Following Race 22 at Indianapolis, Chase Elliott leads the NASCAR Cup Series standings with 726 points and 131 stage points. William Byron (722) and Kyle Larson (711) are right behind, with Denny Hamlin (706) and Christopher Bell (664) rounding out the top five. The battle for the final playoff spots remains fierce as Ty Gibbs (464) holds the 16th position, just ahead of Austin Cindric (439) and AJ Allmendinger (435). With 14 races left, every stage point and finish will be critical in shaping the 2025 postseason field.
NASCAR Cup Series Driver Standings After Indianapolis
| POS | DRIVER | POINTS (STAGE) |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 726 (131) |
| 2 | William Byron | 722 (222) |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 711 (162) |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 706 (168) |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 664 (110) |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 655 (157) |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 616 (175) |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 599 (94) |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 580 (126) |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 559 (79) |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 550 (143) |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 532 (100) |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 518 (59) |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 517 (64) |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 478 (44) |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 464 (29) |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 439 (109) |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 435 (52) |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 430 (37) |
| 20 | John H. Nemechek | 425 (30) |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 414 (70) |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 412 (45) |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 410 (99) |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | 398 (42) |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 394 (40) |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 394 (23) |
| 27 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 392 (50) |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 364 (25) |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 363 (15) |
| 30 | Austin Dillon | 356 (11) |
| 31 | Daniel Suárez | 351 (18) |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 346 (28) |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 280 (2) |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 275 (9) |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 262 (5) |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 149 (3) |
| 37 | Katherine Legge | 56 (0) |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 (0) |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 (0) |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 (0) |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 (0) |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 (0) |
| 43 | Will Brown | 1 (0) |
| 44 | Martin Truex Jr | 1 (0) |
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