On April 3, Denny Hamlin became the seventh different winner in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series. He joins William Byron, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Austin Cindric, and Kyle Larson as 2022 race winners. Despite his win in the Toyota Owner’s 400 at Richmond Raceway, Hamlin has a total of only 148 points and is currently listed in 20th place in the point standings.
Ryan Blaney tops the list of drivers in the point standings with 241 points. Blaney is tied with Chase Elliott with 241 points at the top of the leaderboard.
Cup Series point standings – April 4:
Ryan Blaney – 241
Chase Elliott – 241
Martin Truex Jr – 222
William Byron – 218
Joey Logano – 215
Ross Chastain – 214
Alex Bowman – 212
Kevin Harvick – 193
Chase Briscoe – 192
Kyle Busch – 191
Aric Almirola – 184
Kyle Larson – 183
Tyler Reddick – 183
Daniel Suarez – 171
Austin Cindric – 170
Austin Dillon – 158
Ryan Blaney also leads in the playoff standings with 2,018 points.
Cup Series Playoff standings – April 4:
Ryan Blaney – 2,018
William Byron – 2,014
Ross Chastain – 2,011
Martin Truex Jr – 2,011
Alex Bowman – 2,010
Chase Elliott – 2,010
Chase Briscoe – 2,007
Denny Hamlin – 2,006
Joey Logano – 2,006
Kyle Larson – 2,005
Austin Cindric – 2,005
Kevin Harvick – 2,003
Tyler Reddick – 2,002
Daniel Suarez – 2,001
Kyle Busch – 2,001
Aric Almirola – 2,000
In the Xfinity Series, AJ Allmendinger leads the points race with 303 points.
Xfinity Series point standings:
AJ Allmendinger – 303
Ty Gibbs – 283
Noah Gragson – 283
Josh Berry – 227
Justin Allgaier – 216
Sam Mayer – 201
Brandon Jones – 199
Daniel Hemric – 197
Austin Hill – 193
Ryan Sieg – 191
Riley Herbst – 179
Sheldon Creed – 164
The Camping World Truck Series drivers were off last weekend but will return for a triple header weekend in Martinsville.