Winning the 2023 AUTOTRADER ECHOPARK AUTOMOTIVE 400 at Texas Motor Speedway helped William Byron reattain the status as the highest-rated active NASCAR Cup Series driver with an ELO rating of 2004.
With two more races left in the Round of 12, the following is the list of remaining playoff drivers with their current ELO ratings and playoff points.
| Playoff Driver | Playoff Points | ELO Rating | |
| 1 | William Byron | 3083 | 2004 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 3074 | 2000 |
| 3 | Chris Buescher | 3059 | 1887 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 3057 | 1986 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr | 3056 | 1668 |
| 6 | Ross Chastain | 3049 | 1884 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 3045 | 1983 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson | 3049 | 1751 |
| 9 | Bubba Wallace | 3037 | 1863 |
| 10 | Tyler Reddick | 3036 | 1756 |
| 11 | Ryan Blaney | 3028 | 1615 |
| 12 | Kyle Busch | 3022 | 1598 |
(2023-09-26 – sps)
WILLIAM BYRON24| |Hendrick Motorsports | 3083 |  | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 2 |  | DENNY HAMLIN11| |Joe Gibbs Racing | 3074 | +37 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3 |  | CHRIS BUESCHER17| |RFK Racing | 3059 | +22 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4 |  | CHRISTOPHER BELL20||Joe Gibbs Racing | 3057 | +20 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5 |  | MARTIN TRUEX JR.19||Joe Gibbs Racing | 3056 | +19 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6 |  | ROSS CHASTAIN1||Trackhouse Racing Team | 3049 | +12 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7 |  | BRAD KESELOWSKI6||RFK Racing | 3045 | +8 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8 |  | KYLE LARSON5||Hendrick Motorsports | 3039 | +2 | 0 | 1 | – |
 ON THE BUBBLEFOUR DRIVERS ELIMINATED AFTER CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (OCT. 9) | |||||||
| 9 |  | BUBBA WALLACE23||23XI Racing | 3037 | -2 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 10 |  | TYLER REDDICK45||23XI Racing | 3036 | -3 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11 |  | RYAN BLANEY12||Team Penske | 3028 | -11 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12 |  | KYLE BUSCH | |||||