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WHAT DRIVERS SAID
Hear from Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis.
Here’s what NASCAR drivers were saying after the 23XI Racing driver’s victory in the crown jewel event.
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNFs | Laps Led | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 726 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 374 | 6 |
| 2 | William Byron | 722 | -4 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 769 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 711 | -15 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 873 | 23 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 706 | -20 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 555 | 24 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 664 | -62 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 221 | 17 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 655 | -71 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 112 | 1 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 616 | -110 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 365 | 10 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 599 | -127 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 226 | 7 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 580 | -146 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 559 | -167 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 33 | -4 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 550 | -176 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 136 | 7 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 532 | -194 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 358 | 7 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 518 | -208 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 6 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 517 | -209 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 2 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 478 | -248 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 464 | -262 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 439 | -287 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 291 | 8 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 435 | -291 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 430 | -296 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 1 |
| 20 | John H. Nemechek | 425 | -301 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 414 | -312 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 169 | 6 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 412 | -314 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 410 | -316 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | 398 | -328 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 0 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 394 | -332 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 394 | -332 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Shane van Gisbergen | 392 | -334 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 208 | 17 |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 364 | -362 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 363 | -363 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | Austin Dillon | 356 | -370 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Daniel Suarez | 351 | -375 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 346 | -380 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 280 | -446 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 275 | -451 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 262 | -464 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 149 | -577 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Katherine Legge | 56 | -670 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | -691 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 | -721 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 | -723 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | -724 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Will Brown | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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