This past weekend NASCAR returned from the west coast to race on the mile and a half “superspeedway” track of Atlanta Motor Speedway.  The first four races of the season were won by Chevrolet drivers; Atlanta broke the mold when Ford dominated qualifying and the race with reigning Cup Series champion Joey Logano leading 135 of the 260 laps and winning the race.  Logano also took over the lead in the point and playoff standings.

Cup Series Point Standings:
Joey Logano – 177
Christopher Bell – 176
Ross Chastain – 172
Ryan Blane – 161
Brad Keselowski – 160
Kevin Harvick – 155
Kyle Busch 153
Martin Truex Jr – 145
Denny Hamlin – 140
Daniel Suarez – 129
Austin Cindric – `126
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 124
Chris Buesche – 122r
Corey LaJoie – 113
Tyler Reddick – 111
Bubba Wallace – 102
AJ Allmendinger -92
Michael McDowell – 92
Ty Gibbs -90
Alex Bowman -85
Erik Jones – 82
Austin Dillon – 80
Chase Briscoe – 72
Noah Gragson – 68
Todd Gilliland – 68
Ryan Preece – 63
Aric Almirola – 63
William Byron – 55
Cody Ware – 50
Chase Elliott -49
Kyle Larson – 43
Ty Dillon – 31
BJ McLeod – 27
Travis Pastrana 26
Jimmie Johnson – 10
Justin  Haley – -25

In the playoff standings Joey Logano moves to the top of the list with 2,021 points after adding name to the winner’s list for the 2023 season; joining Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Kyle Busch, and two time winner William Byron.

Playoff Standings:
Joey Logano – 2,021
Ross Chastain – 2,011
Christopher Bell – 2.010
Kyle Busch – 2,009
Ryan Blaney – 2,007
Brad Keselowski – 2,007
Ricky Stenhouse Jr, – 2,005
Kevin Harvick – 2,005
William Byron – 2,003
Martin Truex Jr – 2,003
Denny Hamlin – 2,002
Daniel Suarez – 2,001
Austin Dillon – 2,001
Tyler Reddick – 2,000
Chris Buescher – 2,000
Corey LaJoie – 2,000

Things got a bit crazy during the caution filled Xfinity Series race that included NASCAR ordering Josh Williams to park his car after tape from Williams’ car flew off of the car.  Williams parked the car at the start/finish line and walked to the garage.  After taking Williams to the infield care center, NASCAR officials escorted Williams away.  A hero in the eyes of many for his actions, NASCAR may take a much grimmer view of the situation and issue a penalty on Tuesday or Wednesday

Austin Hill leads the point standings with 248 points; followed by John Hunter Nemechek and Riley Herbst with 202 points..

Xfinity Series standings:
Austin Hill – 248
John Hunter Nemechek – 202
Riley Herbst – 202
Chandler Smith – 171
Justin Allgaier – 164
Sam Mayer 156
Sammy Smith – 148
Josh Berry – 147
Daniel Hemric – 145
Parker Kligerman – 142
Sheldon Creed – 137
Brett Moffitt – 123
Ryan Sieg – 120
Anthony Alfredo – 108
Jeb Burton – 107
Brandon Jones – 99
Joe Graf Jr – 96
Jeremy Clements – 91
Parker Retzlaff – 80
Kyle Sieg – 78
Josh Williams – 71
Ryan Truex – 69/’
Brennan Poole – 52
Kaz Grala – 50
Ryan Ellis – 47
Kyle Weatherman – 45
Gray Gaulding – 41
Joey Gase – 40
Jeffrey Earnhardt – 35
Myatt Snider – 33
Patrick Emerling – 29
Alex Labbe – 28
Blaine Perkins – 26
Bayley Currey – 26
Stefan Parsons – 24
Parker Chase – 21
Connor Mosack – 20
David Starr – 17
Jade Buford 12
Leland Honeyman – 10
Jesse Iwuji – 7
CJ McLaughlin – 7
Garrett Smithley – 7
Josh Bilicki – 6
Sage Karam – 6
Dawson Cram – 1
Caesar Bacarella – 1


In the Craftsman Truck Series, Christian Eckes took over the lead of the points standings after his Atlanta race that kicked off a double header Saturday of racing.

Truck Series standings:
Christian Eckes – 131
Matt Crafton – 126
Ty Majeski – 123
Ben Rhodes – 119
Zane Smith – 116
Grant Enfinger  – 106
Matt DoBenedettp – 103
Chase Purdy – 97
Carson Hocevar – 79
Tanner Gray – 78
Tyler Ankrum – 77
Corey Heim – 71
Nicholas Sanchez – 67
Timmy Hill – 65
Colby Howard – 62
Stewart Friesen – 53
Jake Garcia – 47
Kris Wright – 46
Kaniel Dye – 46
Jack Wood – 41
Hailie Deegan – 39
Rajah Caruth – 38
Josh Reaume – 34
Bret Holmes – 33
Mason Massey – 31
Spencer Boyd – 30
Dean Thompson – 29
Ryan Vargas – 23
Jason White – 22
Lawless Alan – 22
Akinori Ogata – 20
Derek Kraus – 19
Jason M. White – 16
Max Gutierrez – 16
Chris Hacker – 12
Matt Mills – 11
Layne Riggs – 9
Codie Rohrbaugh – 4
Clay Greenfield – 3
Mason Maggio – 2
Keith McGee – 1