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NASCAR: Championship Standings After Second Pocono Race

By Asher Fair

LONG POND, PA - JULY 30: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
LONG POND, PA - JULY 30: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton's 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017 in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) /
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We are now 21 races into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. As Watkins Glen approaches, the championship battle is heating up.

With 21 races down, there are still five 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 – 823 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 738 points (-85)
  3. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 726 points (-97)
  4. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 723 points (-100)
  5. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 649 points (-174)
  6. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 649 points (-174)
  7. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 616 points (-207)
  8. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 615 points (-208)
  9. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 594 points (-229)
  10. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 577 points (-246)
  11. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 566 points (-257)
  12. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 529 points (-294)
  13. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 525 points (-298)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 494 points (-329)
  15. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 491 points (-332)
  16. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 469 points (-354)
  17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 468 points (-355)
  18. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 464 points (-359)
  19. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 414 points (-409)
  20. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 406 points (-417)
  21. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 395 points (-428)
  22. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 378 points (-445)
  23. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 363 points (-460)
  24. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 360 points (-463)
  25. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 326 points (-497)
  26. Chris Buescher, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 320 points (-503)
  27. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 317 points (-506)
  28. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 310 points (-513)
  29. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 266 points (-557)
  30. Matt DiBenedetto, #32, Go FAS Racing, Ford – 233 points (-590)
  31. Aric Almirola, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 226 points (-597)
  32. Cole Whitt, #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet/Ford – 226 points (-597)
  33. Landon Cassill, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 226 points (-597)
  34. Corey Lajoie, #83, BK Racing, Toyota – 143 points (-680)
  35. Gray Gaulding, #23, BK Racing, Toyota – 105 points (-718)
  36. Reed Sorenson, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 91 points (-732)
  37. Jeffrey Earnhardt, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet – 90 points (-733)
  38. Michael Waltrip, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 29 points (-794)
  39. Derrike Cope, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 29 points (-794)
  40. Billy Johnson, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Ford – 15 points (-808)
  41. Boris Said, #33, Circle Sport/TMG, Chevrolet – 8 points (-815)
  42. Alon Day, #23, BK Racing, Toyota – 5 points (-818)
  43. Stephen Leicht, #83, BK Racing, Toyota – 5 points (-818)
  44. Kevin O’Connell, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-819)
  45. Cody Ware, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 4 points (-819)
  46. Tommy Regan, #55, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet/Toyota – 3 points (-820)
  47. DJ Kennington, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota – 2 points (-821)

Manufacturer Standings

  1. Chevrolet – 746 points (-)
  2. Ford – 744 points (-2)
  3. Toyota – 724 points (-22)

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