NASCAR playoff standings, Cup points updated after Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead has ended, meaning the playoff standings and Cup points have been updated. Kyle Larson 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 Homestead

With Kyle Larson winning on Sunday, he joins Christopher Bell, William Byron and Josh Berry as the only drivers to clinch a playoff spot. Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick and Chase Elliott 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 make the field.

Rank	Driver	Wins	Playoff Points
1	Christopher Bell	3	16
2	William Byron	1	6
3	Kyle Larson	1	5
4	Josh Berry	1	7
5	Alex Bowman	0	+75
6	Tyler Reddick	0	+59
7	Chase Elliott	0	+51
8	Bubba Wallace	0	+36
9	Denny Hamlin	0	+34
10	Chris Buescher	0	+34
11	Ryan Blaney	0	+32
12	Joey Logano	0	+30
13	Chase Briscoe	0	+5
14	Ross Chastain	0	+4
15	Michael McDowell	0	+4
16	Ryan Preece	0	+0
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17	Kyle Busch	0	-0
18	John Hunter Nemechek	0	-0
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	0	-1
20	AJ Allmendinger	0	-4

Updated NASCAR Cup points after Homestead

Rank	Driver	Points	Leader
1	William Byron	244	0
2	Kyle Larson	208	-36
3	Alex Bowman	205	-39
4	Tyler Reddick	189	-55
5	Christopher Bell	186	-58
6	Chase Elliott	181	-63
7	Bubba Wallace	166	-78
8	Denny Hamlin	164	-80
9	Chris Buescher	164	-80
10	Ryan Blaney	162	-82
11	Joey Logano	160	-84
12	Josh Berry	142	-102
13	Chase Briscoe	135	-109
14	Ross Chastain	134	-110
15	Michael McDowell	134	-110
16	Ryan Preece	130	-114
17	Kyle Busch	130	-114
18	John Hunter Nemechek	130	-114
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	129	-115
20	AJ Allmendinger	126	-118
21	Austin Cindric	121	-123
22	Daniel Suarez	109	-135
23	Erik Jones	107	-137
24	Justin Haley	105	-139
25	Zane Smith	103	-141
26	Todd Gilliland	98	-146
27	Carson Hocevar	95	-149
28	Austin Dillon	95	-149
29	Ty Dillon	95	-149
30	Brad Keselowski	84	-160
31	Riley Herbst	83	-161
32	Noah Gragson	82	-162
33	Shane Van Gisbergen	77	-167
34	Ty Gibbs	68	-176
35	Cole Custer	56	-188

Stage 1 Summary

Ryan Blaney took the Stage 1 win after a relatively smooth run in the opening stage. He didn’t have a ton of competition, though Alex Bowman gave it a push after starting on the pole.

In the end, Bowman just couldn’t quite make up enough ground to take the stage win. The rest of the finish in the first stage, earning stage points, looked like this:

NASCAR Cup Series – Stage 1 Finish

1. Ryan Blaney
2. Alex Bowman
3. Chase Briscoe
4. Kyle Larson
5. Austin Cindric
6. William Byron
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Josh Berry
9. Noah Gragson
10. Joey Logano

Stage 2 Summary

Ryan Blaney looked set to cruise to a second stage win in Stage 2. That is, before William Byron started to pull him in beginning in the final 15 laps of the stage.

But neither driver would be able to sustain, as drivers on fresher tires began to catch them. Ultimately, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson would battle it out for the lead, with Hamlin taking the stage win.

NASCAR Cup Series – Stage 2 Finish

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Larson
3. Ryan Blaney
4. William Byron
5. Bubba Wallace
6. Alex Bowman
7. Austin Cindric
8. Chase Elliott
9. Carson Hocevar
10. Tyler Reddick