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NASCAR: Stage Points and Playoff Points After Second Michigan Race

ByAsher Fair|
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 13: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 13, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 13: Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 13, 2017 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

We are now 23 races into the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. As Bristol approaches, the stage and playoff points matter now more than ever.

With 23 races down, there are still three 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 – 312 points (-)
  2. Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 236 points (-76)
  3. Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 231 points (-81)
  4. Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 197 points (-115)
  5. Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 192 points (-120)
  6. Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 164 points (-148)
  7. Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 150 points (-162)
  8. Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 133 points (-179)
  9. Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 132 points (-180)
  10. Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 128 points (-184)
  11. Jamie McMurray, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 125 points (-187)
  12. Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 102 points (-210)
  13. Erik Jones, #77, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 91 points (-221)
  14. Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 72 points (-240)
  15. Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 66 points (-246)
  16. Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 39 points (-273)
  17. Dale Earnhardt Jr., #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 36 points (-276)
  18. Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 36 points (-276)
  19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 22 points (-290)
  20. AJ Allmendinger, #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 21 points (-291)
  21. Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 20 points (-292)
  22. Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 19 points (-293)
  23. Trevor Bayne, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 18 points (-294)
  24. Danica Patrick, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 18 points (-294)
  25. David Ragan, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 7 points (-305)
  26. Michael McDowell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet – 7 points (-305)
  27. Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet – 5 points (-307)
  28. Paul Menard, #27, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 4 points (-308)

Playoff Points

  • Martin Truex Jr., #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota – 35 playoff points (-)
  • Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet – 18 playoff points (-17)
  • Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 16 playoff points (-19)
  • Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford – 14 playoff points (-21)
  • Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 14 playoff points (-21)
  • Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford – 10 playoff points (-25)
  • Ryan Blaney, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-27)
  • Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 8 playoff points (-27)
  • Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 7 playoff points (-28)

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    Kurt Busch, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 5 playoff points (-30)

  • Ryan Newman, #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-30)
  • Kasey Kahne, #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-30)
  • Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 5 playoff points (-30)
  • Chase Elliott, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 2 playoff points (-33)
  • Matt Kenseth, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 2 playoff points (-33)
  • Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 1 playoff point (-34)
  • Daniel Suarez, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 1 playoff point (-34)
  • Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford – 1 playoff point (-34)

    • Next: NASCAR Championship Standings

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