As Kyle Larson claimed an unexpected title without leading a single lap, Denny Hamlin was forced to settle for second in the championship standings.
Ryan Blaney claimed the checkered flag with a pass on Brad Keselowski in the final corner, while newly crowned two-time Cup Series champion Larson finished third.
This year, 60 different drivers started NASCAR Cup races, but only 43 were eligible to score points. 35 drivers ran all 36 points-paying races on the schedule.
Chase secured his Briscoe best points finish ever, placing third in the final standings, while Hamlin walked away as the championship runner-up for the first time since 2010.
Joey Logano, who was unable to defend his 2024 title after missing the Championship 4, ended the year seventh in the standings.
2025 marked the first time Kyle Busch has finished outside the top 20 in the championship standings since becoming a full-time Cup driver two decades ago, placing 21st with a top five finish to end the year.
Rookie of the Year Shane van Gisbergen ended the year 12th in the standings, while RFK Racing ended up as the best of the rest with Chris Buescher 17th for the second consecutive year.
2025 NASCAR Cup Final Championship Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Kyle Larson | 5034 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 5031 |
| 3 | Chase Briscoe | 5019 |
| 4 | William Byron | 5004 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 2403 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 2373 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 2330 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 2310 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | 2309 |
| 10 | Ross Chastain | 2272 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 2256 |
| 12 | Shane van Gisbergen | 2211 |
| 13 | Alex Bowman | 2192 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 2156 |
| 15 | Austin Dillon | 2152 |
| 16 | Josh Berry | 2150 |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | 889 |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | 861 |
| 19 | Ty Gibbs | 783 |
| 20 | Brad Keselowski | 762 |
| 21 | Kyle Busch | 737 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 734 |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 702 |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 665 |
| 25 | John Hunter Nemechek | 664 |
| 26 | AJ Allmendinger | 649 |
| 27 | Todd Gilliland | 616 |
| 28 | Zane Smith | 615 |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 611 |
| 30 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 562 |
| 31 | Justin Haley | 559 |
| 32 | Cole Custer | 486 |
| 33 | Ty Dillon | 477 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 440 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 399 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 233 |
| 37 | Katherine Legge | 63 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 6 |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 5 |
| 41 | Burt Myers | 1 |
| 42 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 |
| 43 | Will Brown | 1 |
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