NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Indianapolis race

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Denny 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

1. Denny Hamlin 886 points, +406 to 17th place (locked into Chase)
2. Tyler Reddick +322 (locked into Chase)
3. Ryan Blaney +286 (locked into Chase)
4. Ty Gibbs +271
5. Carson Hocevar +158
6. Chase Elliott +155
7. Chase Briscoe +143
8. Kyle Larson +137
9. Chris Buescher +133
10. Christopher Bell +129
11. Daniel Suarez +103
12. William Byron +88
13. Joey Logano +65
14. Bubba Wallace +60
15. Shane van Gisbergen +57
16. Austin Cindric +38
17. Ryan Preece -38 behind 16th
18. Erik Jones -44
19. Brad Keselowski -50
20. Michael McDowell -76
21. Ross Chastain -82
22. AJ Allmendinger -109
23. Todd Gilliland -112
24. Zane Smith -125
25. Riley Herbst -148
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -154
27. John Hunter Nemechek -163
28. Austin Dillon -169
29. Alex Bowman -208
30. Cole Custer -248

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Indianapolis race

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