NASCAR Xfinity Series: Where things stand upon return to racing

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NOTE: PP=playoff points. For the four race winners, “Behind” denotes distance behind the leader in playoff points. For the non-winners, “Behind” denotes the distance to the playoff cut line (below 12th place). Drivers above the playoff cut line are listed in italics.

Rank – Driver, Car, Team, Manufacturer: Points (Behind)
1st – Brandon Jones, #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 1 WIN (7 PP (-))
2nd – Noah Gragson, #9, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet: 1 WIN (6 PP (-1))
3rd – Chase Briscoe, #98, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 1 WIN (6 PP (-1))
4th – Harrison Burton, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 1 WIN (5 PP (-2))
5th – Austin Cindric, #22, Team Penske, Ford: 155 (+68)
6th – Ross Chastain, #10, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet: 146 (+59)
7th – Ryan Sieg, #39, RSS Racing, Chevrolet: 143 (+56)
8th – Justin Haley, #11, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet: 140 (+53)
9th – Justin Allgaier, #7, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet: 138 (+51)
10th – Michael Annett, #1, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet: 119 (+32)
11th – Riley Herbst, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 109 (+22)
12th – Brandon Brown, #68, Brandonbilt Motorsports, Chevrolet: 91 (+4)
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13th – Alex Labbe, #90, DGM Racing, Chevrolet: 87 (-4)
14th – Josh Williams, #92, DGM Racing, Chevrolet: 83 (-8)
15th – Myatt Snider, #21, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 79 (-12)
16th – Ray Black Jr., #07, SS-Green Light Racing, Chevrolet: 76 (-15)
17th – Jesse Little, #4, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet: 66 (-25)
18th – Vinnie Miller, #78, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet: 64 (-27)
19th – Chad Finchum, #13, MBM Motorsports, Toyota: 63 (-28)
20th – David Starr, #6, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet: 59 (-32)
21st – B.J. McLeod, #0, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet: 58 (-33)
22nd – Daniel Hemric, #8, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet: 54 (-37)
23rd – J.J. Yeley, #52, Jimmy Means Racing, Chevrolet: 52 (-39)
24th – Robby Lyons, #15, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet: 48 (-43)
25th – Jeremy Clements, #51, Jeremy Clements Racing, Chevrolet: 44 (-47)
26th – Tommy Joe Martins, #44, Martins Motorsports, Chevrolet: 33 (-58)
27th – Jeb Burton, #8, JR Motorsports, Chevrolet: 32 (-59)
28th – Anthony Alfredo, #21, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 31 (-60)
29th – Joe Graf Jr., #08, SS-Green Light Racing, Chevrolet: 30 (-61)
30th – Matt Mills, #5, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet: 28 (-63)
31st – Josh Bilicki, #99, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet: 24 (-67)
32nd – Jeff Green, #93, RSS Racing, Chevrolet: 22 (-69)
33rd – Mike Harmon, #74, Mike Harmon Racing, Chevrolet: 21 (-70)
34th – Dillon Bassett, #90, DGM Racing, Chevrolet: 19 (-72)
35th – Joey Gase, #93, RSS Racing, Chevrolet: 18 (-73)
36th – C.J. McLaughlin, #93, RSS Racing, Chevrolet: 10 (-81)
36th – Kyle Weatherman, #74, Mike Harmon Racing, Chevrolet: 10 (-81)
38th – Stephen Leicht, #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota: 9 (-82)
39th – Caesar Bacarella, #90, DGM Racing, Chevrolet: 8 (-83)
39th – Mason Massey, #99, B.J. McLeod Motorsports, Chevrolet: 8 (-83)
39th – Kody Vanderwal, #52, Jimmy Means Racing, Chevrolet: 8 (-83)
42nd – Landon Cassill, #89, Shepherd Ventures Racing, Chevrolet: 4 (-87)
43rd – Chris Cockrum, #25, ACG Motorsports, Chevrolet: 3 (-88)
43rd – Colby Howard, #15, JD Motorsports, Chevrolet: 3 (-88)
45th – Colin Garrett, #26, Sam Hunt Racing, Toyota: 0 (-91)
45th – A.J. Allmendinger, #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet: 0 (-91)

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While Harrison Burton leads the point standings, he sits in fourth (last) place in the playoff picture among the four drivers who have been victorious this season, as he is the only one of those four drivers who has not won a stage and thus not scored any additional playoff points to go along with the five he earned by winning at Auto Club Speedway.

Brandon Jones leads the playoff picture thanks to his two stage wins. Noah Gragson and Chase Briscoe have each won one stage.

Of these 46 drivers, only 44 have competed in at least one race this season, as two failed to qualify for their lone attempted races. Of these 44 drivers, 23 drivers have competed in all four races. A total of 22 drivers are classified as full-time drivers, although two, Matt Mills and Tommy Joe Martins, both failed to qualify for one of these four races.

Three drivers have competed in all four races but are not classified as full-time drivers. Alex Labbe leads these three drivers in 13th place in the point standings, so the 12 drivers currently above the playoff cut line are all full-time drivers. The other two part-time drivers who haven’t missed a race yet this year are Myatt Snider and B.J. McLeod.

Be sure to tune in to Fox Sports 1 at 6:00 p.m. ET, not the originally scheduled 8:00 p.m. ET, this evening for the live broadcast of the fifth race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the Toyota 200, from Darlington Raceway.