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Kyle Busch suffers crushing playoff blow at Indianapolis

Kyle Busch suffers crushing playoff blow at Indianapolis

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson
A generic image of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch

The latest NASCAR Cup Series standings are in following Sunday's Brickyard 400, with Kyle Busch dealt a crushing blow in his pursuit of a playoff spot.

Without a win so far in 2025, Busch is looking to point his way into the postseason and was already facing a massive uphill task to do so, entering Indianapolis 39 points short of the cut line with just five regular season races to go.

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However, Busch is now left almost certainly needing a win to make it following Bubba Wallace's win at the Brickyard. Wallace was the driver in 16th and on the bubble that Busch was 39 points behind, but with the 23XI driver now locked into the playoffs following his victory, the cut line has moved, and one less spot is available via points.

Alex Bowman is now the driver on the bubble, but the bad news for Busch is that he left Indianapolis sitting 81 points behind the Hendrick Motorsports star, leaving the two-time champion with a mountain to climb and then some.

Busch can, of course, lock himself in with a win over the next four races, but having not tasted a Cup Series win since 2023, he's now massively up against it.

With that said, you can see how both the playoff and regular season standings look in full, below.

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NASCAR Cup Series - Playoff standings after Indianapolis

Here is how the full playoff picture looks following Sunday's Cup Series race at Indianapolis.

Pos Driver (Car No.) Team Wins +/- to Cut Line
1Denny Hamlin (11)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota4Locked In
2Kyle Larson (5)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet3Locked In
3Christopher Bell (20)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota3Locked In
4Shane van Gisbergen (88)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet3Locked In
5Chase Elliott (9)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1Locked In
6William Byron (24)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1Locked In
7Ryan Blaney (12)Team Penske Ford1Locked In
8Chase Briscoe (19)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1Locked In
9Bubba Wallace (23)23XI Racing Toyota1Locked In
10Joey Logano (22)Team Penske Ford1Locked In
11Ross Chastain (1)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet1Locked In
12Austin Cindric (2)Team Penske Ford1Locked In
13Josh Berry (21)Wood Brothers Racing Ford1Locked In
14Tyler Reddick (45)23XI Racing Toyota0+138
15Alex Bowman (48)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet0+63
16Chris Buescher (17)RFK Racing Ford0+42
Playoff Cut Line
17Ryan Preece (60)RFK Racing Ford0-42
18Kyle Busch (8)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet0-81
19Ty Gibbs (54)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota0-95
20AJ Allmendinger (16)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet0-124
21Michael McDowell (71)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0-129
22John H. Nemechek (42)Legacy Motor Club Toyota0-134
23Erik Jones (43)Legacy Motor Club Toyota0-147
24Carson Hocevar (77)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0-149
25Brad Keselowski (6)RFK Racing Ford0-161
26Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47)HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet0-165
27Zane Smith (38)Front Row Motorsports Ford0-165
28Todd Gilliland (34)Front Row Motorsports Ford0-195
29Justin Haley (7)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet0-196
30Austin Dillon (3)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet0-203
31Daniel Suárez (99)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet0-208
32Ty Dillon (10)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet0-213
33Cole Custer (41)Haas Factory Team Ford0-279
34Noah Gragson (4)Front Row Motorsports Ford0-284
35Riley Herbst (35)23XI Racing Toyota0-297
36Cody Ware (51)Rick Ware Racing Ford0-410

NASCAR Cup Series - Regular season standings after Indianapolis

Here is how the regular season points standings look following Sunday's Cup Series race at Indianapolis.

Pos Driver (Car No.) Team Points (Stage)
1Chase Elliott (9)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet726 (131)
2William Byron (24)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet722 (222)
3Kyle Larson (5)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet711 (162)
4Denny Hamlin (11)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota706 (168)
5Christopher Bell (20)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota664 (110)
6Tyler Reddick (45)23XI Racing Toyota655 (157)
7Ryan Blaney (12)Team Penske Ford616 (175)
8Chase Briscoe (19)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota599 (94)
9Alex Bowman (48)Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet580 (126)
10Chris Buescher (17)RFK Racing Ford559 (79)
11Bubba Wallace (23)23XI Racing Toyota550 (143)
12Joey Logano (22)Team Penske Ford532 (100)
13Ross Chastain (1)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet518 (59)
14Ryan Preece (60)RFK Racing Ford517 (64)
15Kyle Busch (8)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet478 (44)
16Ty Gibbs (54)Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota464 (29)
17Austin Cindric (2)Team Penske Ford439 (109)
18AJ Allmendinger (16)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet435 (52)
19Michael McDowell (71)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet430 (37)
20John H. Nemechek (42)Legacy Motor Club Toyota425 (30)
21Josh Berry (21)Wood Brothers Racing Ford414 (70)
22Erik Jones (43)Legacy Motor Club Toyota412 (45)
23Carson Hocevar (77)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet410 (99)
24Brad Keselowski (6)RFK Racing Ford398 (42)
25Ricky Stenhouse Jr (47)HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet394 (40)
26Zane Smith (38)Front Row Motorsports Ford394 (23)
27Shane Van Gisbergen (88)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet392 (50)
28Todd Gilliland (34)Front Row Motorsports Ford364 (25)
29Justin Haley (7)Spire Motorsports Chevrolet363 (15)
30Austin Dillon (3)Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet356 (11)
31Daniel Suárez (99)Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet351 (18)
32Ty Dillon (10)Kaulig Racing Chevrolet346 (28)
33Cole Custer (41)Haas Factory Team Ford280 (2)
34Noah Gragson (4)Front Row Motorsports Ford275 (9)
35Riley Herbst (35)23XI Racing Toyota262 (5)
36Cody Ware (51)Rick Ware Racing Ford149 (3)

READ MORE: Team Penske duo Logano and Blaney among NASCAR stars penalized at Indianapolis

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