NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after New Hampshire Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings and Cup points have been updated following a wet and wild afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.

During the USA Today 301, NASCAR broke the mold for their usage of wet weather tires, putting them on after a rain delay and finishing the race in Loudon on that set of boots. In the end, it was Christopher Bell who was able to get the most out of his car, and capture his third win of the season in the process.

With the win being Bell’s third of the 2024 campaign, the NASCAR Cup Series standings weren’t shaken up in grand fashion, but some other fascinating results have led to some major changes. Check out where each driver ended up following New Hampshire, and how the USA Today 301 changed the point standings.

Updated NASCAR Playoff Standings after New Hampshire Motor Speedway

With the victory at Loudon on Sunday evening, Christopher Bell gained multiple spots in the NASCAR Playoff Standings, jumping up to P2 after his third win of the season, only behind Kyle Larson, and ahead of Denny Hamlin and William Byron. Elsewhere, Bubba Wallace fell out of the Top 16, and it’s looking more and more like the No. 23 will have to win to make it to the dance in 2024.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Kyle Larson	3	23
2	Christopher Bell	3	22
3	Denny Hamlin	3	19
4	William Byron	3	16
5	Tyler Reddick	1	8
6	Ryan Blaney	1	7
7	Austin Cindric	1	7
8	Chase Elliott	1	6
9	Brad Keselowski	1	5
10	Daniel Suarez	1	5
11	Martin Truex Jr.	0	+155
12	Ross Chastain	0	+93
13	Ty Gibbs	0	+82
14	Alex Bowman	0	+59
15	Chris Buescher	0	+50
16	Joey Logano	0	+13
17	Bubba Wallace	0	-13
18	Chase Briscoe	0	-25
19	Kyle Busch	0	-45
20	Josh Berry	0	-73

Updated NASCAR Cup Standings after New Hampshire Motor Speedway

As for the overall NASCAR Cup Series Standings, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are now tied atop the leaderboard following Sunday’s race at Loudon, something that’ll make Rick Hendrick smile. Behind them in a quartet of Toyota wheelmen, with Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell nipping at their heels.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	Kyle Larson	620	0
2	Chase Elliott	620	0
3	Denny Hamlin	580	-40
4	Martin Truex Jr.	572	-48
5	Tyler Reddick	560	-60
6	Christopher Bell	555	-65
7	William Byron	548	-72
8	Ryan Blaney	526	-94
9	Ross Chastain	510	-110
10	Brad Keselowski	507	-113
11	Ty Gibbs	499	-121
12	Alex Bowman	476	-144
13	Chris Buescher	467	-153
14	Joey Logano	430	-190
15	Bubba Wallace	417	-203
16	Chase Briscoe	405	-215
17	Kyle Busch	385	-235
18	Daniel Suarez	368	-252
19	Josh Berry	357	-263
20	Todd Gilliland	347	-273
21	Austin Cindric	345	-275
22	Michael McDowell	331	-289
23	Carson Hocevar	322	-298
24	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	298	-322
25	Noah Gragson	297	-323
26	Erik Jones	279	-341
27	John Hunter Nemechek	276	-344
28	Ryan Preece	275	-345
29	Corey LaJoie	256	-364
30	Justin Haley	242	-378

As you can see, consistency is still the name of the game in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings, as Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott remain atop the group after another solid performance in Loudon. Next weekend’s race at Nashville Superspeedway should be a chaotic one though, so some major changes could be on the horizon.