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It was a long day for many drivers that needed a good points run during the finish of the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan on Monday.
Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace had separate issues that ruined a possible top-five run, while Kyle Larson lost the regular-season points lead after crashing out of the race at the end of Stage 2. Wallace is now 17th, one point out of the final playoff spot.
Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs’ third-place run gives the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota a solid points buffer (+39 points ahead of 17th) heading into Daytona.
Here’s the full playoff picture after Monday’s race in Michigan:
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Top 16 advance to playoffs
This season’s winners (locked into playoffs)
1: Kyle Larson (4 wins, 28 playoff points)
2. Christopher Bell (3 wins, 25 playoff points)
3. Denny Hamlin (3 wins, 21 playoff points)
4. William Byron (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
5. Tyler Reddick (2 wins, 13 playoff points, regular season points leader)
6. Ryan Blaney (2 wins, 13 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. Daniel Suarez (1 win, 6 playoff points)
11. Brad Keselowski (1 win, 5 playoff points)
12. Alex Bowman (1 win, 5 playoff points)
Wild card playoff points standings
13. Martin Truex Jr. (+77 ahead of Wallace)
14. Ty Gibbs (+39)
15. Chris Buescher (+16)
16. Ross Chastain (+1)
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17. Bubba Wallace (-1 behind Chastain)
18. Kyle Busch (-93)
19. Chase Briscoe (-115)
20. Todd Gilliland (-151)
NASCAR Cup Series remaining regular season schedule
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Aug. 24: Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona International Speedway (6:30 p.m., NBC)
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Sept. 1: Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway (5 p.m., USA Network)
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR playoff picture: Cup points standings after Michigan race
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