Matt Johnson
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For a majority of the season, Tyler Reddick sat atop the NASCAR Cup Series points leaders with a lead that seemed insurmountable. Fast forward to Sunday night’s race at Chicagoland Speedway and Denny Hamlin has now created a bit of distance from Reddick and the rest of the field atop the NASCAR standings today.
Let’s dive into the Cup Series points leaders right now after Chicagoland. Further below is where you can find the Chase cutline today, showing how many points behind the 16th spot many drivers are.
NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders After Chicagoland
| Position | Driver | Points | Points Behind Leader |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 764 | 0 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | 720 | -44 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | 651 | -113 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | 627 | -137 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 584 | -180 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | 583 | -181 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | 541 | -223 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 538 | -226 |
| 9 | Carson Hocevar | 524 | -240 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 512 | -252 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | 507 | -257 |
| 12 | William Byron | 499 | -265 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 484 | -280 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | 437 | -327 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 434 | -330 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 411 | -353 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | 407 | -357 |
| 18 | Joey Logano | 395 | -369 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | 395 | -369 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 392 | -372 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 377 | -387 |
| 22 | Ross Chastain | 375 | -389 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 349 | -415 |
| 24 | Riley Herbst | 348 | -416 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 335 | -429 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 330 | -434 |
| 27 | John H. Nemechek | 325 | -439 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | 293 | -471 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | 266 | -498 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 231 | -533 |
| 31 | Josh Berry | 221 | -543 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 221 | -543 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 217 | -547 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch | 199 | -565 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | 163 | -601 |
NASCAR Standings Right Now
Here is The Chase cutline in the NASCAR Cup Series right now with seven points race left in the regular season.
| Pos. | Driver | Behind Cutline |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ryan Preece | -4 |
| 18 | Joey Logano | -16 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | -16 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | -19 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | -34 |
| 22 | Ross Chastain | -36 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | -62 |
| 24 | Riley Herbst | -63 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | -76 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | -81 |
| 27 | John H. Nemechek | -86 |
