Cup points standings after the Daytona race
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Harrison Burton’s win at Daytona on Saturday puts him in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, and the victory means Ross Chastain and Bubba Wallace have a lot of work to do next week.
Wallace finished sixth on Saturday but lost ground to Burton’s win, which catapulted the driver of the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford from 34th in the points standings into the playoffs.
Chastain has 27 points to make up on 16th-place Chris Buescher, while Wallace goes into the final game of the season next Sunday in Darlington with a 21-point deficit.
Martin Truex Jr. has not yet qualified for the playoffs, but has a 58-point lead, while Ty Gibbs has a 39-point lead over the cut line.
Here is the full playoff picture after Saturday’s race at Daytona:
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The best 16 reach the playoffs
The winners of this season (safe for the playoffs)
1: Kyle Larson (4 wins, 28 playoff points)
2. Christopher Bell (3 wins, 25 playoff points)
3. William Byron (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
4. Tyler Reddick (2 wins, 13 playoff points, regular season leader)
5. Ryan Blaney (2 wins, 13 playoff points)
6. Denny Hamlin (3 wins, 11 playoff points)
7. Joey Logano (1 win, 7 playoff points)
8. Austin Cindric (1 win, 7 playoff points)
9. Chase Elliott (1 win, 6 playoff points)
10. Daniel Suarez (1 win, 6 playoff points)
11. Brad Keselowski (1 win, 5 playoff points)
12. Alex Bowman (1 win, 5 playoff points)
13. Harrison Burton (1 win, 5 playoff points)
Wildcard Playoffs Score
14. Martin Truex Jr. (+58 ahead of Wallace)
15. Ty Gibbs (+39)
16. Chris Buescher (+21)
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17. Bubba Wallace (-21 behind Buescher)
18. Ross Chastain (-27)
- September 1: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)
