NASCAR 2024: POINTS TABLE AFTER THE USA TODAY 301 AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Eighteen races have taken place in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Christopher Bell claimed his third win of the season after winning the USA Today 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 23.

In a wet-weather showdown at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Bell dominated the race, leading 148 of the 305 laps, and held off Chase Briscoe in overtime to cross the finish line in P1.

With the win, Bell gained 57 points and moved to sixth place in the points table with 555 points.

After finishing P4 at NHMS, Kyle Larson secured 37 points and regained the top spot in the points table, tying with Chase Elliott for the top spot. Both the drivers have a 40-point lead over Denny Hamlin with 620 points.

Chase Elliott, who started on pole, failed to utilize his advantage and finished 18th. He gained 29 points and is second in the points table with 620 points and one win.

Ryan Blaney, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, finished P25. He gained 25 points and is eighth in the points table with 526 points.

NASCAR driver standings after the USA Today 301

Here's the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the 2024 USA Today 301:

Drivers – Points

1. Kyle Larson - 620
2. Chase Elliott - 620
3. Denny Hamlin - 580
4. Martin Truex Jr. - 572
5. Tyler Reddick - 560
6. Christopher Bell - 555
7. William Byron - 548
8. Ryan Blaney - 526
9. Ross Chastain - 510
10. Brad Keselowski - 507
11. Ty Gibbs - 499
12. Alex Bowman - 476
13. Chris Buescher - 467
14. Joey Logano - 430
15. Bubba Wallace - 417
16. Chase Briscoe - 405
17. Kyle Busch - 385
18. Daniel Suarez - 368
19. Josh Berry - 357
20. Todd Gilliland - 347
21. Austin Cindric - 345
22. Michael McDowell - 331
23. Carson Hocevar # - 322
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 298
25. Noah Gragson - 297
26. Erik Jones - 279
27. John Hunter Nemechek - 276
28. Ryan Preece - 275
29. Corey LaJoie - 256
30. Justin Haley - 242
31. Daniel Hemric - 240
32. Austin Dillon - 233
33. Harrison Burton - 208
34. Zane Smith # - 165
35. Kaz Grala # - 155
36. Jimmie Johnson - 35
37. Derek Kraus - 32
38. David Ragan - 17
39. Cody Ware - 17
40. Kamui Kobayashi - 8

Catch NASCAR drivers and teams next at the Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday, June 30.

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