The 2022 NASCAR racing season is a; month old.  There have been four races and four different winners in both the Cup and Xfinity Series.

IN the Cup Series, there have been 12 stages – eight stage wins and four race winners.  To date 25 drivers have earned stage points with six of them also earning a playoff points for winning stages in those four races with Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron topping the list with 43.

William Byron and Ryan Blaney have each won one stage with Tyler Reddick and Martin Truex Jr winning two stages.  Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and Chase Briscoe are all race winners.

Cup Series stage point standings:
William Byron – 43
Kyle Larson – 39
Joey Logano – 34
Chase Elliott – 33
Tyler Reddick – 32
Martin Truex Jr – 25
Ryan Blaney – 24
Ross Chastain – 22
Chase Briscoe – 22
Erik Jones – 21
Alex Bowman – 21
Kevin Harvick – 17
Brad Keselowski – 16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 14
Austin Cindric – 11
Denny Hamlin – 10
Bubba Wallace – 9
Todd Gilliland – 9
Kyle Busch – 8
Austin Dillon – 8
Christopher Bell – 6
Cole Custer – 5
Kurt Busch – 4
Chris Buescher – 4
Aric Almirola – 3

But when it comes to the current playoff standings, Joey Logano leads with 136 points; Kyle Busch is just four points behind with 132 points.

Cup Series point standings – March 14, 2022:
Joey Logano – 136
Kyle Busch – 132
Chase Elliott – 131
Kyle Larson – 126
Chase Briscoe – 126
Aric Almirola – 122
Ryan Blaney – 118
Austin Cindric – 116
Tyler Reddick – 114
Kevin Harvick – 111
Alex Bowman – 109
Kurt Busch – 109
Martin Truex Jr – 109
Ross Chastain – 101
William Byron – 98
Austin Dillon – 97


In the Xfinity Series, Noah Gragson leads the point standings with 203 points.

Xfinity Series point standings:
Noah Gragson – 203
TY Gibbs – 164
Justin Allgaier – 161
AJ Allmendinger – 160
Josh Berry – 150
Daniel Hemric – 135
Brandon Jones – 121
Ryan Sieg – 98
Sam Mayer – 97
Riley Herbst – 95
Austin Hill – 94
Trevor Bayne – 94