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NASCAR: Championship Standings After Indianapolis

ByAsher Fair|
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway on July 23, 2017 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

We are now 20 races into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. As Pocono approaches, the championship battle is heating up.

With 20 races down, there are still six 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 – 780 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 732 points (-48)
  3. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 683 points (-97)
  4. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 673 points (-107)
  5. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 612 points (-168)
  6. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 601 points (-179)
  7. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 599 points (-181)
  8. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 588 points (-192)
  9. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 566 points (-214)
  10. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 564 points (-216)
  11. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 533 points (-247)
  12. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 516 points (-264)
  13. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 515 points (-265)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 463 points (-317)
  15. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 462 points (-318)
  16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 443 points (-337)
  17. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 440 points (-340)
  18. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 434 points (-346)
  19. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 386 points (-394)
  20. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 383 points (-397)
  21. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 379 points (-401)
  22. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 353 points (-427)
  23. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 345 points (-435)
  24. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 340 points (-440)
  25. Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 311 points (-469)
  26. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 305 points (-475)
  27. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 302 points (-478)
  28. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 280 points (-500)
  29. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 251 points (-529)
  30. Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford – 232 points (-548)
  31. Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 225 points (-555)
  32. Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 218 points (-562)
  33. Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford – 213 points (-567)
  34. Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota – 131 points (-649)
  35. Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota – 99 points (-681)
  36. Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 91 points (-689)
  37. Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet – 89 points (-691)
  38. Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 29 points (-751)
  39. Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 26 points (-754)
  40. Billy Johnson, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 15 points (-765)
  41. Boris Said, #33, Fas Lane Racing, – 8 points (-772)
  42. Alon Day, #23, Carl Long Motorsports, – 5 points (-775)
  43. Kevin O’Connell, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-776)
  44. Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-776)
  45. Tommy Regan, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 3 points (-777)
  46. DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 2 points (-778)

Manufacturer Standings

  1. Chevrolet – 720 points (-)
  2. Ford – 709 points (-11)
  3. Toyota – 684 points (-36)

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