The NASCAR Cup playoff standings after the Southern 500 at Darlington

Chase Briscoe is locked into the Round of 12 in race marred by pit road blunders

In a race where pit road blunders seemed to be the theme for the title contenders, and Hendrick Motorsports was surprisingly off their game, Chase Briscoe was near-perfect as he won the Southern 500 for the second consecutive year.

However, there were seven Playoff drivers who finished 20th or worse, including Josh Berry, who wrecked on the opening lap.

After 500 miles of racing at the track 'too tough to tame,' NASCAR now heads to Gateway before the Round of 16 concludes with Bristol. Here's a look at where everyone currently stands in the fight to advance:

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points margin
1	Chase Briscoe	Joe Gibbs Racing	ADVANCED
2	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	+43pts
3	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	+38pts
4	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	+35pts
5	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	+25pts
6	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	+25pts
7	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	+22pts
8	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	+21pts
9	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	+12pts
10	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	+11pts
11	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	+9pts
12	Shane van Gisbergen	Trackhouse Racing	+3pts
CUTLINE	CUTLINE	CUTLINE	CUTLINE
13	Joey Logano	Team Penske	-3pts
14	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	-8pts
15	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	-19pts
16	Josh Berry	Wood Brothers Racing	-19pts