William Byron continues to lead the NASCAR Cup Series standings following the Viva Mexico 250, with 604 points and 172 stage points. Kyle Larson fell to second after an early crash, now 67 points back. Christopher Bell surged to third after a runner-up finish, while Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin round out the top five. Shane van Gisbergen’s historic win moved him up to 30th with 242 points. The playoff race remains tight with McDowell, Allmendinger, and Berry all hovering near the cut line. Ten races remain in the regular season before the field of 16 playoff drivers is finalized.
NASCAR Cup Driver Standings Updates
| POS | DRIVER | POINTS (STAGE) |
| 1 | William Byron | 604 (172) |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 537 (132) |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 524 (90) |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 500 (87) |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | 494 (124) |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 477 (116) |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 466 (145) |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 443 (44) |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 411 (83) |
| 10 | Bubba Wallace | 411 (110) |
| 11 | Chase Briscoe | 393 (33) |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 376 (91) |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 373 (45) |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 354 (58) |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 337 (95) |
| 16 | Michael McDowell | 330 (27) |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 328 (51) |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | 323 (19) |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 320 (57) |
| 20 | Carson Hocevar | 313 (84) |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 312 (22) |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 311 (31) |
| 23 | John H. Nemechek | 301 (21) |
| 24 | Ty Gibbs | 296 (20) |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 287 (12) |
| 26 | Todd Gilliland | 286 (25) |
| 27 | Austin Dillon | 284 (9) |
| 28 | Daniel Suárez | 274 (18) |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 247 (15) |
| 30 | Shane van Gisbergen | 242 (24) |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 236 (14) |
| 32 | Brad Keselowski | 233 (26) |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 231 (8) |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 204 (2) |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 196 (5) |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 101 (3) |
| 37 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 (0) |
| 38 | Katherine Legge | 12 (0) |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 (0) |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 (0) |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 (0) |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 (0) |
| 43 | Martin Truex Jr | 1 (0) |
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