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NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture: Pocono

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By Kelly Crandall - Jul 30, 2018, 12:22 PM ET

NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture: Pocono

Some flip-flopping occurred on the playoff grid after 400 miles at Pocono Raceway, but it still had little effect on the overall playoff picture.

A sixth win for Kyle Busch puts him back atop the playoff grid, and he also continues to lead the overall point standings. Kevin Harvick also picked up another playoff point as he won his series-leading 10th stage of the year. And a second stage win of the season for Chase Elliott gives him multiple playoff points.

Down at the bottom of the grid, Alex Bowman again extended his advantage on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Five races remain in the regular season.

Kyle Busch: 6race wins, 35 playoff points

Kevin Harvick: 6 race wins, 33 playoff points

Martin Truex Jr.: 4 race wins, 26 playoff points

Clint Bowyer: 2 race wins, 10 playoff points

Joey Logano: 1 race win, 7 playoff points,

Erik Jones: 1 race win, 5 playoff points

Austin Dillon: 1 race win, 5 playoff points

Kurt Busch: +237 on cutoff, 2 playoff points

Brad Keselowski: +204 on cutoff, 4 playoff points

Kyle Larson: +186 on cutoff, 0 playoff points

Denny Hamlin: +178 on cutoff, 2 playoff points

Ryan Blaney: +172 on cutoff, 4 playoff points

Aric Almirola: +147 on cutoff, 1 playoff point

Chase Elliott: +129 on cutoff, 2 playoff points

Jimmie Johnson: +107 on cutoff, 0 playoff points

Alex Bowman: +56 on cutoff, 0 playoff points

Behind the cutoff line are Stenhouse and Paul Menard (both down 56 points), Ryan Newman (-88) and Daniel Suarez (-96).

Kelly Crandall
Kelly Crandall

Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.

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