NASCAR
WHAT DRIVERS SAID
Hear from Brad Keselowski, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones and Zane Smith following the NASCAR Cup Series race in Atlanta.
Several contenders were out early after a crashfest at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta.
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNFs | Laps Led | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Byron | 631 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 769 | 12 |
| 2 | Chase Elliott | 594 | -37 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 136 | 5 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 589 | -42 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 851 | 23 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 551 | -80 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 487 | 19 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 551 | -80 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 153 | 16 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 533 | -98 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 1 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 504 | -127 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 348 | 8 |
| 8 | Ross Chastain | 458 | -173 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 58 | 5 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 457 | -174 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 33 | -4 |
| 10 | Chase Briscoe | 452 | -179 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 164 | 6 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 445 | -186 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 358 | 7 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 444 | -187 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 157 | 0 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace | 428 | -203 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 103 | 0 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 405 | -226 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 2 |
| 15 | Austin Cindric | 379 | -252 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 251 | 2 |
| 16 | Erik Jones | 379 | -252 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 369 | -262 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Carson Hocevar | 366 | -265 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 0 |
| 19 | Josh Berry | 363 | -268 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 169 | 0 |
| 20 | Kyle Busch | 356 | -275 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 6 |
| 21 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 355 | -276 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 351 | -280 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 0 |
| 23 | John H. Nemechek | 346 | -285 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Ty Gibbs | 342 | -289 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 0 |
| 25 | Zane Smith | 337 | -294 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 26 | Austin Dillon | 314 | -317 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 27 | Brad Keselowski | 306 | -325 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 81 | 0 |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 305 | -326 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 299 | -332 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Justin Haley | 279 | -352 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Ty Dillon | 274 | -357 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 32 | Shane van Gisbergen | 268 | -363 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 6 |
| 33 | Noah Gragson | 257 | -374 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Cole Custer | 237 | -394 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 206 | -425 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 133 | -498 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | -596 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Katherine Legge | 12 | -619 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 | -626 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 | -628 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | -629 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | -630 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | -630 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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