NASCAR Playoff Picture 2025: Updated Cup Series points standings after FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway

Fifteen races have taken place in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin became the latest winner of the season after winning the FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, June 8.

Hamlin passed William Byron with four laps to go and never looked back to cross the finish line in P1.

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With the win, Hamlin gained 51 points and moved to third place in the Cup Series points table with 494 points. Meanwhile, after a runner-up finish at Michigan, Chris Buescher gained 45 points and is up to 12th with 342 points.

After a P28 finish at Michigan, William Byron gained 29 points and maintained the top position in the Cup Series points table with 576 points. His teammate, Kyle Larson, is 41 points behind in the regular season championship standings.

Chase Briscoe, who started on pole, failed to utilize the advantage as he secured a 23rd-place finish. He gained 21 points and is 11th in the standings with 363 points.

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Joey Logano, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, finished 22nd and gained 15 points. He moved to ninth in the points table with 395 points.

Find out where the NASCAR driver stands on the points table after the 2025 FireKeepers Casino 400

Here's an updated list of 38 drivers in the latest released NASCAR Cup Series points table after the 15th points race of the 2025 season:

Drivers – Points

William Byron - 576
Kyle Larson - 535
Denny Hamlin - 494
Christopher Bell - 480
Chase Elliott - 464
Tyler Reddick - 460
Ryan Blaney - 427
Ross Chastain - 414
Joey Logano - 395
Bubba Wallace - 383
Chase Briscoe - 363
Chris Buescher - 342
Alex Bowman - 335
Ryan Preece - 322
Kyle Busch - 322
Austin Cindric - 318
Josh Berry - 309
Carson Hocevar - 304
AJ Allmendinger - 304
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 302
Erik Jones - 286
Zane Smith - 285
Michael McDowell - 285
Ty Gibbs - 270
John Hunter Nemechek - 270
Austin Dillon - 270
Todd Gilliland - 265
Daniel Suarez - 254
Justin Haley - 234
Ty Dillon - 232
Noah Gragson - 224
Brad Keselowski - 221
Shane Van Gisbergen # - 192
Riley Herbst # - 185
Cole Custer - 175
Cody Ware - 95
Jimmie Johnson - 35
Katherine Legge - 7

Watch NASCAR drivers and teams next at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on June 15.

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