Matt Johnson
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Sunday delivered the 17th points race of the 2025 Cup Series season, with the battle for playoff spots starting to come down to the wire. It ultimately delivered a new winner, with Chase Briscoe locking up a playoff spot to add a lot more intrigue with the NASCAR points leaders today.
Let’s dive into the NASCAR points leaders in the Cup Series following the race at Pocono.
Related: NASCAR results from Pocono, NASCAR stage results today
NOTE: (P) = would make the NASCAR playoffs if the regular season today. * = won a race.
NASCAR points leaders after Sunday: Cup Series
| Position | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron* (P) | 623 | — |
| 2 | Kyle Larson* (P) | 569 | -54 |
| 3 | Denny Hamlin* (P) | 545 | -78 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell* (P) | 544 | -79 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott (P) | 543 | -80 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney* (P) | 503 | -120 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 490 | -133 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain* (P) | 454 | -169 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe* (P) | 450 | -173 |
| 10 | Joey Logano* (P) | 436 | -187 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher (P) | 421 | -202 |
| 12 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 412 | -211 |
| 13 | Alex Bowman (P) | 403 | -220 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 383 | -240 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric* (P) | 368 | -255 |
| 16 | Josh Berry* (P) | 354 | -269 |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 344 | -279 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 341 | -282 |
| 19 | Kyle Busch | 340 | -283 |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 333 | -290 |
| 21 | John Hunter Nemechek | 332 | -291 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 332 | -291 |
| 23 | Ty Gibbs | 319 | -304 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 319 | -304 |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 304 | -319 |
| 26 | Austin Dillon | 297 | -326 |
| 27 | Daniel Suarez | 296 | -327 |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 295 | -328 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 265 | -358 |
| 30 | Brad Keselowski | 261 | -362 |
| 31 | Shane van Gisbergen* (P) | 248 | -375 |
| 32 | Noah Gragson | 245 | -378 |
| 33 | Ty Dillon | 240 | -383 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 219 | -404 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 197 | -426 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 109 | -514 |
