With the running of the races in Daytona this past weekend, the NASCAR season has officially started.  Between the Craftsman Truck, Xfinity, and Cup Series race fans pretty much saw it all – big crashes, rain delays, overtime finishes, some questionable moves by drivers, a disqualification, and some good racing!

The CW Network joined the lineup of broadcasters and fans who were willing to pay extra could tap into Max’s in car camera views of the race.

And the drivers have a new way to earn some extra points this season.  The top 10 drivers in each Duel race earned points just like at the end of a stage but no playoff points were awarded and this year NASCAR has introduced the fastest lap win where the driver who runs the fastest lap during a race earns a point to add to their championship standings.

Austin Cindric and Bubba Wallace won their Duel races to add some points to the pot but a crash not of his making dropped Bubba down in the point standings.  That same crash cost Kyle Busch any chance of finally earning a Daytona 500 win.

Ryan Preece took another tumble after getting airborne from a hit on the track.  Fortunately, Preece walked a way from the wild ride that left some hearts beating pretty frantically.

William Byron became just the fifth driver to go back to back with wins in the Daytona 500 but he does not top the leaderboard in the point standings; that goes to Ryan Blaney who has a one point lead on Byron.

Cup Series Point Standings:
Ryan Blaney – 51
William Byron – 50
Austin Cindric – 48
Tyler Reddick – 44
Alex Bowman – 42
Chris Buescher – 40
Erik Jones – 40
Jimmie Johnson – 34
John Hunter Nemechek – 34
Chase Briscoe – 33
Chase Elliott – 33
Ty Dillon – 31
Daniel Suarez – 29
Michael McDowell – 27
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 26
Ty Gibbs 21
Joey Logano – 21
Riley Herbst – 20
Corey LaJoie – 20
Denny Hamlin – 20
Brad Keselowski – 20
Todd Gilliland – 20
Bubba Wallace – 20
Justin Haley – 18
Austin Dillon – 18
Kyle Larson – 17
Cole Custer – 16
Christopher Bell – 13
Cody Ware – 12
Noah Gragson – 9
Ross Chastain – 8
Carson Hocevar – 7
AJ Allmendinger – 6
Ryan Preece – 5
Kyle Busch – 5
Shane van Gisbergen – 4
Zane Smith – 1
Josh Berry – 1
Martin Truex Jr – 1

While in the race Jusitn Allgaier and Helio Castroneves did not earn any points.

In the Xfinity Series, Jesse Love brought home the victory for Richard Childress Racing.  Sheldon Creed leads the point standings by nine points over Love.

Xfinity Series Point Standings:
Sheldon Creed – 51
Jesse Love – 42
Dean Thompson – 38
Taylor Gray – 37
Sam Mayer – 35
Carson Kvapil – 33
Jeb burton – 33
Harrison Burton – 32
Jordan Anderson – 30
Justin Allgaier – 30
Jeremy Clements – 29
Patrick Emerling – 27
Ryan Sieg – 27
Matt DiBenedetto – 26
Christian Eckes – 25
Caesar Bacarella – 24
Austin Hill – 24
Josh Bilicki – 23
Anthony Alfredo – 23
Joey Gase – 22
Leland Honeyman – 21
Ryan Truex – 20
Josh Williams – 17
Ryan Ellis – 14
Sammy Smith – 13
Justin Bonsignore – 12
 William Sawalich – 12
Greg van Alst – 11
Connor Zilisch – 10
Nick Sanchez – 10
Parker Retzlaff – 8
Brennan Poole – 7
Garrett Smithley – 6
Kris Wright – 5
Blaine Perkins – 3
Kyle Sieg – 1
Brandon Jones – 1
Daniel Dye – 1

The Craftsman Truck Series started off with a bit of controversy when Parker Kligerman was named the winner of the race only to learn an hour later that his truck was disqualified for a ride height infraction; giving the win to Corey Heim.

Craftsman Truck Series Point Standings:
Corey Heim – 49
Ty Majeski – 46
Chandler Smith – 45
Grant Enfinger – 41
Daniel Hemric – 37
Gio Ruggiero – 36
Ben Rhodes – 36
Jason M. White – 29
Johnny Sauter – 29
Frankie Muniz – 27
Timmy Hill – 26
Jake Garcia – 25
Layne Riggs – 25
Andres Perez de Lara – 25
Norm Benning – 21
Tanner Gray – 20
Matt Crafton – 20
Josh Reaume – 19
Stewart Friesen – 19
Jack Wood – 19
Spencer Boyd – 18
Bayley Currey – 16
Dawson Sutton – 12
Toni Breidinger – 9
Rajah Caruth – 9
Matt Mills – 8
Nathan Byrd – 6
Connor Mosack – 5
Clay Greenfield – 4
Tyler Ankrum – 3
Kaden Honeycutt – 2
Parker Kligerman – 1