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NASCAR: Stage Points and Playoff Points After Second Pocono Race

By Asher Fair

LONG POND, PA - JULY 30: Martin Truex Jr. drives the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota 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. drives the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota 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 stage and playoff points matter now more than ever.

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 stage points standings and playoff point standings.

Stage Points

  1. Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 274 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 224 points (-50)
  3. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 214 points (-60)
  4. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 180 points (-94)
  5. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 163 points (-111)
  6. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 152 points (-122)
  7. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 138 points (-136)
  8. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 128 points (-146)
  9. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 126 points (-148)
  10. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 116 points (-158)
  11. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 116 points (-158)
  12. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 93 points (-181)
  13. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 72 points (-202)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 69 points (-205)
  15. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 66 points (-208)
  16. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 39 points (-235)
  17. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 36 points (-238)
  18. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 34 points (-240)
  19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 21 points (-253)
  20. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 19 points (-255)
  21. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 18 points (-256)
  22. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 18 points (-256)
  23. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 17 points (-257)
  24. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 7 points (-267)
  25. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 7 points (-267)
  26. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 5 points (-269)
  27. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 4 points (-270)
  28. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 4 points (-270)

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. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 13 playoff points (-16)
  6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 10 playoff points (-19)
  7. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-21)
  8. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-21)
  9. Denny Hamlin, #11, 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 point (-28)
  17. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 1 playoff point (-28)

Next: NASCAR Championship Standings

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