Xfinity Series Championship Standings After Iowa

Ryan Preece took a surprising first victory at Iowa Speedway on Saturday afternoon, while championship contenders struggled to keep up.

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It was a double-edged sword for the Xfinity Series regulars on Saturday afternoon following an exciting running of the US Cellular 250. While Ryan Preece took his first victory for Joe Gibbs Racing, taking away points from a Xfinity Series regular, the former JD Motorsports driver was lauded as one of the good guys of the garage. However, the results from the cornfields did shake up the battle for the playoffs.

Here is a look at the championship standings for the Xfinity Series following the US Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.

Elliott Sadler, 707 points
William Byron, 653 points (-54 behind)
Justin Allgaier, 564 points (-143 behind)
Brennan Poole, 518 points (-189 behind)
Daniel Hemric, 488 points (-219 behind)
Cole Custer, 474 points (-233 behind)
Matt Tifft, 436 points (-271 behind)
Ryan Reed, 424 points (-283 behind)
Dakoda Armstrong, 388 points (-319 behind)
Blake Koch, 374 points (-333 behind)
Michael Annett, 371 points (-336 behind)
Brendan Gaughan, 353 points (-354 behind)
JJ Yeley, 339 points (-368 behind)
Ryan Sieg, 337 points (-370 behind)
Darrell Wallace Jr., 321 points (-386 behind)
Ross Chastain, 317 points (-390 behind)
Brandon Jones, 296 points (-411 behind)
Jeremy Clements, 288 points (-419 behind)
Spencer Gallagher, 237 points (-470 behind)
Tyler Reddick, 231 points (-476 behind)
Joey Gase, 226 points (-481 behind)
Garrett Smithley, 217 points (-490 behind)
David Starr, 211 points (-496 behind)
Harrison Rhodes, 204 points (-503 behind)
Ben Kennedy, 203 points (-504 behind)
B.J. McLeod, 176 points (-531 behind)
Ray Black Jr., 160 points (-547 behind)
Timmy Hill, 124 points (-583 behind)
Kyle Benjamin, 115 points (-592 behind)
Casey Mears, 113 points (-594 behind)
Ryan Preece, 110 points (-597 behind)
Dylan Lupton, 109 points (-598 behind)
Jeb Burton, 91 points (-616 behind)
Jeff Green, 88 points (-619 behind)
Mike Harmon, 82 points (-625 behind)
Tommy Joe Martins, 72 points (-635 behind)
Scott Lagasse Jr., 65 points (-642 behind)
Brandon Brown, 59 points (-648 behind)
Quin Houff, 57 points (-650 behind)
Mario Gosselin, 43 points (-664 behind)
Drew Herring, 35 points (-672 behind)
Brian Scott, 34 points (-673 behind)
Josh Williams, 30 points (-677 behind)
Chris Cockrum, 27 points (-680 behind)
Brandon Hightower, 26 points (-681 behind)
Ty Majeski, 26 points (-681 behind)
Martin Roy, 26 points (-681 behind)
Sam Hornish Jr., 23 points (-684 behind)
Carl Long, 19 points (-688 behind)
Mark Thompson, 17 points (-690 behind)
Chad Finchum, 16 points (-691 behind)
Anthony Kumpen, 15 points (-692 behind)
Spencer Boyd, 14 points (-693 behind)
Alex Labbe, 13 points (-694 behind)
Morgan Shepherd, 11 points (-696 behind)
Benny Gordon, 10 points (-697 behind)
Josh Bilicki, 10 points (-697 behind)
Todd Bodine, 7 points (-700 behind)
Angela Cope Ruch, 7 points (-700 behind)
Cale Conley, 5 points (-702 behind)
Stephen Leicht, 5 points (-702 behind)

If the playoffs were to start today, here is how the Xfinity Series playoff grid would look:

William Byron (3 wins)
Justin Allgaier (1 win)
Ryan Reed (1 win)
Elliott Sadler
Brennan Poole
Daniel Hemric
Cole Custer
Matt Tifft
Dakoda Armstrong
Blake Koch
Michael Annett
Brendan Gaughan

Next: NASCAR Truck Series Championship Standings

The next race up for the Xfinity Series comes from the winding twists and turns of Watkins Glen International. It is the first road course stop of the 2017 schedule, and it can be seen on Saturday, August 5, live on NBCSN.

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