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The enhanced race format for 2017 provides drivers with additional opportunities to earn points throughout an event.
Each race except the spring Charlotte race is comprised of three stages — Stage 1, Stage 2 and the Final Stage. The Coca-Cola 600 added a fourth stage. Drivers who finish in the top 10 in Stage 1 and Stage 2 earn additional race points, with the winner of each stage earning 10 points, second place earning nine points, third place earning eight points, etc., down to one point for 10th place. Stage 3 of the Coca-Cola 600 awards points in the same manner as Stages 1 and 2 in the other races.
The Final Stage produces the race results and awards points across the field.
Below is a cumulative running tally of how many stage points drivers have earned this year, as well as their stage wins — a stage win will provide an additional bonus point per win of the postseason.
Through Miami
Note: Does not include points earned for the Can-Am Duels at Daytona
| 2017 TOTAL STAGE POINTS | ||||
| RANK | DRIVER | TEAM | STAGE POINTS | STAGE WINS |
| 1. | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | 440 | 19 |
| 2. | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | 377 | 8 |
| 3. | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | 354 | 14 |
| 4. | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 320 | 6 |
| 5. | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | 292 | 8 |
| 6. | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | 254 | 3 |
| 7. | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 248 | 4 |
| 8. | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 236 | 3 |
| 9. | Ryan Blaney | Wood Brothers Racing | 226 | 4 |
| 10. | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | 180 | 1 |
| 11. | Erik Jones | Furniture Row Racing | 162 | 0 |
| 12. | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 160 | 1 |
| 13. | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | 159 | 0 |
| 14. | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | 120 | 0 |
| 15. | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | 93 | 1 |
| 16. | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | 53 | 0 |
| 17. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | 44 | 0 |
| 18. | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | 40 | 0 |
| 19. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | 36 | 0 |
| 20. | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 32 | 0 |
| 21. | Daniel Suarez | Joe Gibbs Racing | 25 | 1 |
| 22. | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 24 | 0 |
| 23. | AJ Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | 21 | 0 |
| 24. | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | 20 | 0 |
| 25. | Michael McDowell | Leavine Family Racing | 11 | 0 |
| 26. | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | 9 | 0 |
| 27. | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | 6 | 0 |
| 28. | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | 5 | 0 |