NASCAR
Halfway through this season, John Hunter Nemechek has already topped his career mark for top-10 finishes in a season.
Highlights: Xfinity Series at Chicago on The CW
Watch the Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 on Saturday, July 12 at 4:30 p.m. ET on The CW. Find your channel now: thecw.com/NASCAR. Stream free next day on The CW App.
Up Next
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 |
More From NASCAR
Shane van Gisbergen wins the Xfinity Chicago Street Race for a second year in a row.
Shane van Gisbergen scores his third career NASCAR Cup pole.
Chase Elliott goes against John Hunter Nemechek in Sunday’s second round in Chicago.
Xfinity and Cup cars will rumble through the streets of downtown Chicago for several hours.
Alex Bowman is the defending winner of the Chicago Street Race.
Last year’s results on the streets of the Windy City were dominated by Cup drivers.
In his first year with crew chief Chris Gayle, Denny Hamlin’s performance is nearly identical to this point last year with crew chief Chris Gabehart.
Stock cars return to the streets of downtown Chicago for the third consecutive year.
Chase Briscoe was just one of the many key changes ahead of this season, joining Joe Gibbs Racing.
Shane van Gisbergen won in Mexico in the most recent Cup road course race.
