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DARLINGTON, S.C. — When the checkered flag flies to end today’s Cup race at Darlington Raceway, 30% of the regular season will have been completed.
Carson Hocevar recently purchased a pickup truck decorated like Dale Earnhardt’s GM Goodwrench No. 3.
2025 NASCAR Cup Series Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNFs | Laps Led | Stage Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 259 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 1 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 243 | -16 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 92 | 2 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 227 | -32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| 4 | Christopher Bell | 224 | -35 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 1 |
| 5 | Alex Bowman | 224 | -35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 0 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 218 | -41 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 298 | 2 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick | 213 | -46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 8 | Bubba Wallace | 208 | -51 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | 1 |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 199 | -60 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 260 | 2 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 193 | -66 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 147 | 2 |
| 11 | Chris Buescher | 177 | -82 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Chase Briscoe | 169 | -90 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 169 | -90 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 0 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 165 | -94 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 1 |
| 15 | Michael McDowell | 159 | -100 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 16 | Kyle Busch | 150 | -109 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| 17 | John H. Nemechek | 148 | -111 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 148 | -111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 147 | -112 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 1 |
| 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 146 | -113 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Daniel Suarez | 125 | -134 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | Todd Gilliland | 125 | -134 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 | Zane Smith | 124 | -135 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Austin Cindric | 122 | -137 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 1 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 117 | -142 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Justin Haley | 114 | -145 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Austin Dillon | 114 | -145 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Carson Hocevar | 113 | -146 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Erik Jones | 108 | -151 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Brad Keselowski | 102 | -157 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Ty Gibbs | 99 | -160 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Noah Gragson | 90 | -169 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Riley Herbst | 89 | -170 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Shane van Gisbergen | 80 | -179 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| 35 | Cole Custer | 62 | -197 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Jimmie Johnson | 34 | -225 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cody Ware | 34 | -225 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Corey Lajoie | 31 | -238 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | Katherine Legge | 7 | -252 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | JJ Yeley | 3 | -256 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | -257 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Burt Meyers | 1 | -258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | -258 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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