After 18 races, William Byron continues to lead the NASCAR Cup Series standings with 631 points and 188 stage points. Chase Elliott’s Atlanta win vaulted him to second with 594 points, just ahead of teammate Kyle Larson. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell remain tied in fourth. The playoff bubble is heating up, with Erik Jones and Austin Cindric currently tied in 15th, while Brad Keselowski sits 27th despite his runner-up finish. With 18 races complete, every point now matters in the race to secure postseason positions and valuable bonus playoff points.
NASCAR Cup Driver Standings After Atlanta
| POS | DRIVER | POINTS (STAGE) |
| 1 | William Byron | 631 (188) |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 594 (109) |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 589 (134) |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 551 (139) |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 551 (90) |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 533 (134) |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 504 (148) |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 458 (44) |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 457 (68) |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 452 (50) |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 445 (95) |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 444 (99) |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 428 (111) |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 405 (58) |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 379 (109) |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 379 (43) |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 369 (51) |
| 18 | Carson Hocevar | 366 (91) |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 363 (70) |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 356 (19) |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 355 (27) |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 351 (27) |
| 23 | John H. Nemechek | 346 (23) |
| 24 | Ty Gibbs | 342 (20) |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 337 (20) |
| 26 | Austin Dillon | 314 (9) |
| 27 | Brad Keselowski | 306 (36) |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 305 (25) |
| 29 | Daniel Suárez | 299 (18) |
| 30 | Justin Haley | 279 (15) |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 274 (19) |
| 32 | Shane van Gisbergen | 268 (31) |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 257 (8) |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 237 (2) |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 206 (5) |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 133 (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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