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.

RankDriverWinsPlayoff Points

1Christopher Bell324

2Kyle Larson323

3Denny Hamlin319

4William Byron316

5Tyler Reddick18

6Ryan Blaney17

7Austin Cindric17

8Chase Elliott16

9Joey Logano16

10Brad Keselowski15

11Alex Bowman15

12Daniel Suarez15

13Martin Truex Jr.0+125

14Ty Gibbs0

15Ross Chastain0

16Chris Buescher0

17Bubba Wallace0-45

18Chase Briscoe0-88

19Kyle Busch0-98

20Todd Gilliland0-121

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.

RankDriversPointsLeader

1Kyle Larson6710

2Chase Elliott660-11

3Tyler Reddick648-23

4Denny Hamlin629-42

5Martin Truex Jr.601-70

6William Byron599-72

7Ryan Blaney587-84

8Christopher Bell586-85

9Ty Gibbs560-111

10Brad Keselowski558-113

11Alex Bowman553-118

12Ross Chastain529-142

13Chris Buescher521-150

14Joey Logano484-187

15Bubba Wallace476-195

16Chase Briscoe433-238

17Kyle Busch423-248

18Daniel Suarez410-261

19Todd Gilliland400-271

20Austin Cindric389-282

21Josh Berry369-302

22Michael McDowell365-306

23Noah Gragson353-318

24Ricky Stenhouse Jr.339-332

25Carson Hocevar338-333

26Ryan Preece311-360

27Daniel Hemric297-374

28Erik Jones290-381

29Justin Haley287-384

30John Hunter Nemechek284-387

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.