1 week Ago By The Tennessean
Austin Cindric is the sixth driver locked into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs following his win in the Jack Link's 500 on April 27 at Talladega Superspeedway.Cindric beat Ryan Preece by 0.022 seconds to earn his third career Cup Series victory.
The No. 2 Team Penske Ford driver is the first Penske driver locked into the playoffs and now has wins in three of the last four regular seasons.Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:TALLADEGA CON MAN: The long Talladega con: How L.
W. Wright talked his way onto NASCAR's fastest trackWINNERS AND LOSERS: NASCAR Talladega winners and losers: Austin Cindric wins in a photo finishNASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Talladega raceUnofficial after TalladegaWilliam Byron: 388 points (1 win, 8 playoff points)Kyle Larson -32 (2 wins, 15 playoff points)Denny Hamlin -53 behind leader (2 win, 12 playoff points)Chase Elliott -73Christopher Bell -82 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)Tyler Reddick -89Bubba Wallace -94 (2 playoff points)Joey Logano -102 (2 playoff points)Ryan Blaney -112 (2 playoff points)Alex Bowman -116Ross Chastain -144Ryan Preece -147 (1 playoff point)Chase Briscoe -155Chris Buescher -160Austin Cindric -170 (1 win, 6 playoff points)AJ Allmendinger -175Kyle Busch -180Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -181Michael McDowell -189Carson Hocevar -196Josh Berry -199 (1 win, 6 playoff points)Ty Gibbs -199Austin Dillon -208Zane Smith -209Daniel Suarez -211John Hunter Nemechek -212Justin Haley -214Todd Gilliland -216Ty Dillon -229Erik Jones -232Noah Gragson -235Brad Keselowski -255Riley Herbst -272Cole Custer -281Shane van Gisbergen -284NASCAR playoff picture after TalladegaThrough 10 racesChristopher Bell (3 wins)Denny Hamlin (2 wins)Kyle Larson (2 wins)William Byron (1 win)Austin Cindric (1 win)Josh Berry (1 win)Chase Elliott +102 ahead of playoff cutlineTyler Reddick +86Bubba Wallace +81Joey Logano +73Ryan Blaney +63Alex Bowman +59Ross Chastain +31Ryan Preece +28Chase Briscoe +20Chris Buescher +15AJ Allmendinger -15 points behind 16thKyle Busch -20Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
-21Michael McDowell -29Carson Hocevar -36Ty Gibbs -39Austin Dillon -48Zane Smith -49Daniel Suarez -51John Hunter Nemechek -52Justin Haley -54Todd Gilliland -56Ty Dillon -69Erik Jones -72Noah Gragson -75Brad Keselowski -95 Riley Herbst -112Cole Custer -121Shane van Gisbergen -124This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Talladega race.
