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NASCAR: Playoff Picture After New Hampshire

By Asher Fair

LOUDON, NH - JULY 16: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
LOUDON, NH - JULY 16: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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We are now 19 races into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. As Indianapolis approaches, how does the current playoff picture look?

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 is the current playoff picture.

Playoff Picture

  1. Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 3 wins (-)
  2. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 3 wins (-)
  3. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 2 wins (-)
  4. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 2 wins (-)
  5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 2 wins (-)
  6. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 1 win (-)
  7. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 1 win (-)
  8. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 1 win (-)
  9. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 1 win (-)
  10. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 1 win (-)
  11. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 1 win (-)
  12. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 650 points (+178)
  13. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 587 points (+115)
  14. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 572 points (+100)
  15. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 526 points (+54)
  16. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 524 points (+52)
  17. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 1 win*, 472 points (-52)
  18. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 427 points (-97)
  19. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 404 points (-120)
  20. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 369 points (-155)
  21. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 351 points (-173)
  22. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 343 points (-181)
  23. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 324 points (-200)
  24. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 322 points (-202)
  25. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 286 points (-238)
  26. Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 283 points (-241)
  27. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 275 points (-249)
  28. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 254 points (-270)
  29. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 250 points (-274)
  30. Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford – 203 points (-321)
  31. Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 203 points (-321)
  32. Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 201 points (-323)
  33. Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford – 188 points (-336)
  34. Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota – 130 points (-394)
  35. Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 91 points (-433)
  36. Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota – 86 points (-438)
  37. Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet – 78 points (-446)
  38. Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 29 points (-495)
  39. Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 26 points (-498)
  40. Billy Johnson, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 15 points (-509)
  41. Boris Said, #33, Fas Lane Racing, – 8 points (-516)
  42. Alon Day, #23, Carl Long Motorsports, – 5 points (-519)
  43. Kevin O’Connell, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-520)
  44. Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-520)
  45. Tommy Regan, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 3 points (-521)
  46. DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 2 points (-522)

*=encumbered victory

Next: NASCAR Driver Power Rankings

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