NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

The NASCAR playoffs standings and Cup Series points have been updated following the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain won the race, which has unofficially launched the second half of the 2025 regular season.

Now that NASCAR’s longest race is over, the countdown begins for the playoffs. Here’s a look at the updated playoff standings and Cup points.

Updated playoff standings after Coca-Cola 600

Chastain became the eighth driver to clinch a spot in the playoffs with his win at Charlotte. The 32-year-old has now won six races in 236 starts in the Cup Series.

Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell remain on top of the playoff standings. They are the only drivers to win three races each.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Kyle Larson	3	23
2	Christopher Bell	3	16
3	Denny Hamlin	2	12
4	William Byron	1	11
5	Joey Logano	1	7
6	Austin Cindric	1	7
7	Josh Berry	1	6
8	Ross Chastain	1	5
9	Chase Elliott	0	+148
10	Tyler Reddick	0	+125
11	Ryan Blaney	0	+96
12	Alex Bowman	0	+66
13	Chase Briscoe	0	+47
14	Bubba Wallace	0	+45
15	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	+17
16	Ryan Preece	0	+13
17	AJ Allmendinger	0	-13
18	Kyle Busch	0	-14
19	Michael McDowell	0	-21
20	John Hunter Nemechek	0	-23

Updated Cup points after NASCAR Charlotte race

William Byron continues to stay on top of the Cup points standings, but Larson is not far behind. Bell, Chase Elliott and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.

Elliott has been consistent this season despite not winning a race. The 29-year-old has earned seven top-10 finishes and has not finished outside the top 20 so far this year.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	499	0
2	Kyle Larson	470	-29
3	Christopher Bell	425	-74
4	Chase Elliott	415	-84
5	Tyler Reddick	392	-107
6	Denny Hamlin	390	-109
7	Ryan Blaney	363	-136
8	Ross Chastain	350	-149
9	Joey Logano	338	-161
10	Alex Bowman	333	-166
11	Chase Briscoe	314	-185
12	Bubba Wallace	312	-187
13	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	284	-215
14	Ryan Preece	280	-219
15	Austin Cindric	279	-220
16	Josh Berry	269	-230
17	AJ Allmendinger	276	-232
18	Kyle Busch	266	-233
19	Michael McDowell	259	-240
20	John Hunter Nemechek	257	-242
21	Carson Hocevar	248	-251
22	Todd Gilliland	246	-253
23	Chris Buescher	244	-255
24	Austin Dillon	244	-255
25	Ty Gibbs	230	-269
26	Zane Smith	228	-271
27	Erik Jones	223	-276
28	Noah Gragson	213	-286
29	Justin Haley	213	-286
30	Daniel Suarez	210	-289