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NASCAR: Championship Standings After New Hampshire

ByAsher Fair|
LOUDON, NH - JULY 15: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 WIX Filters Toyota, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
LOUDON, NH - JULY 15: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 WIX Filters Toyota, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 15, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

We are now 19 races into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. As Indianapolis approaches, the championship battle is heating up.

With 19 races down, there are still seven races for NASCAR drivers to lock up a spot for themselves in the playoffs. Which drivers have the best chance of doing so with the new playoff format? Here are the current championship standings and manufacturer standings.

Driver Standings

  1. Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 758 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 720 points (-38)
  3. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 650 points (-108)
  4. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 639 points (-119)
  5. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 589 points (-169)
  6. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 587 points (-171)
  7. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 572 points (-186)
  8. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 564 points (-194)
  9. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 552 points (-206)
  10. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 526 points (-232)
  11. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 524 points (-234)
  12. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 486 points (-272)
  13. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 472 points (-286)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 455 points (-303)
  15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 441 points (-317)
  16. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 428 points (-330)
  17. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 427 points (-331)
  18. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 404 points (-354)
  19. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 369 points (-389)
  20. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 363 points (-395)
  21. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 351 points (-407)
  22. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 343 points (-415)
  23. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 324 points (-434)
  24. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 322 points (-436)
  25. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 286 points (-472)
  26. Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 283 points (-475)
  27. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 275 points (-483)
  28. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 254 points (-504)
  29. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 250 points (-508)
  30. Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford – 203 points (-555)
  31. Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 203 points (-555)
  32. Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 201 points (-557)
  33. Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford – 188 points (-570)
  34. Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota – 130 points (-628)
  35. Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 91 points (-667)
  36. Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota – 86 points (-672)
  37. Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet – 78 points (-680)
  38. Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 29 points (-729)
  39. Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 26 points (-732)
  40. Billy Johnson, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 15 points (-743)
  41. Boris Said, #33, Fas Lane Racing, – 8 points (-750)
  42. Alon Day, #23, Carl Long Motorsports, – 5 points (-753)
  43. Kevin O’Connell, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-754)
  44. Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-754)
  45. Tommy Regan, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 3 points (-755)
  46. DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 2 points (-756)

Manufacturer Standings

  1. Chevrolet – 680 points (-)
  2. Ford – 674 points (-6)
  3. Toyota – 652 points (-28)

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