NASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series Race at Michigan to Resume Monday at Noon ET
Aug 6, 2023
The battle for the regular season point standings is heating up with just three races remaining before the start of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
With his second-place finish and two stage wins on Monday at Michigan International Speedway, Martin Truex Jr. grew his points lead over Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin. After scoring back-to-back wins for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, RFK Racing's Chris Buescher jumped another two positions in the standings and is currently 11th.
Four-time race winner William Byron remains in third, while Christopher Bell and Kevin Harvick round out the top five.
The battle for the final spots in the Playoffs is also tightening up as Bubba Wallace and Ty Gibbs are currently above the cutoff line, while Michael McDowell slipped to 17th now three points behind Gibbs. Following Monday's race, Daniel Suarez sits five points outside the Playoffs in 18th.
Driver Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan
Rank | Driver | Car | Starts | GL | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts |
1. | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 23 | 0 | 799 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
2. | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 23 | 0 | 742 | -57 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
3. | William Byron | 24 | 23 | 0 | 703 | -96 | 39 | 4 | 7 | 22 |
4. | Christopher Bell | 20 | 23 | 0 | 677 | -122 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
5. | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 23 | 1 | 663 | -136 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6. | Kyle Larson | 5 | 23 | 2 | 662 | -137 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
7. | Ross Chastain | 1 | 23 | 0 | 656 | -143 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
8. | Brad Keselowski | 6 | 23 | 3 | 651 | -148 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
9. | Kyle Busch | 8 | 23 | -4 | 649 | -150 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
10. | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 23 | -1 | 642 | -157 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
11. | Chris Buescher | 17 | 23 | 2 | 639 | -160 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
12. | Joey Logano | 22 | 23 | -2 | 636 | -163 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
13. | Tyler Reddick | 45 | 23 | -1 | 609 | -190 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
14. | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23 | 1 | 541 | -258 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 23 | -1 | 530 | -269 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
16. | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | 23 | 1 | 486 | -313 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17. | Michael McDowell | 34 | 23 | -1 | 483 | -316 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18. | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 23 | 1 | 481 | -318 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19. | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 23 | -1 | 462 | -337 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20. | Alex Bowman | 48 | 20 | 1 | 442 | -357 | 20 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
21. | Austin Cindric | 2 | 23 | 1 | 433 | -366 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
22. | Chase Elliott | 9 | 16 | -2 | 431 | -368 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
23. | Justin Haley | 31 | 23 | 0 | 414 | -385 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24. | Aric Almirola | 10 | 23 | 0 | 405 | -394 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
25. | Ryan Preece | 41 | 23 | 0 | 397 | -402 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
26. | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 23 | 1 | 379 | -420 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
27. | Todd Gilliland | 38 | 23 | -1 | 378 | -421 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28. | Erik Jones | 43 | 23 | 0 | 365 | -434 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
29. | Austin Dillon | 3 | 23 | 0 | 341 | -458 | 24 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
30. | Harrison Burton | 21 | 23 | 0 | 323 | -476 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31. | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 23 | 0 | 289 | -510 | 34 | 0 | 0 | -25 |
32. | Ty Dillon | 77 | 23 | 0 | 220 | -579 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33. | Noah Gragson | 21 | 0 | 199 | -600 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34. | Bj Mcleod | 15 | 0 | 117 | -682 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
35. | Cody Ware | 7 | 0 | 65 | -734 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
36. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 1 | 0 | 55 | -744 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
37. | Jenson Button | 2 | 0 | 36 | -763 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
38. | Travis Pastrana | 1 | 0 | 26 | -773 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
39. | Ryan Newman | 3 | 0 | 24 | -775 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
40. | Jordan Taylor | 1 | 0 | 16 | -783 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
41. | Andy Lally | 2 | 0 | 13 | -786 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
42. | Jimmie Johnson | 3 | 0 | 12 | -787 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
43. | Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 0 | 8 | -791 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44. | Jonathan Davenport | 1 | 0 | 1 | -798 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
45. | Josh Berry(i) | 42 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
46. | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
47. | Zane Smith(i) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
48. | Riley Herbst(i) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
49. | Chandler Smith(i) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
50. | Josh Bilicki(i) | 78 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
51. | * Austin Hill(i) | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
52. | Cole Custer(i) | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
53. | Grant Enfinger(i) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
54. | Brennan Poole(i) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
55. | Conor Daly(i) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
56. | Gray Gaulding(i) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
57. | Anthony Alfredo(i) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
58. | Matt Crafton(i) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
59. | Carson Hocevar(i) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Gibbs Racing continues to hold command of the owner point standings, with three of its four teams in the top four in the standings. Hendrick Motorsports remains in third with the No. 24 Chevrolet, while Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 4 Ford rounds out the top five.
Owner Point Standings: NASCAR Cup Series Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan
Rank | Owner | Car | Points | Ldr | Nxt | Race Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts | Attempts | |
1 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | 799 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | |
2 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | 767 | -32 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 23 | |
3 | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | 703 | -96 | 64 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 23 | |
4 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | 677 | -122 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | |
5 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | 663 | -136 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
6 | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 662 | -137 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | |
7 | Trackhouse Racing | 1 | 656 | -143 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 23 | |
8 | RFK Racing | 6 | 651 | -148 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
9 | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | 649 | -150 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 23 | |
10 | Team Penske | 12 | 642 | -157 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
11 | RFK Racing | 17 | 639 | -160 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 23 | |
12 | Team Penske | 22 | 636 | -163 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 23 | |
13 | 23XI Racing | 45 | 609 | -190 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | |
14 | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | 562 | -237 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
15 | 23XI Racing | 23 | 541 | -258 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
16 | JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | 530 | -269 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 23 | |
17 | Hendrick Motorsports | 48 | 488 | -311 | 42 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 23 | |
18 | Joe Gibbs Racing | 54 | 486 | -313 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
19 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | 483 | -316 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
20 | Trackhouse Racing | 99 | 481 | -318 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
21 | Kaulig Racing | 16 | 462 | -337 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
22 | Team Penske | 2 | 433 | -366 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
23 | Kaulig Racing | 31 | 414 | -385 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
24 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 10 | 405 | -394 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
25 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 41 | 397 | -402 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | |
26 | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | 366 | -433 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
27 | Legacy Motor Club | 43 | 365 | -434 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 23 | |
28 | Spire Motorsports | 7 | 364 | -435 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
29 | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | 341 | -458 | 23 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 23 | |
30 | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | 323 | -476 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
31 | Stewart-Haas Racing | 14 | 289 | -510 | 34 | 0 | 0 | -25 | 23 | |
32 | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | 242 | -557 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
33 | Spire Motorsports | 77 | 220 | -579 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
34 | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | 217 | -582 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
35 | Legacy Motor Club | 42 | 213 | -586 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
36 | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | 167 | -632 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
37 | Trackhouse Racing | 91 | 63 | -736 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
38 | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 54 | -745 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
39 | 23XI Racing | 67 | 26 | -773 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
40 | Beard Motorsports | 62 | 23 | -776 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
41 | Kaulig Racing | 13 | 21 | -778 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
42 | Legacy Motor Club | 84 | 12 | -787 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
43 | TMT Racing | 50 | 9 | -790 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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