Updated 2025 NASCAR Playoff Standings after Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings have been updated after the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Chase Elliott won the race, which was the second playoff race in the Round of 12.
The drivers who are below the playoff cut line now have one more chance to move up the standings and not get eliminated. Here’s a look at the updated playoff standings after the Kansas Cup Series playoff race.
| Rank | Driver | Playoff Points |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | Win |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | Win |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | +54 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | +48 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | +44 |
| 6 | William Byron | +40 |
| 7 | Chase Briscoe | +21 |
| 8 | Joey Logano | +13 |
| 9 | Ross Chastain | -13 |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | -26 |
| 11 | Tyler Reddick | -29 |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | -48 |
Elliott is one of the 12 playoff drivers, and because he won on Sunday, he has clinched a spot in the Round of 8. After the race, Elliott spoke to reporters about getting the lead during the final lap in the second overtime.
Chase Elliott moves up the NASCAR Playoff standings after Kansas win
“I felt like anything can happen, but you’re winning up tenth on a green and white checkered, I wouldn’t say your odds are high at that point,” Elliott said. “I’ve seen crazier things, but my mindset was just to try to build up as much momentum as I could and hope lanes, hope things kind of went my way, and fortunately they did.
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“I felt like I got about as far as I was going to get off of two. I had momentum on the white, and then I saw the 11 and 23 racing hard in three, and I thought, man, if I just stick to the bottom here, I might at least be three wide with them off of four. That’s kind of what I was shooting for.”
Elliott was then asked about Denny Hamlin not having any power steering at the end of the race. “I’m not sure, and that’s always a difficult thing, right?” Elliott asked. “How much power steering? Was it completely zero? Was it a little bit? Was it three-quarter? Was it half? Only he knows that.