The NASCAR Cup Series took their campaign to Nashville Superspeedway over the weekend, and the playoff standings and Cup points have been shaken up due to the result of the Ally 400.
In a shocking twist, Joey Logano was able to end his winless-streak, capturing a win and locking himself into the playoffs for 2024. It hasn’t been the best season for the two-time Cup Series champion, but now he’ll have the opportunity to win his third title, due to his win on Sunday.
Of course, a win from Logano didn’t exactly help the drivers on the bubble of the playoff standings at the moment. Bubba Wallace, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch and Josh Berry didn’t want to see Logano get to Victory Lane, and it’s had a profound effect on their standing, as well.
Updated NASCAR Playoff Standings after Nashville Superspeedway
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In addition to Logano going from the bubble to P9 in the playoff standings, we also have a new top dog in the Cup Series, as Christopher Bell overtook Kyle Larson on Sunday. He’s only up on the No. 5 by on playoff point, but the Joe Gibbs Racing wheelman is proving he’s a force to be reckoned with in 2024.
RankDriverWinsPlayoff Points
1Christopher Bell324
2Kyle Larson323
3Denny Hamlin 319
4William Byron316
5Tyler Reddick18
6Ryan Blaney17
7Austin Cindric17
8Chase Elliott16
9Joey Logano16
10Brad Keselowski15
11Daniel Suarez15
12Martin Truex Jr.0+143
13Ty Gibbs0
14Ross Chastain0
15Chris Buescher0
16Alex Bowman0
17Bubba Wallace0-51
18Chase Briscoe0-78
19Kyle Busch0-104
20Josh Berry0-131
Updated NASCAR Cup Standings after Nashville Superspeedway
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Meanwhile, Kyle Larson entered Nashville tied with teammate Chase Elliott in the Cup standings, but the No. 5 gained a sizable advantage over the No. 9 after the race. He now leads by 20 points, even after being involved in multiple wrecks at the end of the Ally 400. Not a bad days work for the former champion.
RankDriverPointsLeader
1Kyle Larson6640
2Chase Elliott644-20
3Denny Hamlin621-43
4Tyler Reddick611-53
5Martin Truex Jr.591-73
6Christopher Bell576-88
7William Byron570-94
8Ryan Blaney560-104
9Brad Keselowski531-133
10Ty Gibbs518-146
11Ross Chastain514-150
12Chris Buescher504-160
13Alex Bowman499-165
14Joey Logano470-194
15Bubba Wallace448-216
16Chase Briscoe421-243
17Kyle Busch395-269
18Daniel Suarez383-281
19Josh Berry368-296
20Austin Cindric367-297
21Todd Gilliland367-297
22Carson Hocevar343-321
23Michael McDowell333-331
24Noah Gragson325-339
25Ryan Preece308-356
26Ricky Stenhouse Jr.305-359
27John Hunter Nemechek282-382
28Erik Jones282-382
29Corey LaJoie273-391
30Daniel Hemric268-396
Alas, that Ally 400 was certainly an entertaining race, featuring some incredible action, a rain delay and multiple overtimes to cap it all off. Joey Logano wasn’t exactly the betting favorite, but the No. 22 got the win, and now he’s locked into the playoffs moving forward. That’s how fast a season can be turned around.
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