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Point standings

Rank – Driver, Car, Team, Manufacturer: Points (Behind)
1st – Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 164 (0)
2nd – Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford: 163 (-1)
3rd – Chase Elliott, #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 144 (-20)
4th – Alex Bowman, #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 138 (-26)
5th – Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 131 (-33)
6th – Ryan Blaney, #12, Team Penske, Ford: 123 (-41)
7th – Aric Almirola, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 121 (-43)
7th – Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet: 121 (-43)
9th – Matt DiBenedetto, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford: 118 (-46)
9th – Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford: 118 (-46)
11th – Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 111 (-53)
11th – Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 111 (-53)
13th – Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 105 (-59)
14th – Chris Buescher, #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford: 102 (-62)
15th – Martin Truex Jr., #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 96 (-68)
16th – Kurt Busch, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet: 90 (-74)
17th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet: 88 (-76)
18th – Bubba Wallace, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet: 87 (-77)
18th – William Byron, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 87 (-77)
20th – Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 77 (-87)
20th – Erik Jones, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 77 (-87)
22nd – Cole Custer, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 73 (-91)
23rd – Tyler Reddick, #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 68 (-96)
23rd – Corey LaJoie, #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford: 68 (-96)
23rd – Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet: 68 (-96)
26th – John Hunter Nemechek, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford: 63 (-101)
27th – Michael McDowell, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford: 60 (-104)
28th – Brennan Poole, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet: 40 (-124)
29th – Ryan Newman, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford: 36 (-128)
30th – David Ragan, #36, Rick Ware Racing, Ford: 33 (-131)
31th – Daniel Suarez, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota: 32 (-132)
32nd – Christopher Bell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota: 26 (-138)
33rd – Ryan Preece, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet: 25 (-139)
34th – Reed Sorenson, #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet: 17 (-147)
35th – Quin Houff, #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet: 11 (-153)
36th – Garrett Smithley, #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet: 7 (-157)

Of these 36 drivers, only 33 are full-time drivers; David Ragan, Reed Sorenson and Garrett Smithley are not, although Sorenson hasn’t missed a race yet this season. Ryan Newman is a full-time driver, but he has been out since suffering a head injury in a last-lap Daytona 500 wreck at Daytona International Speedway to start the season back on Monday, February 17.

Harvick leads the point standings, but it is Logano, who also won the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, who sits atop the playoff picture. Harvick has not won a race this season, but he has also not finished outside of the top nine; no other driver has recorded more than three top 16 finishes.

Harvick finished in fifth, eighth, ninth and second place at Daytona International Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Auto Club Speedway and Phoenix Raceway, respectively. Logano finished in 26th at Daytona International Speedway and 12th at Auto Club Speedway.

Here is how the playoff picture looks, four races into the season.