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    NASCAR Cup Series Standings Update – Christopher Bell Becomes 14th Different Winner this Season

    Henry JohnBy Henry JohnJuly 20, 2022No Comments5 Mins Read NASCAR
    Christopher Bell NASCAR Cup Series standings playoff picture Chase Elliott
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    We are now 20 races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, and the points standings continue to evolve on a weekly basis. For the first time since 2011, there have been 14 unique race winners in the first 20 races. Christopher Bell became the latest to lock up his spot in the NASCAR Playoffs by winning this past weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

    As a result of Bell’s win, only two spots in the playoffs remain with six races to go in the regular season. With two road courses and Daytona still on the schedule, many are starting to believe we could see 16 winners if not more for the first time under the current playoff format.

    The following article contains a table with the updated NASCAR Cup Series standings through the first half of the regular season. Discussion of several noteworthy developments after the first 20 races is also included.

    Christopher Bell NASCAR Cup Series standings playoff picture Chase Elliott
    Credit: JAMES GILBERT/GETTY IMAGES

    NASCAR Cup Series Standings Update | After Race 20 at New Hampshire

    Refer to the table below for the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings through the first 20 races of the season. The table also includes additional NASCAR Cup Series stats including Wins, Top-5 Finishes, Top-10 Finishes and Stage Wins. The table is sortable by driver and statistic for your viewing convenience.

    Car NumberDriverStandings PointsWinsTop-5'sTop-10'sStage Wins
    22Joey Logano1771231
    20Christopher Bell1760340
    1Ross Chastain1720123
    12Ryan Blaney1610130
    6Brad Keselowski1600121
    4Kevin Harvick1550230
    8Kyle Busch1531130
    19Martin Truex Jr.1450010
    11Denny Hamlin1400020
    99Daniel Suarez1290130
    2Austin Cindric1260011
    47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.1241110
    17Chris Buescher1220110
    7Corey LaJoie1130110
    45Tyler Reddick1110220
    23Bubba Wallace1020110
    16A.J. Allmendinger920010
    34Michael McDowell920000
    54Ty Gibbs900010
    48Alex Bowman850240
    43Erik Jones820010
    3Austin Dillon800010
    14Chase Briscoe720010
    42Noah Gragson680000
    38Todd Gilliland680000
    41Ryan Preece630000
    10Aric Almirola630000
    24William Byron552223
    21Harrison Burton510000
    51Cody Ware500000
    9Chase Elliott490110
    5Kyle Larson430221
    77Ty Dillon310000
    31Justin Haley-250010

    Christopher Bell Erases Name from NASCAR Playoffs Bubble

    One could reasonably argue that Christopher Bell has been the most consistent of the four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers all season long. Unfortunately for him and the No. 20 team, the rush of different race winners and lack of playoff points had them sitting firmly on the bubble in the NASCAR standings entering last week’s action at New Hampshire.

    Many NASCAR analysts overlooked Bell when previewing the Ambetter 301. The fact that he finished runner-up the previous year and also scored wins in each of his Xfinity Series starts at New Hampshire gave him extremely impressive stats at the track. Bell ran down and passed NASCAR Cup Series standings leader Chase Elliott with roughly 45 laps to go and quickly pulled away. He crossed the line nearly six seconds ahead of Elliott and over 13 seconds before any other driver to score his second career Cup Series win.

    Get @CBellRacing some BUTTER! 🧈

    The @JoeGibbsRacing driver gets the lobster for winning at @NHMS. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/AmfHAe1ejW

    — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 17, 2022

    Bell’s win at New Hampshire locked him firmly into the 2022 NASCAR Playoffs. After all, he is currently eighth in the points standings. A lack of stage wins and playoff points is still noticeable, but the outright win erased all doubt. Bell would be the 10-seed if the playoffs started today. With so many one-win drivers behind him on points, Bell is ensured of the chance to race for a championship this fall regardless of how many other drivers go on to win a race.

    Red-Hot Chase Elliott Expands Lead Atop NASCAR Standings

    It was only a few races ago that Chase Elliott found himself with a bevy of pursuers for the top spot in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Both Kyle Busch and Ross Chastain were within 20 points of Elliott following the race at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 5th. In the month and a half since then, the No. 9 team has turned up the heat in a big way.

    Following an eighth-place run at Sonoma, Elliott emerged from NASCAR’s only off week of the season to win at Nashville. He was runner-up at Road America, won again at Atlanta and then came home second to Bell this past weekend.

    1st
    2nd
    1st
    2nd

    Not a bad stretch for @chaseelliott. pic.twitter.com/2QAZ78ton4

    — NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 18, 2022

    The incredible four-week stretch has seen Elliott expand his lead in the NASCAR points standings once again. After New Hampshire, Elliott holds a 67-point lead over Chastain for the regular season championship. Ryan Blaney is the only other driver within 100 points of the No. 9 after 20 races.

    Perhaps even more importantly, adding two more race wins has enabled Elliott to bank more playoff points. It wasn’t long ago that Chastain was fighting him tough for the 1-seed. Now, only Chastain and Joey Logano are even within 20 points of Elliott in the current NASCAR Playoffs standings.

    Win or Go Home?

    While Christopher Bell’s victory at New Hampshire enabled him to breathe easily with regard to the playoffs, it also drastically altered the state of the playoff bubble. As of now, the only two drivers currently in the NASCAR Playoffs on points are Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. The problem for all other drivers who find themselves below the cutline is that Blaney and Truex sit third and fourth in the points standings, respectively.

    The result of having the fourth-place driver on points now situated as the last man on the right side of the cutline is a massive gap back to those on the wrong side. With only six regular season races remaining, this means that there is virtually no chance of any driver making up enough points to surpass Truex or Blaney for a playoff spot. Even Kevin Harvick, a top-10 points driver on the season, currently sits 68 points back of Truex.

    ⬇️ 19 when Sunday started.

    ⬇️ 68 when the checkered flag waved.@KevinHarvick has a mountain to climb for the #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/CzgsFQ1E9k

    — NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 19, 2022

    If NASCAR was hoping that the current method of tracking standings and awarding playoff berths would put a greater emphasis on winning, they certainly have gotten their wish this season. Based on the insurmountable gap in points, any driver currently below the cutline only has one option to qualify for the NASCAR Playoffs: win a race.

    With so many other drivers now in a true “win or go home” situation, getting 16 different winners is looking more and more like a realistic possibility. While Harvick could still mathematically point his way in, drivers like Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Michael McDowell and Bubba Wallace are in must-win mode if they hope to make the playoffs. Furthermore, the pressure on Blaney and Truex to remove themselves from the bubble with a race win to get off the playoff bubble continues to grow.


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    Aric Almirola Bubba Wallace Chase Elliott Christopher Bell Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Kyle Busch Martin Truex Jr. Michael McDowell NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series Ross Chastain Ryan Blaney
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    Henry’s passion for sports dates all the way back to childhood and has ultimately led to a full-fledged career as an analyst and content creator. After getting his start penning fantasy football articles, he forrayed into the betting side of the business in early 2019. His love for sports and statistics proved to be an ideal match with the dedicated research and strategy that handicapping requires. Henry currently specializes in betting analysis and picks for college football, college basketball and NASCAR. He counts the NFL, the WNBA, and NBA player props as additional leagues/markets of interest. Henry graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 2021 with a Communication Studies degree and a Psychology minor. A native of the Finger Lakes region in Upstate New York, he and his pup, Harold, have since relocated to Laramie, Wyoming. Thanks to his professional goals within the sports betting industry, there has been a whole lot of steam on the odds for a move to Las Vegas in 2023! Most of Henry’s free time is spent on outdoor adventures, playing chess, snowboarding, or reading a good book. He is also a competitive powerlifter and aspires to qualify for the USAPL Nationals meet within the next 2-3 years.

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