Sonoma Raceway brought NASCAR its twelfth different winner this season when Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez earned his first Cup Series win.  Only 10 races remain in the 2022 regular Cup Series season.

In the Stage Point standings, Chase Elliott continues to lead with 136 points and three stage wins; William Byron, Ross Chastain, and Martin Truex Jr also have three stage wins.  Ryan Blaney continues to lead in the stage wins with four.  Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez, and Kurt Busch each have two stage wins; while Kyle Busch, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, and Bubba Wallace each have a single stage win.

In the Point Standings, Chase Elliott continues to lead with 536 points.  Only four of the 12 drivers who have won races this season have earned more than one win; Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, and William Byron each have two wins.  Even with two race wins, Denny Hamlin is still outside the top 20 in points in 21st place, but his two wins puts him near the top of the playoff standings.

Cup Series point Standings:
Chase Elliott – 536
Ross Chastain – 520
Kyle Busch – 513
Ryan Blaney – 511
Joey Logano – 506
Martin Truex Jr – 481
Kyle Larson – 476
William Byron – 466
Alex Bowman – 460
Christopher Bell – 444
Aric Almirola – 423
Kevin Harvick – 416
Chase Briscoe – 386
Tyler Reddick – 381
Austin Dillon – 376
Erik Jones – 368
Daniel Suarez – 366
Austin Cindric – 362
Kurt Busch – 355
Michael McDowell – 330
Denny Hamlin – 325

In the playoff standings, Ross Chastain leads 2,023 points; while he is tied in points with Chase Elliott, Chastain’s two wins give him the edge.

Playoff Point Standings:
Ross Chastain – 2,023
Chase Elliott – 2,023
Joey Logano – 2,018
William Byron – 2,016
Kyle Busch – 2,014
Denny Hamlin – 2,012
Kyle Larson – 2,011
Ryan Blaney – 2,011
Alex Bowman – 2,008
Martin Truex Jr – 2,008
Kurt Busch – 2,007
Daniel Suarez – 2,007
Chase Briscoe – 2,006
Austin Cindric – 2,006
Christopher Bell – 2,001
Aric Almirola – 2,000



The Xfinity Series had the weekend off.

In the Camping World Truck Series, Kyle Busch won his 62nd Truck Series race in his fifth and final truck race this season.  With Busch’s winning the race, Ben Rhodes holds on to the points lead with 444 points.  Ben Rhodes, Chandler Smith, Zane Smith, John Hunter Nemechek, and Stewart Friesen are the only Truck Series regulars who have won races this season.  Zane Smith leads the way with three race wins.

Camping World Truck Series Point Standings:
Ben Rhodes – 444
Chandler Smith – 439
Zane Smith – 432
John Hunter Nemechek – 430
Ty Majeski – 399
Stewart Friesen – 397
Christian Eckes – 383
Carson Hocevar – 374
Grant Enfinger – 344
Matt Crafton – 320