NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Iowa race, Chase picture

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Denny Hamlin is closing in on the NASCAR Chase top seed after a top-five finish on Aug. 9 at Iowa.

Hamlin finished fifth, behind winner (and teammate) Ty Gibbs among four Joe Gibbs Racing Toyotas in the top six positions.

Tyler Reddick ceded second to Gibbs after a Lap 4 crash ended the No. 45's day before it really started.

Austin Cindric's points cushion for the final Chase spot is down to 29 points ahead of Ryan Preece.

Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

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

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1. Denny Hamlin 923 points, +426 to 17th place (locked into Chase)
2. Ty Gibbs +323 (locked into Chase)
3. Ryan Blaney +316 (locked into Chase)
4. Tyler Reddick +306 (locked into Chase)
5. Chase Briscoe +166
6. Christopher Bell +162
7. Chase Elliott +160
8. Carson Hocevar +147
9. Chris Buescher +140
10. Kyle Larson +132
11. William Byron +103
12. Daniel Suarez +100
13. Joey Logano +89
14. Bubba Wallace +68
15. Shane van Gisbergen +47
16. Austin Cindric +29
17. Ryan Preece -29 behind 16th
18. Ross Chastain -47
19. Brad Keselowski -48
20. Erik Jones -50
21. Michael McDowell -72
22. AJ Allmendinger -88
23. Todd Gilliland -105
24. Zane Smith -109
25. Riley Herbst -140
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -143
27. Austin Dillon -144
28. John Hunter Nemechek -153
29. Alex Bowman -213
30. Josh Berry -229

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