With his win in the playoff-opening Southern 500 on Sunday, Kyle Larson clinched entry into the NASCAR Cup Series postseason Round of 12. Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron finished fourth and remains second in the standings and even has one more playoff point than Larson.
Regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. tumbled from first to sixth in the standings after a disastrous Darlington showing in which he finished 31st, while Tyler Reddick gained seven spots in the standings with his second-place run.
2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings
1. Kyle Larson – 2,074* (+5 spots after Darlington)
2. William Byron – 2,075 (-)
3. Tyler Reddick – 2,060 (+7)
4. Chris Buescher – 2,057 (-)
5. Denny Hamlin – 2,057 (-2)
6. Martin Truex Jr. – 2,055 (-5)
7. Kyle Busch – 2,050 (-2)
8. Brad Keselowski – 2,048 (+1)
9. Ryan Blaney – 2,046 (+3)
10. Ross Chastain – 2,043 (-2)
11. Joey Logano – 2,033 (-1)
12. Christopher Bell – 2,031 (-5)
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13. Bubba Wallace – 2,030 (+3)
14. Kevin Harvick – 2,029 (+1)
15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 2,027 (-1)
16. Michael McDowell – 2,012 (-3)
*-Clinched entry in Round of 12
NASCAR Cup Series remaining schedule
PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 16
Hollywood Casino 400
Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Sunday, Sept. 10, 3 p.m. ET (USA)
2022 winner: Bubba Wallace
Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Bristol Motor Speedway, Tennessee
Saturday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. ET, (USA)
2022 winner: Chris Buescher
PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 12
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
Sunday, Sept. 24, 3:30 p.m. ET (USA)
2022 winner: Tyler Reddick
YellaWood 500
Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Chase Elliott
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Charlotte Motor Speedway road course, Concord, North Carolina
Sunday, Oct. 8, 2 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Christopher Bell
PLAYOFFS ROUND OF 8
South Point 400
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Sunday, Oct. 15, 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Joey Logano
NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami
Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2:30 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Kyle Larson
Xfinity 500
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia
Sunday, Oct. 29, 2 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Christopher Bell
CHAMPIONSHIP 4
NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona
Sunday, Nov. 5, 3 p.m. ET (NBC)
2022 winner: Joey Logano
