We are halfway through the 2017 Monster Energy Series regular season, which makes it a good time to look at who the playoff picture is shaping up.

Eight drivers have clinched a spot in the playoffs with a race win. That means eight spots are still up for grabs.

See the outlook for the drivers currently in the top 16 in the points standings, along with a few drivers on the bubble.

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John earned five more playoff points with his historic 83rd career victory at the Monster Mile. He currently trails only Martin Truex Jr. with 15 playoff points.

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Truex has had an incredible season. After sweeping the first two stages at Dover, he continues to lead the field in playoff points (18), consistently finishing in the top 10 each week.

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Although Keselowski has failed to finish the past two races, his race wins and 12 playoff points will give him a great advantage come playoff time.

Larson finished second for the fifth time this season at Dover. He’s looking to add more playoff points to the seven he already has saved up for a championship run.

Stenhouse earned a spot in the playoffs for Roush Fenway Racing with his frist career Cup victory at Talladega. RFR will be in the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

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It’s been an up-and-down season for Busch after his 2017 Daytona 500 victory. He remains the only Stewart-Haas Racing driver locked into the playoffs at this point in the year.

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Newman snapped a long winless streak with an upset victory at Phoenix to lock himself into the playoffs. He barely missed the cut in 2016.

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Dillon became the second Richard Childress Racing driver to punch a ticket into the playoffs with his first career Cup victory in the Coca-Cola 600.

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Although it’s a surprise that Harvick hasn’t broken into Victory Lane this season, the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team has shown a ton of speed. Even if he doesn’t win, they will a sure lock into the playoffs based on points.

Shockingly, Joe Gibbs Racing has yet to score a victory this year. Although Busch has been in contention, he hasn’t been able to seal the deal.

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McMurray has been Mr. Consistency all season long. If he doesn’t land in Victory Lane, chances are high that he’ll make the playoffs based on points. That will put both Chip Ganassi Racing cars in the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

After four straigh finishes of 24th or worse, Elliott posted a fifth-place finish at Dover. Hopefully that’s a sign of more things to come from the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team.

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Hamlin leapfrogged Clint Bowyer and Joey Logano in the points standings with an eighth-place finish at Dover. He hasn’t won since Richmond in September 2016.

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Bowyer is currently one of two drivers currently in the playoffs without any playoff points, joining Jamie McMurray.

Logano’s encumbered finish at Richmond didn’t seem like an issue at the time, but his downward slide in the standings needs to be turned around. He has four consecutive finishes of 21st or worse.

A 13th-place finish at Dover has put Kenseth just above the playoff bubble as he tries to pick up some steam in the second half of the regular season.

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It’s never too early to start thinking about the playoff bubble. A handful of big names drivers including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne and rookies Erik Jones and Daniel Suarez currently sit on the outside looking in.

Check out the three drivers currently on the bubble.

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Blaney has finished 24^th or worse in five of the last seven races and dropped from fourth to 13th in the points standings.

A 21st-place finish at Dover dropped Bayne from 16th to 17th in the points standings. It’s time to win or collect top 10s consistently if he wants to join his teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the playoffs.

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Jones leads all rookies in the points standings, but he is currently 44 points behind Kenseth. He was on track for a solid top-10 finish at Dover before getting caught up in a multi-car crash in overtime to finish 15th.

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