NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has ended, meaning the playoff standings and Cup points have been updated. Josh Berry won the race, and it has impacted the standings in a big way.

We are still in the early stages of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, but there are a few drivers who are making big waves in the standings. Here’s a look at what they look like so far this year.

Updated NASCAR playoff standings after Las Vegas

With Berry winning on Sunday, he joins Christopher Bell and William Bryon as the only drivers to clinch a playoff spot. Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman are not far behind in the playoff standings.

One driver to watch is Kyle Busch. If the playoffs were to start today, he would not be making it for the second consecutive year. Sunday was not fun for Busch as he finished 33rd at the Las Vegas race.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Christopher Bell	3	16
2	William Byron	1	6
3	Josh Berry	1	6
4	Tyler Reddick	0	+45
5	Chase Elliott	0	+45
6	Alex Bowman	0	+42
7	Kyle Larson	0	+38
8	Ryan Blaney	0	+29
9	Joey Logano	0	+22
10	Chris Buescher	0	+19
11	Ross Chastain	0	+14
12	Bubba Wallace	0	+11
13	Denny Hamlin	0	+8
14	Michael McDowell	0	+3
15	John Hunter Nemechek	0	+2
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	+2
17	Kyle Busch	0	-2
18	Ryan Preece	0	-14
19	Daniel Suarez	0	-22
20	Chase Briscoe	0	-22

Updated NASCAR Cup Points after Las Vegas

William Byron earned a top-five finish to solidify the top spot in the Cup points standings. Christopher Bell, who missed out on winning his fourth consecutive race, is still in second, and Tyler Reddick rounds out the top three.

Chase Elliott is in fourth place and moved up one spot after finishing 10th on Sunday. Denny Hamlin took a dip in the standings from where he was last week, dropping from seventh to 12th.

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	207	0
2	Christopher Bell	178	-29
3	Tyler Reddick	159	-48
4	Chase Elliott	159	-48
5	Alex Bowman	156	-51
6	Kyle Larson	152	-55
7	Ryan Blaney	143	-64
8	Joey Logano	136	-71
9	Chris Buescher	133	-74
10	Ross Chastain	128	-79
11	Bubba Wallace	125	-82
12	Denny Hamlin	122	-85
13	Josh Berry	119	-88
14	Michael McDowell	117	-90
15	John Hunter Nemechek	116	-91
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	116	-91
17	Kyle Busch	114	-93
18	Ryan Preece	102	-105
19	Daniel Suarez	94	-113
20	Chase Briscoe	94	-113
21	Austin Cindric	93	-114
22	Carson Hocevar	92	-115
23	AJ Allmendinger	92	-115
24	Todd Gilliland	91	-116
25	Erik Jones	85	-122
26	Ty Dillon	85	-122
27	Riley Herbst	79	-128
28	Justin Haley	78	-129
29	Zane Smith	77	-130
30	Brad Keselowski	73	-134