Christopher Bell became the fourth different race winner at Phoenix Raceway on March 10.  This was Bell’s first Phoenix win and the first for Toyota in the 2024 season.

NASCAR has released a new short track package that took effect at Phoenix; and a new Goodyear brought a new tire to the track.

Despite his win, Christopher Bell is still outside the top 10 in points.  Reigning Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney takes over the points lead with 151 points.  Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr are tied for second.


Cup Series Point Standings:
Ryan Blaney – 151
Kyle Larson – 141
Martin Truex Jr – 141
William Byron – 134
Tyler Reddick – 130
Ty Gibbs – 130
Ross Chastain – 129
Denny Hamlin – 129
Chase Elliott – 123
Daniel Suarez – 114
Kyle Busch – 110
Christopher Bell – 102
Alex Bowman – 99
Bubba Wallace – 97
Austin Cindric – 87
Chris Buescher – 86
Michael McDowell – 84
Erik Jones – 71
Chase Briscoe – 83
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 80
John Hunter Nemechek – 80
Brad Keselowski – 75
Corey LaJoie – 70
Carson Hocevar – 70
Daniel Hemric – 67
Noah Gragson – 53
Harrison Burton – 53
Todd Gilliland – 52
Justin Haley – 52
Joey Logano – 51
Josh Berry – 48
Austin Dillon – 46
Zane Smith – 40
Kaz Grala – 37
Ryan Preece  – 28
David Ragan – 17
Derek Kraus – 11
Jimmie Johnson – 9

In the Xfinity Series, Chandler Smith takes over the points lead after winning the race in Phoenix on Saturday.

Xfinity Series Point Standings:
Chandler Smith – 183
Austin Hill – 182
Cole Custer – 150
Riley Herbst – 146
Jesse Love – 135
Sheldon Creed – 130
AJ Allmendinger – 124
Justin Allgaier – 119
Brandon Jones – 118
Sammy Smith – 114
Parker Kligerman – 105
Anthony Alfredo – 98
Ryan Sieg – 96
Shan van Gisbergen – 91
Jeremy Clements – 73
Parker Retzlaff – 70
Brennan Poole – 70
Ryan Ellis – 69
BJ McLeod – 69
Leland Honeyman – 68
Ryan Truex – 64
Blaine Perkins – 60
Kyle Weatherman – 58
Sam Mayer – 47
Aric Almirola – 46
Jeb Burton – 46
JJ Yeley – 44
Garrett Smithley – 43
Nick Leitz – 41
Josh Williams – 37
Hailie Deegan – 37
Jordan Anderson – 34
Patrick Emerling – 34
Kyle Sieg – 30
Jeffrey Earnhardt – 29
Dawson Cram – 24
Natalie Decker – 19
Joey Gase – 15
Frankie Muniz – 11
Sage Karam – 10
 CJ McLaughlin – 6
Josh Bilicki – 5
Ryan Vargas – 1

The Craftsman Truck Series had the weekend off.