NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Daytona race, Chase picture

Denny Hamlin will carry a 25-point lead into the NASCAR Cup Series Chase opener next week.Hamlin clinched the top spot last week at New Hampshire, leaving little more than a trophy to race for at Daytona on Aug. 29.Ryan Preece claimed the Coke Zero Sugar 400 trophy, earning his first career Cup Series win and grabbing the final Chase spot at Daytona.Austin Cindric and Preece earned the final two Chase spots after their finishes at Daytona. Shane van Gisbergen dropped out of the top 16 by 16 poin