Alex Bowman’s win at Chicago is another bubble-shifting win regarding the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture.
Bowman’s win now shifts the wild-card bubble up to Chris Buescher, who is 45 points ahead of Bubba Wallace for the final wild card spot.
All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won races this year and will be in the playoffs this fall.
Here’s the full playoff picture after Sunday’s race in Chicago:
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This season’s winners (locked into playoffs)
Top 16 advance to playoffs
1: Christopher Bell (3 wins, 24 playoff points)
2. Kyle Larson (3 wins, 23 playoff points, regular season points leader)
3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins, 19 playoff points)
4. William Byron (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
5. Tyler Reddick (1 win, 8 playoff points)
6. Ryan Blaney (1 win, 7 playoff points)
7. Austin Cindric (1 win, 7 playoff points)
8. Chase Elliott (1 win, 6 playoff points)
9. Joey Logano (1 win, 6 playoff points)
10. Brad Keselowski (1 win, 5 playoff points)
11. Alex Bowman (1 win, 5 playoff points)
12. Daniel Suarez (1 win, 5 playoff points)
Wild card playoff points standings
13. Martin Truex Jr. (+125 ahead of Wallace)
14. Ty Gibbs (+84)
15. Ross Chastain (+53)
16. Chris Buescher (+45)
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17. Bubba Wallace (-45 points behind Buescher)
18. Chase Briscoe (-88)
19. Kyle Busch (-98)
20. Todd Gilliland (-121)
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