With his dominant performance in Monday's rain-postponed Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. earned his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2023 season and moved one spot in the driver standings to take the point lead.
William Byron heads to Pocono Raceway just 17 points behind Truex in second place, while Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch round out the top five in the standings.
Driver Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series Crayon 301 at New Hampshire
Rank | Driver | Vehicle | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts | GL | Starts | Old Pts Pos | Top5 | Top10 | DNFs | Poles | BonusPoints | RacePos | Attempts |
1 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 667 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
2 | William Byron | 24 | 650 | -17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 22 | -1 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 20 |
3 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 605 | -62 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 20 |
4 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 601 | -66 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
5 | Kyle Busch | 8 | 593 | -74 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 17 | -2 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 20 |
6 | Ross Chastain | 1 | 589 | -78 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 20 |
7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 581 | -86 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 |
8 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 574 | -93 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
9 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 568 | -99 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
10 | Joey Logano | 22 | 563 | -104 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
11 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 539 | -128 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
12 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 528 | -139 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 |
13 | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 516 | -151 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 464 | -203 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 |
15 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 433 | -234 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
16 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 432 | -235 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
17 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 431 | -236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 20 |
18 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 412 | -255 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 20 |
19 | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | 391 | -276 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20 |
20 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 390 | -277 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
21 | Justin Haley | 31 | 386 | -281 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 |
22 | Austin Cindric | 2 | 381 | -286 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 20 |
23 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 372 | -295 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
24 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 341 | -326 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 20 |
25 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | 336 | -331 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 20 |
26 | Ryan Preece | 41 | 335 | -332 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 20 |
27 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 327 | -340 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 20 |
28 | Erik Jones | 43 | 293 | -374 | 34 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 20 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
29 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 292 | -375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 |
30 | Harrison Burton | 21 | 268 | -399 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
31 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 249 | -418 | 19 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 0 | 20 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
32 | Ty Dillon | 77 | 182 | -485 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 |
33 | Noah Gragson # | 42 | 175 | -492 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 19 |
34 | BJ McLeod | 78 | 111 | -556 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 |
35 | Cody Ware | 65 | -602 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
36 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 55 | -612 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
37 | Jenson Button | 36 | -631 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
38 | Travis Pastrana | 26 | -641 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
39 | Jordan Taylor | 16 | -651 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | Ryan Newman | 15 | 16 | -651 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
41 | Andy Lally | 13 | -654 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
42 | Jimmie Johnson | 12 | -655 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
43 | Kimi Raikkonen | 8 | -659 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
44 | Jonathan Davenport | 1 | -666 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
45 | Josh Berry | 0 | -667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
46 | Jj Yeley | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
47 | Zane Smith | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
48 | Riley Herbst | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
49 | Chandler Smith | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
50 | Josh Bilicki | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
51 | Austin Hill | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
52 | Grant Enfinger | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
53 | Brennan Poole | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
54 | Conor Daly | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
55 | Gray Gaulding | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
56 | Cole Custer(i) | 51 | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
57 | Anthony Alfredo | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
58 | Matt Crafton | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
59 | Carson Hocevar | 0 | -667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Joe Gibbs Racing continues to be one the strongest teams in the garage right now, with three of the organization's four teams in the top five of the NASCAR Cup Series owner standings following Monday's Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Hendrick Motorsports' No. 24 Chevrolet currently sits second in the standings behind the No. 19 JGR Toyota and ahead of the No. 11 and No. 20 JGR Toyotas. Richard Childress Racing's No. 8 Chevrolet currently rounds out the top five after 20 regular season events.
Owner Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series Crayon 301 at New Hampshire
Rank | Owner | Points | Number | Ldr | Nxt | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts | Attempts | Old Position |
1 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 667 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 2 |
2 | Hendrick Motorsports | 650 | 24 | -17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 1 |
3 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 626 | 11 | -41 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 2 |
4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 605 | 20 | -62 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 2 |
5 | Richard Childress Racing | 593 | 8 | -74 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
6 | Trackhouse Racing | 589 | 1 | -78 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 6 |
7 | Team Penske | 581 | 12 | -86 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 7 |
8 | Hendrick Motorsports | 574 | 5 | -93 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 1 |
9 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 568 | 4 | -99 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
10 | Team Penske | 563 | 22 | -104 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
11 | RFK Racing | 539 | 6 | -128 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
12 | RFK Racing | 528 | 17 | -139 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 |
13 | 23XI Racing | 516 | 45 | -151 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 14 |
14 | Hendrick Motorsports | 503 | 9 | -164 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
15 | JTG Daugherty Racing | 464 | 47 | -203 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 15 |
16 | Hendrick Motorsports | 436 | 48 | -231 | 28 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 20 | 1 |
17 | 23XI Racing | 433 | 23 | -234 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 |
18 | Front Row Motorsports | 432 | 34 | -235 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 |
19 | Trackhouse Racing | 431 | 99 | -236 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 |
20 | Kaulig Racing | 412 | 16 | -255 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
21 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 391 | 54 | -276 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
22 | Kaulig Racing | 386 | 31 | -281 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
23 | Team Penske | 381 | 2 | -286 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
24 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 335 | 41 | -332 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 24 |
25 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 327 | 10 | -340 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 |
26 | Spire Motorsports | 326 | 7 | -341 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 25 |
27 | Front Row Motorsports | 324 | 38 | -343 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 |
28 | Legacy Motor Club | 293 | 43 | -374 | 31 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 20 | 28 |
29 | Richard Childress Racing | 292 | 3 | -375 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 20 | 3 |
30 | Wood Brothers Racing | 268 | 21 | -399 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 |
31 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 249 | 14 | -418 | 19 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 20 | 24 |
32 | Rick Ware Racing | 219 | 15 | -448 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
33 | Legacy Motor Club | 186 | 42 | -481 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 28 |
34 | Rick Ware Racing | 185 | 51 | -482 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 32 |
35 | Spire Motorsports | 182 | 77 | -485 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 35 |
36 | Live Fast Motorsports | 156 | 78 | -511 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 36 |
37 | Trackhouse Racing | 63 | 91 | -604 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
38 | Front Row Motorsports | 54 | 36 | -613 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
39 | 23XI Racing | 26 | 67 | -641 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
40 | Kaulig Racing | 21 | 13 | -646 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
41 | Beard Motorsports | 14 | 62 | -653 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 |
42 | Legacy Motor Club | 12 | 84 | -655 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
43 | TMT Racing | 9 | 50 | -658 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
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