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NASCAR Cup Playoffs Point Standings and Updated Schedule After 2026 Las Vegas Results

Joe Tansey
Oct 4, 2026

Chase Briscoe won a frantic dash to the checkered flag to capture the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Briscoe edged out Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick to claim his second win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Updated NASCAR CUP Series Playoff Standings

  1. Kyle Larson - 2,318 points
  2. Denny Hamlin - 2,278
  3. Christopher Bell - 2,263
  4. Joey Logano - 2,247
  5. Ryan Blaney - 2,238
  6. Chase Briscoe - 2,234
  7. Tyler Reddick - 2,212
  8. Ty Gibbs - 2,208
  9. Austin Cindric - 2,190
  10. Bubba Wallace - 2,181
  11. Carson Hocevar - 2,160
  12. William Byron - 2,158
  13. Chase Elliott - 2,155
  14. Daniel Suarez - 2,123
  15. Chris Buescher - 2,122
  16. Ryan Preece - 2,118

Briscoe's win came as a huge relief to the driver of the No. 19 car, who was passed late last week at Kansas by Kyle Larson.

This time around, Briscoe held off Larson and the rest of the pack to claim his second victory of the season.

Larson made a late surge over the final 10 laps, but he was unable to catch the leader.

In fact, Larson slammed into the wall on the final lap in his final attempt to try and catch Briscoe.

Larson collected Tyler Reddick in the accident. Reddick finished in third place, but he crossed the finish line close to pit road because of the accident.

Larson was the big winner in the points standings on Sunday, as he opened up his advantage over Denny Hamlin to 40 points.

Hamlin experienced a rough day that culminated in a 16th place finish. Hamlin was the regular-season points leader, but over the last few weeks, he drifted further behind Larson.

Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Briscoe are the only other drivers within 100 points of Larson with five weeks left in the NASCAR playoffs.

The Cup Series heads to Charlotte next Sunday, where Bell, Hamlin and Larson all finished in the top five back in May behind winner Daniel Suarez.