	-207
25	Daniel Suarez	179	-210
26	John Hunter Nemechek	178	-211
27	Justin Haley	178	-211
28	Todd Gilliland	176	-213
29	Ty Dillon	161	-228
30	Erik Jones	158	-231