Ryan Blaney vaulted into NASCAR Cup Series regular-season title contention with the Quaker State 400 victory on July 13 at EchoPark Speedway.
Blaney claimed the victory after a 3-hour red flag weather delay.
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The driver of the No. 12 Team Penske Ford is now 65 points behind points leader Denny Hamlin with six races to go before the Chase.
Erik Jones remained in 16th after a top-5 finish, just ahead of top-10 finisher Joey Logano.
Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:
RACE RESULTS: Who won NASCAR Atlanta race? Winner is Ryan Blaney, plus full results
NASCAR points standings, Cup Series points update after Atlanta race
Unofficial after Atlanta; top 16 drivers make the Chase following the Daytona summer race
Denny Hamlin 791 points, +353 to 17th place
Joey Logano -8 behind 16th
John Hunter Nemechek -102
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Atlanta race
