Points Report: NASCAR Cup Series 4EVER 400 at Homestead-Miami

Christopher Bell joined Kyle Larson as the two drivers locked into the Championship 4 heading into the final race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville Speedway next weekend.

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With his victory in the 4EVER 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Christopher Bell has joined Kyle Larson as two of the four drivers that will contend for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship in two weeks at Phoenix Raceway.

Bell entered Sunday's race three points below the cutline and was able to bring the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to life when it matter most in the closing laps in Homestead.

William Byron was a threat at the front of the field for much of the 4EVER 400, leading four times for 25 laps, ending the day fourth, and giving him a 30-point cushion to fourth in the Playoff points.

Following a third-place finish, Tyler Reddick heads to the final cutoff race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville Speedway next weekend just 10 points behind Sunday's runner-up Ryan Blaney.

While Bell took Joe Gibbs Racing to Victory Lane on Sunday, his fellow Playoff-contending teammates were left shaking their heads and looking at their cars before the checkered flag flew.

With just 32 laps to go, the chance at the race win and potentially championship hopes went up in smoke for teammates Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. Battling with Ryan Blaney for the third position, Hamlin drove hard into Turn 1 on Lap 237 when the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota shot hard into the outside wall.

On the following lap, Truex was forced to pull his No. 19 JGR Toyota behind the wall with an engine issue. After a frustrating day behind the wheel and on pit road, Truex climbed from his car and walked away dejectedly.

RFK Racing's Chris Buescher struggled throughout the weekend, was lapped by Larson in Stage 1 and finished the day 21st.

Driver Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series 4EVER 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Rank	Driver	Vehicle	Points	Ldr	Nxt	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	GL	Starts	Top 5	Top 10	DNFs	Poles	Race Pos	Attempts
1	William Byron (P)	24	4126	0	0	6	8	41	1	34	14	20	3	4	4	34
2	Christopher Bell (P)	20	4110	-16	16	2	4	16	3	34	10	18	3	7	1	34
3	Ryan Blaney (P)	12	4106	-20	4	2	5	14	4	34	6	16	3	0	2	34
4	Kyle Larson (P)	5	4105	-21	1	4	8	24	-3	34	14	16	8	2	34	34
5	Tyler Reddick (P)	45	4096	-30	9	2	6	16	1	34	10	16	3	2	3	34
6	Martin Truex Jr. (P)	19	4089	-37	7	3	6	36	-3	34	9	16	3	2	29	34
7	Denny Hamlin (P)	11	4089	-37	0	3	7	32	-3	34	13	17	4	4	30	34
8	Chris Buescher (P)	17	4063	-63	26	3	1	21	0	34	8	15	1	0	21	34
9	Brad Keselowski	6	2262	-1864	1801	0	6	11	0	34	7	16	3	0	28	34
10	Ross Chastain	1	2219	-1907	43	1	5	11	0	34	9	13	4	1	31	34
11	Bubba Wallace	23	2216	-1910	3	0	0	0	1	34	5	9	5	1	6	34
12	Kyle Busch	8	2210	-1916	6	3	2	19	-1	34	10	17	6	2	18	34
13	Joey Logano	22	2198	-1928	12	1	3	8	0	34	10	16	5	2	8	34
14	Kevin Harvick	4	2170	-1956	28	0	1	4	0	34	6	13	1	0	11	34
15	Michael McDowell	34	2145	-1981	25	1	2	7	0	34	2	7	3	0	22	34
16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	47	2136	-1990	9	1	0	5	0	34	2	9	3	0	27	34
17	Chase Elliott (P)	9	779	-3347	1357	0	2	1	0	27	7	15	3	0	15	27
18	Daniel Suarez	99	727	-3399	52	0	0	0	0	34	3	10	5	1	16	34
19	Ty Gibbs #	54	727	-3399	0	0	0	0	0	34	4	10	5	0	7	34
20	AJ Allmendinger	16	678	-3448	49	1	0	5	1	34	4	7	4	0	5	34
21	Alex Bowman	48	676	-3450	2	0	0	0	-1	31	4	10	4	2	19	31
22	Aric Almirola	10	616	-3510	60	0	1	0	0	34	1	4	4	2	9	34
23	Austin Cindric	2	596	-3530	20	0	1	0	0	34	1	4	4	0	12	34
24	Ryan Preece	41	590	-3536	6	0	1	0	0	34	1	2	5	1	13	34
25	Corey LaJoie	7	582	-3544	8	0	0	0	0	34	2	3	0	0	20	34
26	Justin Haley	31	578	-3548	4	0	0	0	0	34	1	6	3	0	23	34
27	Erik Jones	43	541	-3585	37	0	0	0	0	34	1	7	4	0	14	34
28	Todd Gilliland	38	517	-3609	24	0	0	0	0	34	0	3	4	0	25	34
29	Austin Dillon	3	506	-3620	11	0	0	0	0	34	1	7	10	0	10	34
30	Chase Briscoe	14	473	-3653	33	0	0	0	0	34	3	7	2	1	17	34
31	Harrison Burton	21	419	-3707	54	0	0	0	0	34	0	2	6	0	36	34
32	Ty Dillon	77	342	-3784	77	0	0	0	0	34	0	0	6	0	24	34
33	Noah Gragson		199	-3927	143	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	6	0	0	21
34	Cody Ware		65	-4061	134	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	7
35	Jenson Button		45	-4081	20	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
36	Mike Rockenfeller		39	-4087	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	3
37	Travis Pastrana		26	-4100	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
38	Brodie Kostecki		15	-4111	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
39	Jimmie Johnson		12	-4114	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	3
40	Kimi Raikkonen		8	-4118	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
41	Jonathan Davenport		1	-4125	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
42	Shane Van Gisbergen(i)		0	-4126	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	2
43	Josh Berry(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	10	1	3	1	0	0	10
44	JJ Yeley(i)	15	0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	24	0	1	5	0	33	24
45	Riley Herbst(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	4
46	Zane Smith(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	8
47	Chandler Smith(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	4
48	Carson Hocevar(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	3	0	0	7
49	Austin Hill(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	6
50	Bj Mcleod(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	21	0	0	4	0	0	21
51	Josh Bilicki(i)	78	0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	0	1	0	35	10
52	Cole Custer(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	1	0	0	6
53	Jordan Taylor(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
54	Andy Lally(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	5
55	Ryan Newman(i)	51	0	-4126	0	0	0	0	-18	6	0	0	1	0	26	6
56	Grant Enfinger(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
57	Brennan Poole(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	3	0	0	7
58	Conor Daly(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
59	Gray Gaulding(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
60	Sheldon Creed(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
61	John Hunter Nemechek(i)	42	0	-4126	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	32	1
62	Anthony Alfredo(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
63	Kamui Kobayashi(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
64	Matt Crafton(i)		0	-4126	0	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota also joins the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet as the two cars locked into the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series owner championship battle. The final two teams to contend for the title will be decided in next Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway.

Owner Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series 4EVER 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Rank	Owner	Points	Number	Ldr	Nxt	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	Attempts
1	Hendrick Motorsports	4126	24	0	0	6	8	41	34
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	4110	20	-16	16	2	4	16	34
3	Team Penske	4106	12	-20	4	2	5	14	34
4	Hendrick Motorsports	4105	5	-21	1	4	8	24	34
5	23XI Racing	4096	45	-30	9	2	6	16	34
6	Joe Gibbs Racing	4089	11	-37	7	3	7	32	34
7	RFK Racing	4063	17	-63	26	3	1	21	34
8	Hendrick Motorsports	4029	9	-97	34	0	2	2	34
9	RFK Racing	2262	6	-1864	1767	0	6	11	34
10	Trackhouse Racing	2219	1	-1907	43	1	5	11	34
11	Richard Childress Racing	2210	8	-1916	9	3	2	19	34
12	Team Penske	2198	22	-1928	12	1	3	8	34
13	Joe Gibbs Racing	2195	19	-1931	3	3	6	36	34
14	Stewart-Haas Racing	2170	4	-1956	25	0	1	4	34
15	Front Row Motorsports	2145	34	-1981	25	1	2	0	34
16	JTG Daugherty Racing	2136	47	-1990	9	1	0	5	34
17	23XI Racing	836	23	-3290	1300	0	0	0	34
18	Trackhouse Racing	727	99	-3399	109	0	0	0	34
19	Joe Gibbs Racing	727	54	-3399	0	0	0	0	34
20	Hendrick Motorsports	722	48	-3404	5	0	0	0	34
21	Kaulig Racing	678	16	-3448	44	1	0	0	34
22	Stewart-Haas Racing	616	10	-3510	62	0	1	0	34
23	Team Penske	596	2	-3530	20	0	1	0	34
24	Stewart-Haas Racing	590	41	-3536	6	0	1	0	34
25	Kaulig Racing	578	31	-3548	12	0	0	0	34
26	Spire Motorsports	567	7	-3559	11	0	0	0	34
27	Legacy Motor Club	541	43	-3585	26	0	0	0	34
28	Front Row Motorsports	509	38	-3617	32	0	0	0	34
29	Richard Childress Racing	506	3	-3620	3	0	0	0	34
30	Stewart-Haas Racing	473	14	-3653	33	0	0	0	34
31	Wood Brothers Racing	419	21	-3707	54	0	0	0	34
32	Legacy Motor Club	365	42	-3761	54	0	0	0	34
33	Spire Motorsports	342	77	-3784	23	0	0	0	34
34	Rick Ware Racing	311	51	-3815	31	0	0	0	34
35	Rick Ware Racing	310	15	-3816	1	0	0	0	34
36	Live Fast Motorsports	253	78	-3873	57	0	0	0	34
37	Trackhouse Racing	92	91	-4034	161	1	0	0	3
38	Front Row Motorsports	83	36	-4043	9	0	0	0	4
39	Kaulig Racing	69	13	-4057	14	0	0	0	5
40	Beard Motorsports	56	62	-4070	13	0	0	0	6
41	23XI Racing	30	67	-4096	26	0	0	0	2
42	Richard Childress Racing	15	133	-4111	15	0	0	0	1
43	Legacy Motor Club	12	84	-4114	3	0	0	0	3
44	TMT Racing	9	50	-4117	3	0	0	0	2