Fourteen races have already taken place in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney became the tenth different winner of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season after emerging victorious at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Monday (May 29).
In an action-packed Charlotte race, Blaney sprinted away from polesitter William Byron in the closing miles and stayed out front on the final lap to cross the checkered flag in P1.
With Monday's rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 victory, the #12 Ford driver gained 64 points and locked up his playoff spot. He also moved from seventh to second place in the driver’s standings with 445 points, with one win and four top-five finishes.
After finishing P22 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Ross Chastain gained 17 points and stayed on top of the points table with 446 points and five top-five finishes.
Denny Hamlin, the defending winner of the event, failed to repeat his heroics, finishing 35th. With that, he gained just seven points and occupied eighth place in the points table with 400 points.
William Byron, who started on pole, had a great outing but couldn’t challenge Blaney for the win. With P2 finish, he gained 55 points and sits in third position in the points table with 442 points, three wins, and seven top-five finishes.
NASCAR points table after 2023 Coca-Cola 600
Here's the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the 14 NASCAR Cup Series race of the season:
Ross Chastain – 446
Ryan Blaney - 445
William Byron – 442
Kevin Harvick - 438
Martin Truex Jr. - 433
Christopher Bell - 429
Tyler Reddick – 409
Denny Hamlin – 400
Brad Keselowski - 394
Kyle Busch - 392
Kyle Larson – 377
Chris Buescher - 368
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 358
Joey Logano - 357
Bubba Wallace - 327
Alex Bowman - 296
Chase Briscoe - 292
Ty Gibbs - 281
Daniel Suarez - 276
Corey LaJoie - 258
Austin Cindric - 254
Michael McDowell - 250
Justin Haley - 247
Todd Gilliland - 244
AJ Allmendinger - 237
Aric Almirola - 233
Erik Jones - 226
Ryan Preece - 225
Chase Elliott - 215
Harrison Burton - 195
Austin Dillon - 194
Noah Gragson - 139
Ty Dillon - 120
B.J. McLeod - 78
Cody Ware - 65
Travis Pastrana - 26
Jenson Button - 19
Jordan Taylor - 16
Jimmie Johnson - 12
Ryan Newman - 9
Conor Daly - 9
Kimi Raikkonen - 8
Jonathan Davenport - 1
Catch the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams next at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 4.