Cup Series points update after Sonoma race

With SVG winning, not a lot changed along the playoff cutline. Bubba Wallace remained just ahead of Ryan Preece for the final playoff spot, extending his cushion from two points to three. Kyle Busch cut into his cutline deficit, now 37 points behind Wallace with six races remaining.

William Byron extended his regular-season points lead by one ahead of teammate Chase Elliott.

The final six-week stretch in the regular season begins next week at Dover.

Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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Unofficial after Sonoma

1. William Byron: 668 points (1 win, 12 playoff points)
2. Chase Elliott -14 (1 win, 5 playoff points)
3. Kyle Larson -44 (3 wins, 23 playoff points)
4. Tyler Reddick -54 (1 playoff point)
5. Denny Hamlin -62 (3 wins, 19 playoff points)
6. Christopher Bell -71 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
7. Ryan Blaney -123 (1 win, 9 playoff points)
8. Chase Briscoe -142 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
9. Ross Chastain -155 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
10. Chris Buescher -168 (5 playoff point penalty)
11. Joey Logano -169 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
12. Alex Bowman -170
13. Bubba Wallace -199 (2 playoff points)
14. Ryan Preece -202 (2 playoff points)
15. Kyle Busch -236
16. AJ Allmendinger -249
17. Ty Gibbs -259
18. Erik Jones -267
19. Michael McDowell -269 (1 playoff point)
20. Austin Cindric -272 (1 win, 8 playoff points)
21. Josh Berry -278 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
22. John Hunter Nemechek -284
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -290
24. Carson Hocevar -295
25. Zane Smith -295
26. Shane van Gisbergen -301 (3 wins, 17 playoff points)
27. Brad Keselowski -335
28. Austin Dillon -337
29. Daniel Suarez -338
30. Ty Dillon -348
31. Todd Gilliland -348
32. Justin Haley -351
33. Noah Gragson -402
34. Cole Custer -412
35. Riley Herbst -430