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NASCAR: Stage Points and Playoff Points After Indianapolis

ByAsher Fair|
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, leads a pack of cars 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, leads a pack of cars 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 stage and playoff points matter now more than ever.

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 stage points standings and playoff point standings.

Stage Points

  1. Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 268 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 222 points (-46)
  3. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 204 points (-64)
  4. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 172 points (-96)
  5. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 147 points (-121)
  6. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 146 points (-122)
  7. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 138 points (-130)
  8. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 128 points (-134)
  9. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 122 points (-146)
  10. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 115 points (-153)
  11. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 111 points (-157)
  12. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 93 points (-175)
  13. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 72 points (-196)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 62 points (-206)
  15. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 53 points (-215)
  16. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 36 points (-232)
  17. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 33 points (-235)
  18. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 29 points (-239)
  19. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 19 points (-249)
  20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 17 points (-251)
  21. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 16 points (-252)
  22. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 15 points (-253)
  23. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 10 points (-258)
  24. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 7 points (-261)
  25. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 5 points (-263)
  26. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 5 points (-263)
  27. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 4 points (-264)
  28. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 4 points (-264)

Playoff Points

  1. Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 29 playoff points (-)
  2. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 16 playoff points (-13)
  3. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 13 playoff points (-16)
  4. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 13 playoff points (-16)
  5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 10 playoff points (-19)
  6. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-21)
  7. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-21)
  8. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 7 playoff points (-22)
  9. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 7 playoff points (-22)
  10. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 5 playoff points (-24)
  11. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-24)
  12. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-24)
  13. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-24)
  14. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 2 playoff points (-27)
  15. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 2 playoff points (-27)
  16. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 1 playoff points (-28)

Next: NASCAR Championship Standings

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