NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings After Las Vegas

While Denny Hamlin punched his ticket to the Championship 4 with a win in the South Point 400, Sunday's race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway shook up the playoff picture in the Round of 8.

Hamlin's 60th career NASCAR Cup Series win ensured his spot among the four drivers who will battle for the championship at Phoenix Raceway on November 2. Three more drivers will join him following the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway and the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Behind Hamlin, a divide widened on the bubble for the Round of 8. Kyle Larson (second), Christopher Bell (third) and Chase Briscoe (fourth) all secured top-five finishes, giving them solid points outings heading into next week's "wild card" race at Talladega.

While those drivers flourished, other championship contenders struggled to make up ground. William Byron fell 15 points below the cutline after a late-race incident with Ty Dillon, relegating him to a 36th-place finish. Similarly, Ryan Blaney fell to eighth in the playoff standings after an early incident placed him last in the 38-car field.

Chase Elliott finished 18th, dropping him to 23 points below the cutline in sixth. Joey Logano had a solid finish with a sixth-place result, but failed to make up any ground on the cutoff and remains 24 points out in seventh.

The next stop for the NASCAR Cup Series is Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, October 19 for the YellaWood 500. Coverage of the event will be available on NBC, the Motor Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR Cup Series Standings Following Las Vegas