The NASCAR racing season began last weekend with a triple header of racing from the newly renamed Craftsman Truck Series, Xfinity Series, and Cup Series.  Mother Nature stepped in and caused the Truck Series race to be shortened by about 20 laps with Zane Smith being declared the winner to go back to back in Daytona wins.  But the Xfinity and Cup Series races were filled with plenty of action and even some overtime racing that meant NASCAR had to step in to help determine the winners.

The first point standings of the year have now been posted with 2022 Cup Series champion Joey Logano leading in the points despite Ricky Stenhouse Jr’s winning the race.

Cup Series point standings:
Joey Logano – 52
Chris Buescher – 50
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 48
Christopher Bell – 44
Alex Bowman – 41
Ross Chastain – 38
Ryan Blaney – 37
Kevin Harvick – 37
AJ Allmendinger – 34
Martin Truex Jr – 32
Brad Keselowski – 32
Daniel Suarez – 29
Aric Almirola – 29
Austin Cindric – 27
Corey LaJoie – 26
Travis Pastrana – 24
Kyle Larson – 23
Cody Ware – 22
Denny Hamlin – 21
Bubba Wallace – 21
Michael McDowell – 18
Kyle Busch – 17
Ty Gibbs – 15
Todd Gilliland – 13
Noah Gragson – 13
Harrison Burton – 11
Ryan Preece – 10
Jimmie Johnson – 9
Chase Elliott – 8
William Byron – 7
BJ McLeod – 5
Justin Haley – 4
Austin Dillon – 2
Chase Briscoe – 1
Erik Jones – 1
Tyler Reddick – 1
Ty Dillon – 1

As part time drivers, Travis Pastrana and Jimmie Johnson will drop in the field as the season moves on.


In the Xfinity Series, Austin Hill leads in the points after winning the race for a back to back win.

Austin Hill – 58
Justin Allgaier – 52
John Hunter Nemechek – 40
Riley Herbst – 35
Chandler Smith – 34
Parker Retzlaff – 33
Myatt Snider – 33
Jeb Burton – 33
Joe Graf Jr – 33
Cole Custer – 30
Brandon Jones – 30
Ryan Sieg – 30
Stefan Parsons – 29
Josh Williams – 24
Parker Chase – 22
Jeremy Clements – 21
Josh Berry – 20
Joey Gase 20
Sam Mayer – 19
Sammy Smith – 19
Gray Gaulding – 18
Parker Kligerman – 17
Kyle Sieg – 17
David Starr – 16
Brett Moffitt – 15
Anthony Alfredo – 14
Jade Buford – 13
Jeffrey Earnhardt – 12
Sheldon Creed – 9
Jesse Iwuji – 8
CJ McLaughlin – 7
Kaz Grala – 6
Brennan Poole – 5
Ryan Ellis – 4
Daniel Hemric -2
Blaine Perkins -1
Bayley Currey – 1


In the Craftsman Truck Series Christian Eckes leads the points despite Zane Smith winning the race.

Christian Eckes – 50
Matt Crafton – 45
Ty Majeski – 41
Zane Smith – 40
Tyler Ankrum – 40
Tanner Gray – 38
Grant Enfinger – 36
Colby Howard – 33
Ben Rhodes – 30
Carson Hocevar – 30
Corey Heim – 29
Chase Purdy – 29
Matt DiBenedetto – 25
Nicholas (Nick) Sanchez – 24
Jason White – 22
Timmy Hill – 21
Derek Kraus – 19
Josh Reaume – 18
Jason M. White – 16
Kris Wright – 15
Jack Wood – 14
Mason Massey – 13
Chris Hacker – 12
Stewart Friesen – 9
Hailie Deegan – 9
Rajah Caruth – 8
Daniel Dye – 7
Bret Holmes – 6
Codie Rohrbaugh – 4
Clay Greenfield – 3
Dean Thompson – 1