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NASCAR’s The Chase in the Cup Series is underway, with Sunday evening’s race at Darlington Raceway marking the starting point of the battle for the championship. With the Cook Out Southern 500 over, let’s look at the NASCAR standings today. Here are The Chase points leaders in the Cup Series following the first race in the 10-race chase. Of note, William Byron is the biggest faller in The Chase standings after an engine issue on the final stage resulted in a DNF. There arenine races remaining. NASCAR Standings: The Chase Points Leaders Right Now | Pos | Driver | Points | Behind | | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2135 | LEADER | | 2 | Christopher Bell | 2123 | -12 | | 3 | Ryan Blaney | 2117 | -18 | | 4 | Tyler Reddick | 2109 | -26 | | 5 | Chase Briscoe | 2100 | -35 | | 6 | Ty Gibbs | 2095 | -40 | | 7 | Kyle Larson | 2089 | -46 | | 8 | Joey Logano | 2063 | -72 | | 9 | Chase Elliott | 2062 | -73 | | 10 | Bubba Wallace | 2054 | -81 | | 11 | Chris Buescher | 2047 | -88 | | 12 | Carson Hocevar | 2046 | -89 | | 13 | Daniel Suárez | 2041 | -94 | | 14 | Austin Cindric | 2032 | -103 | | 15 | Ryan Preece | 2031 | -104 | | 16 | William Byron | 2021 | -114 |