NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings After Watkins Glen
A non-Playoff contender (Chris Buescher) winning Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen means that no additional Playoff driver will join Joey Logano as locked into the Round of 12 heading into next weekend's final race of the Round of 16, which will take place at Bristol Motor Speedway.
After a mixed bag of results for Playoff contenders at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International, Christopher Bell is atop the championship standings as he sits 46 points above the Playoff cutline.
Chase Briscoe, who recovered from a 21-point defecit to the cutline following an early-race crash at Atlanta by finishing sixth at Watkins Glen, will head into next weekend's Round of 12 deciding race six points above the cutline. Ty Gibbs, who has the same point total as Briscoe, will be the final driver above the cutline by way of a tiebreaker (best finish in the round).
Denny Hamlin (-6), Brad Keselowski (-12), Martin Truex Jr. (-14), and Harrison Burton (-20) are the four drivers on the outside looking in with one race remaining in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 16.
Here are the updated NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings following the Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.
Rank | Driver | Points | +/- Cutline | Playoff Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christopher Bell | 2089 | +46 | 32 |
2 | Austin Cindric | 2086 | +43 | 8 |
3 | Joey Logano | 2084 | LOCKED IN | 12 |
4 | Alex Bowman | 2084 | +41 | 5 |
5 | Daniel Suarez | 2079 | +36 | 6 |
6 | Tyler Reddick | 2073 | +30 | 28 |
7 | Chase Elliott | 2073 | +30 | 14 |
8 | Ryan Blaney | 2072 | +29 | 19 |
9 | Kyle Larson | 2069 | +26 | 40 |
10 | William Byron | 2068 | +25 | 22 |
11 | Chase Briscoe | 2049 | +6 | 5 |
12 | Ty Gibbs | 2049 | +6 | 4 |
*Cutline* | ||||
13 | Denny Hamlin | 2043 | -6 | 15 |
14 | Brad Keselowski | 2037 | -12 | 8 |
15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2035 | -14 | 5 |
16 | Harrison Burton | 2029 | -20 | 5 |
TOBY CHRISTIE