RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesDenny Hamlin is closing in on the NASCAR Cup Series Chase top seed after another top-5 finish.
Hamlin finished fifth in the Brickyard 400 on July 26 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a race won by Corey Heim.
Carson Hocevar moved into fifth after a strong points day. Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott both finished outside the top 30, creating a jumbled group from fifth through 10th going into the final month of the regular season.
Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
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NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Indianapolis race
Unofficial after Brickyard 400; top 16 drivers make the Chase following the Daytona summer race
406 248 158
Denny Hamlin 886 points, +406 to 17th place (locked into Chase)
Tyler Reddick +322 (locked into Chase)
Ryan Blaney +286 (locked into Chase)
Ty Gibbs +271
Carson Hocevar +158
Chase Elliott +155
Chase Briscoe +143
Kyle Larson +137
Chris Buescher +133
Christopher Bell +129
Daniel Suarez +103
William Byron +88
Joey Logano +65
Bubba Wallace +60
Shane van Gisbergen +57
Austin Cindric +38
Ryan Preece -38 behind 16th
Erik Jones -44
Brad Keselowski -50
Michael McDowell -76
Ross Chastain -82
AJ Allmendinger -109
Todd Gilliland -112
Zane Smith -125
Riley Herbst -148
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -154
John Hunter Nemechek -163
Austin Dillon -169
Alex Bowman -208
Cole Custer -248
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Indianapolis race
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