Denny Hamlin further solidified his place atop the championship standings at Indianapolis, with just four races left in the regular season.
Carson Hocevar jumped up inside the top five in the championship standings after a trouble befell both Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. No driver moved up or down more than two positions in the entire standings on Sunday, but the most notable shift was around the fifth to eighth place range.
Around the cut-line, Austin Cindric remains on the bubble, but Ryan Preece has replaced Erik Jones as his closest pursuer. Preece is now 38 points behind Cindric, and Jones is 44 points back.
Above the cut-line, Shane van Gisbergen fell to 15th but actually gained points, padding his advantage to +59 over the cut-line. He is just three points adrift of Bubba Wallace, while Joey Logano continues his summer stage. He is up to 13th, +65pts after being below the cut-line just two races ago.
NASCAR Cup teams will have their final off-week now before the final four-week stretch to end the regular season, and then the ten race Chase for the championship.
2026 NASCAR Cup points after Brickyard 400 (Race 22 of 36)
Note: Kyle Busch scored 217 points before his tragic passing, and we have followed NASCAR’s decision to no longer classify Busch in the weekly driver standings.
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