2025 NASCAR Playoffs Standings and Picture After Indy’s Brickyard 400

Bubba Wallace’s win in Indy has locked him into the playoffs, making the NASCAR playoff picture just a little more clear with only four regular-season races remaining. Check out the full NASCAR Cup Playoff Standings after this weekend’s Brickyard 400.

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings

Denny Hamlin (4 Wins)*
Kyle Larson (3 Wins)*
Christopher Bell (3 Wins)*
Shane van Gisbergen (3 Wins)*
Chase Elliott (Win)
William Byron (Win)
Ryan Blaney (Win)
Chase Briscoe (Win)
Bubba Wallace (Win)
Joey Logano (Win)
Ross Chastain (Win)
Austin Cindric (Win)
Josh Berry (Win)
Tyler Reddick (+138)
Alex Bowman (+63)
Chris Buescher (+42)

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The top 16 drivers make the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Here are the rest of the drivers on the outside looking in:

* Have clinched a spot in the NASCAR Playoffs

How do the NASCAR Playoffs work?

16 drivers advance to the NASCAR Playoffs. A win guarantees a spot in the playoffs unless there are more winners than spots available. The 16 spots go to the regular-season champion and then 15 drivers based on wins with tiebreakers by points.

Right now, there have been 13 winners and the regular-season champion will most likely be a driver who has won a race. So unless there are four new winners (or three new winners and winless Tyler Reddick makes up a 71-point deficit to win the regular-season title), everyone with a win will get in.