Tyler Reddick kept his winning ways going in Sunday's Goodyear 400 as he became the third driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win four of the first six races of a season, joining Bill Elliott (1992) and Dale Earnhardt (1987). With yet another win, Reddick further strengthened his grip on the NASCAR Cup Series point lead exiting Darlington.
With 20 races remaining until the "Chase" for the Cup begins, Reddick holds a solid 95-point advantage.
Ryan Blaney, who scored the race win at Phoenix Raceway, finished third on Sunday, and by virtue of that finish, he moved to the runner-up spot in the championship standings. Blaney's move up came at the expense of Bubba Wallace, who got swept up in a crash at Darlington and finished 34th.
Denny Hamlin (11th-place finish) and Chase Elliott (15th) round out the top-five drivers in the standings post-Darlington.
After a miserable race on Sunday, Joey Logano is the final driver above the "Chase" cutoff, and with 20 races remaining until the Chase for the NASCAR Cup begins, Logano holds a zero-point advantage over Michael McDowell. AJ Allmendinger sits 15 points outside the cutline, and Zane Smith is 16 points behind.
NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After Goodyear 400
After race 6 of 36 (20 races remaining until the Chase)
| Rank | Car | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 325 | -- |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 230 | -95 |
| 3 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 205 | -120 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 203 | -122 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 194 | -131 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | 191 | -134 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 188 | -137 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 182 | -143 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 182 | -143 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 176 | -149 |
| 11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 173 | -152 |
| 12 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 154 | -171 |
| 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 151 | -174 |
| 14 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | 150 | -175 |
| 15 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | 140 | -185 |
| 16 | 22 | Joey Logano | 139 | -186 |
| 17 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 139 | -186 |
| 18 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 124 | -201 |
| 19 | 38 | Zane Smith | 123 | -202 |
| 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 115 | -210 |
| 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 109 | -216 |
| 22 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 108 | -217 |
| 23 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 106 | -219 |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | 103 | -222 |
| 25 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 101 | -224 |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 93 | -232 |
| 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 88 | -237 |
| 28 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 86 | -239 |
| 29 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 84 | -241 |
| 30 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 82 | -243 |
| 31 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 80 | -245 |
| 32 | 21 | Josh Berry | 76 | -249 |
| 33 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | 69 | -256 |
| 34 | 41 | Cole Custer | 61 | -264 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | 53 | -272 |
| 36 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 23 | -302 |
| 37 | 66 | Casey Mears | 9 | -316 |
| 38 | 78 | BJ McLeod | 3 | -322 |
| 39 | 33 | Austin Hill (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 40 | 48 | Justin Allgaier (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 41 | 33 | Jesse Love (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 42 | 67 | Corey Heim (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 43 | 44 | JJ Yeley (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 44 | 62 | Anthony Alfredo (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 45 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 46 | 99 | Corey LaJoie (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 47 | 36 | Chandler Smith (i) | 0 | -325 |
| 48 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | 0 | -325 |
This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/racing-america as NASCAR Cup Series Point Standings After Darlington Raceway.
