The 35 races, including the ninth race of the playoffs, have already taken place in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell secured his spot for the Championship 4 of the 2022 playoffs after winning the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday (October 30).In a wild race, Bell used his fresh tires to power past race leader Chase Briscoe for the lead with four laps to go. Bell then drove away his #20 Toyota from Kyle Larson to cross the checkered flag in P1.After taking a win in a must-win situation, Bell locked up his spot in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway on November 6, Sunday. He gained 51 points and currently stands in second place in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with a total of 5000 points, three wins, and 12 top-five finishes.NASCAR@NASCAROnly one will be crowned champion.57591Only one will be crowned champion. https://t.co/Dju2qqnPeABell’s win and results in the elimination race in Round of 8 have determined the remaining three finalists for the Championship 4 event.Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Elliott will compete for the 2022 Championship at Phoenix Raceway this week.Bob Pockrass@bobpockrassCup driver points (one is the rest, other from before the reset):888Cup driver points (one is the rest, other from before the reset): https://t.co/uOoSfwqhPXJoey Logano was the first driver to lock himself in the final four with a Las Vegas win. He currently holds the top spot in the standings with 5000 points after finishing sixth at Martinsville Speedway.The four drivers who have been eliminated from the battle for the championship are Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, and Ryan Blaney.Where do NASCAR drivers stand in the points table after Xfinity 500?Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the Martinsville Speedway race:Joey Logano - 5000Christopher Bell - 5000Ross Chastain - 5000Chase Elliott - 5000Denny Hamlin - 2350William Byron - 2339Kyle Larson - 2316Ryan Blaney - 2300Daniel Suarez - 2259Chase Briscoe - 2244Austin Dillon - 2204Austin Cindric - 2198Tyler Reddick - 2197Kyle Busch - 2194Alex Bowman - 2104Kevin Harvick - 2085Martin Truex Jr. - 1001Erik Jones - 808Bubba Wallace - 749Aric Almirola - 743Chris Buescher - 711Justin Haley - 689Michael McDowell - 651Brad Keselowski - 627Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 575Cole Custer - 568Harrison Burton - 555Todd Gilliland - 523Ty Dillon - 507Kurt Busch - 485Corey LaJoie - 447Cody Ware - 298David Ragan - 89Joey Hand - 64Greg Biffle - 24Jacques Villeneuve - 15Mike Rockenfeller - 15Boris Said - 11Kyle Tilley - 8Conor Daly - 3Kimi Raikkonen - 1Catch NASCAR drivers and teams for the final time this season at Phoenix Raceway for the season-final on Sunday, November 6, 2022.