NASCAR 2022: What does the points table look like after Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway

Sixteen races have already taken place in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. Trackhouse Racing Team driver Daniel Suarez became the 12th different winner of the season after securing his maiden NASCAR Cup Series race victory at Sonoma Raceway.

In an action-packed Toyota/Save Mart 350, the 30-year-old had a dominating outing on the 1.99-mile-long road course and drove away from Chris Buescher on the final lap to cross the checkered flag in P1.

With Sunday’s victory, Suarez gained 47 points and currently stands in 17th place in the Cup Series standings. He currently has a total of 366 points, with three top-five finishes.

Kyle Larson, the defending Cup Series champion who started from the pole, won Stage 1 and finished in P15. With this, he gained 32 points and placed seventh in the championship standings with 476 points.

Larson’s teammate, Chase Elliott still sits atop the Cup Series points table. With his P8 finish, he gained 29 points and has 536 points with one win and three top-five finishes.

With Daniel Suarez’s victory, NASCAR has seen 12 different drivers, including four multiple race winners (Ross Chastain, William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano) in the first 16 Cup Series races of the 2022 season.

Other drivers who have tasted victory this season include Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, and Kurt Busch.

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Where do NASCAR drivers stand in the points table after Toyota/Save Mart 350

Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the first 16 races:

1. Chase Elliott - 536
2. Ross Chastain - 520
3. Kyle Busch - 513
4. Ryan Blaney - 511
5. Joey Logano - 506
6. Martin Truex Jr. 481
7. Kyle Larson - 476
8. William Byron - 466
9. Alex Bowman - 460
10. Christopher Bell - 444
11. Aric Almirola - 423
12. Kevin Harvick - 416
13. Chase Briscoe - 386
14. Tyler Reddick - 381
15. Austin Dillon - 376
16. Erik Jones - 368
17. Daniel Suárez - 366
18. Austin Cindric - 362
19. Kurt Busch - 355
20. Michael McDowell - 330
21. Denny Hamlin - 325
22. Chris Buescher - 318
23. Justin Haley - 310
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 288
25. Bubba Wallace Jr. - 284
26. Ty Dillon - 270
27. Cole Custer - 262
28. Harrison Burton - 241
29. Todd Gilliland - 239
30. Brad Keselowski - 227
31. Cory LaJoie - 185
32. Cody Ware - 139
33. B. J. McLeod - 104
34. David Ragan - 61
35. Garrett Biffle - 24
36. Joey Hand - 19
37. Jacques Villeneuve - 15
38. Boris Said - 11

Catch the drivers and teams at the Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022.