The latest NASCAR Cup Series standings are in following Sunday's race at Chicagoland, and it's Denny Hamlin who continues to lead out front.
The Joe Gibbs Racing star entered Sunday's event just one point clear of Tyler Reddick, but after a third-place finish for the No. 11 and a wreck for the No. 45 which contributed to him finishing 36th, Hamlin has now extended his advantage to 44 points.
Reddick, though, still occupies third spot ahead of Ryan Blaney, with Ty Gibbs making it three Toyota drivers in the top four. Elsewhere, Chase Elliott moved up to fifth after Sunday's race at the expense of his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, who now sits sixth.
Chris Buescher, Sunday's race winner Chase Briscoe, Carson Hocevar and Christopher Bell round out the top 10, while Carson Hocevar sits 11th after falling two spots.
William Byron, Bubba Wallace, Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Cindric and Erik Jones round out the top 16 and The Chase spots heading to Atlanta.
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NASCAR Cup Series standings after Chicagoland
With the above said, here are the latest NASCAR Cup Series standings in full following Sunday's race.
| Pos | Driver | Manufacturer | Points (Stage) | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 764 (149) | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 720 (133) | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 651 (137) | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 627 (148) | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 584 (90) | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 583 (161) | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 541 (92) | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | Toyota | 538 (102) | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Carson Hocevar | Chevrolet | 524 (85) | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 512 (123) | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Daniel Suárez | Chevrolet | 507 (62) | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 499 (96) | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 484 (91) | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 14 | Shane van Gisbergen | Chevrolet | 437 (52) | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 434 (83) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 411 (38) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 17 | Ryan Preece | Ford | 407 (71) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Joey Logano | Ford | 395 (71) | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 19 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 395 (56) | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 392 (54) | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | 377 (33) | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 375 (46) | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | Ford | 349 (22) | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 348 (32) | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | Ford | 335 (36) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Chevrolet | 330 (37) | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 | John H. Nemechek | Toyota | 325 (28) | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 293 (15) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 266 (28) | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | Ford | 231 (4) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Josh Berry | Ford | 221 (30) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 221 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | Chevrolet | 217 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Connor Zilisch | Chevrolet | 199 (10) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 163 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Kevin Magnussen | Chevrolet | 11 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 10 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | Toyota | 9 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Katherine Legge | Chevrolet | 8 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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