NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Atlanta race

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Ryan Blaney vaulted into NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title contention with the Quaker State 400 victory on July 13 at EchoPark Speedway.

Blaney claimed the victory after a 3-hour red flag weather delay.

The driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford is now 65 points behind points leader Denny Hamlin with six races to go before the Chase.

Erik Jones remained in 16th after a top-5 finish, just ahead of top-10 finisher Joey Logano.

Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Atlanta race​

Unofficial after Atlanta; top 16 drivers make the Chase following the Daytona summer race

1. Denny Hamlin 791 points, +353 to 17th place
2. Tyler Reddick +329
3. Ryan Blaney +288
4. Ty Gibbs +227
5. Chase Elliott +172
6. Kyle Larson +156
7. Chris Buescher +130
8. Carson Hocevar +125
9. Christopher Bell +113
10. Chase Briscoe +104
11. Daniel Suarez +91
12. William Byron +82
13. Bubba Wallace +55
14. Austin Cindric +32
15. Shane van Gisbergen +31
16. Erik Jones +8
17. Joey Logano -8 behind 16th
18. Ryan Preece -26
19. Brad Keselowski -43
20. Ross Chastain -45
21. Michael McDowell -47
22. AJ Allmendinger -50
23. Zane Smith -90
24. Todd Gilliland -93
25. Riley Herbst -96
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -102
27. John Hunter Nemechek -102
28. Austin Dillon -119
29. Alex Bowman -165
30. Noah Gragson -205
31. Ty Dillon -208
32. Cole Custer -209
33. Josh Berry -213
34. Connor Zilisch -238
35. Cody Ware -277

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