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Kyle Busch gets NASCAR playoff boost as Hendrick Motorsports star suffers demotion setback

Kyle Busch gets NASCAR playoff boost as Hendrick Motorsports star suffers demotion setback

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson
A composite image of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch

The latest NASCAR Cup Series standings are in following Sunday's action at Sonoma Raceway, with Kyle Busch's playoff chase receiving a boost.

Winless so far in 2025, the two-time champion is trying to point his way into the postseason, and heading into this weekend's race, the Richard Childress Racing driver was 47 points adrift of Bubba Wallace in 16th in the playoff standings.

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Busch secured another top 10 finish at Sonoma on Sunday, however, which has now seen that gap close to just 37 points. With six races of the regular season to go, Busch has ample time to close that gap, or indeed win a race, which would immediately lock him in.

Wallace is on the bubble in the playoff chase at the moment, with the 23XI star just three points above the cut line and Ryan Preece in 17th.

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman sits 15th in the playoff standings, meanwhile, just 32 points above the cut line after finishing 19th at Sonoma, dropping one place compared to last week. Bowman has also been demoted by two positions in the regular season standings, dropping from inside the top 10 to 12th.

His teammate William Byron continues to lead the regular season standings, with fellow Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson in second and third, respectively. Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin round out the regular season top five.

With that said, let's take a look at both the regular season and playoff standings in full below!

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NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings after Sonoma

Rank Driver Car No. Wins +/- to Cut Line
1Kyle Larson53LOCKED IN
2Denny Hamlin113LOCKED IN
3Shane van Gisbergen883LOCKED IN
4Christopher Bell203LOCKED IN
5William Byron241LOCKED IN
6Ryan Blaney121LOCKED IN
7Austin Cindric21LOCKED IN
8Joey Logano221LOCKED IN
9Chase Briscoe191LOCKED IN
10Ross Chastain11LOCKED IN
11Josh Berry211LOCKED IN
12Chase Elliott91LOCKED IN
13Tyler Reddick450+149
14Chris Buescher170+34
15Alex Bowman480+32
16Bubba Wallace230+3
PLAYOFF CUT LINE
17Ryan Preece600-3
18Kyle Busch80-37
19AJ Allmendinger160-50
20Ty Gibbs540-60

NASCAR Cup Series regular season standings after Sonoma

Here is how the regular season standings look following Sunday's action at Sonoma Raceway.

Position Driver (Car No.) Team Points
1William Byron (24)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet668
2Chase Elliott (9)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet654
3Kyle Larson (5)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet624
4Tyler Reddick (45)23XI Racing Toyota615
5Denny Hamlin (11)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota606
6Christopher Bell (20)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota597
7Ryan Blaney (12)Team Penske Ford545
8Chase Briscoe (19)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota526
9Ross Chastain (1)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet513
10Chris Buescher (17)RFK Racing Ford500
11Joey Logano (22)Team Penske Ford499
12Alex Bowman (48)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet498
13Bubba Wallace (23)23XI Racing Toyota469
14Ryan Preece (60)RFK Racing Ford466
15Kyle Busch (8)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet432
16AJ Allmendinger (16)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet419
17Ty Gibbs (54)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota409
18Erik Jones (43)Legacy Motor Club Toyota401
19Michael McDowell (71)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet399
20Austin Cindric (2)Team Penske Ford396
21Josh Berry (21)Wood Brothers Racing Ford390
22John H. Nemechek (42)Legacy Motor Club Toyota384
23Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47)HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet378
24Carson Hocevar (77)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet373
25Zane Smith (38)Front Row Motorsports Ford373
26Shane van Gisbergen (88)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet367
27Brad Keselowski (6)RFK Racing Ford333
28Austin Dillon (3)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet331
29Daniel Suárez (99)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet330
30Todd Gilliland (34)Front Row Motorsports Ford321
31Ty Dillon (10)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet320
32Justin Haley (7)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet317
33Noah Gragson (4)Front Row Motorsports Ford266
34Cole Custer (41)Haas Factory Team Ford255
35Riley Herbst (35)23XI Racing Toyota238
36Cody Ware (51)Rick Ware Racing Ford147

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