LONG POND, Pa. - William Byron entered Sunday's race at Pocono Raceway with more than a race's worth of points cushion over the field in the NASCAR Cup Series points standings.
Even with a tough-luck finish, he remains on top with an advantage of 54 markers over teammate Kyle Larson. But while Larson is second behind Byron in the points standings, he leads the way in the Cup playoff standings with three wins in tow.
All four of Hendrick Motorsports' entries are on the right side of the cut line after Sunday's race. Larson and Byron are locked in via wins. Chase Elliott is in the best shape of any driver without a win thus far, 160 points above the cutoff.
Alex Bowman rounds out the group, 20 points to the good in the 16th and final spot.
Here's a look at the playoff standings heading into Saturday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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NASCAR playoff standings 2025
| Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kyle Larson | 3 | 569 (ADV) |
| 2. Denny Hamlin | 3 | 545 (ADV) |
| 3. Christopher Bell | 3 | 544 (ADV) |
| 4. William Byron | 1 | 623 (ADV) |
| 5. Ryan Blaney | 1 | 503 (ADV) |
| 6. Ross Chastain | 1 | 454 (ADV) |
| 7. Chase Briscoe | 1 | 450 (ADV) |
| 8. Joey Logano | 1 | 436 (ADV) |
| 9. Austin Cindric | 1 | 368 (ADV) |
| 10. Josh Berry | 1 | 354 (ADV) |
| 11. Shane van Gisbergen | 1 | 248 (ADV) |
| 12. Chase Elliott | 0 | 543 (+160) |
| 13. Tyler Reddick | 0 | 490 (+107) |
| 14. Chris Buescher | 0 | 421 (+38) |
| 15. Bubba Wallace | 0 | 412 (+29) |
| 16. Alex Bowman | 0 | 403 (+20) |
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| 17. Ryan Preece | 0 | 383 (-20) |
| 18. AJ Allmendinger | 0 | 344 (-59) |
| 19. Erik Jones | 0 | 341 (-62) |
| 20. Kyle Busch | 0 | 340 (-63) |
NASCAR points standings after Pocono
| Driver | Points |
|---|---|
| 1. William Byron | 623 |
| 2. Kyle Larson | 569 |
| 3. Denny Hamlin | 545 |
| 4. Christopher Bell | 544 |
| 5. Chase Elliott | 543 |
| 6. Ryan Blaney | 503 |
| 7. Tyler Reddick | 490 |
| 8. Ross Chastain | 454 |
| 9. Chase Briscoe | 450 |
| 10. Joey Logano | 436 |
| 11. Chris Buescher | 421 |
| 12. Bubba Wallace | 412 |
| 13. Alex Bowman | 403 |
| 14. Ryan Preece | 383 |
| 15. Austin Cindric | 368 |
| 16. Josh Berry | 354 |
| 17. AJ Allmendinger | 344 |
| 18. Erik Jones | 341 |
| 19. Kyle Busch | 340 |
| 20. Carson Hocevar | 333 |