How are NASCAR Driver Points are Awarded?

There are three ways to earn Playoff Points. Stage Wins, Race Wins and Finishing the regular season inside the Top-10 in the Point Standings.

  • Stage-1. Stage-2. (Stage-3)
FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS
1 10 1
2 9 0
3 8 0
4 7 0
5 6 0
6 5 0
7 4 0
8 3 0
9 2 0
10 1 0
  • Final Stage
FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS
1 40 5 21 16 0
2 35 0 22 15 0
3 34 0 23 14 0
4 33 0 24 13 0
5 32 0 25 12 0
6 31 0 26 11 0
7 30 0 27 10 0
8 29 0 28 9 0
9 28 0 29 8 0
10 27 0 30 7 0
11 26 0 31 6 0
12 25 0 32 5 0
13 24 0 33 4 0
14 23 0 34 3 0
15 22 0 35 2 0
16 21 0 36 1 0
17 20 0 37 1 0
18 19 0 38 1 0
19 18 0 39 1 0
20 17 0 40 1 0
  • Regular Season Standings (Races 1 - 26)
REGULAR SEASON POINTS FINISH PLAYOFF POINTS REGULAR SEASON POINTS FINISH PLAYOFF POINTS
1 15 6 5
2 10 7 4
3 8 8 3
4 7 9 2
5 6 10 1