NASCAR 2023 points standings after Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Nineteen races have already taken place in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron became the first four-time winner of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season after emerging victorious at Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday (July 9).

In a rain-shortened Atlanta race, Byron took the lead from AJ Allmendinger on Lap 167 before a rain halted the race and then NASCAR called the race early, declaring him as the official winner.

With Sunday's victory, the #24 Chevrolet driver was awarded with 46 points and moved from second to top position in the Cup Series driver’s standings with 628 points, with four wins and eight top-five finishes.

Aric Almirola, who started on the pole, failed to utilize the advantage and finished P18 in the race. He gained 20 points and stands in 27th place on the points table with 317 points.

Chase Elliott, the defending champion of the event, failed to repeat his heroics, finishing P13. With that, he gained 24 points and occupied 23rd place in the points table with 347 points and five top-five finish.

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NASCAR points table after 2023 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Here's the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the 19 NASCAR Cup Series race of the season:

1. William Byron - 628
2. Martin Truex Jr. - 607
3. Kyle Busch - 592
4. Christopher Bell - 591
5. Ross Chastain - 575
6. Denny Hamlin - 561
7. Ryan Blaney - 553
8. Kyle Larson - 531
9. Kevin Harvick - 530
10. Joey Logano - 518
11. Chris Buescher - 506
12. Brad Keselowski - 504
13. Tyler Reddick - 475
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 445
15. Daniel Suarez - 407
16. Michael McDowell - 407
17. Bubba Wallace - 404
18. AJ Allmendinger - 394
19. Ty Gibbs # - 381
20. Austin Cindric - 369
21. Justin Haley - 366
22. Alex Bowman - 363
23. Chase Elliott - 347
24. Corey LaJoie - 337
25. Ryan Preece - 326
26. Todd Gilliland - 320
27. Aric Almirola - 317
28. Erik Jones - 267
29. Austin Dillon - 264
30. Harrison Burton - 251
31. Chase Briscoe - 222
32. Ty Dillon - 171
33. Noah Gragson - 170
34. BJ McLeod - 105
35. Cody Ware - 65
36. Shane Van Gisbergen - 55
37. Jenson Button - 36
38. Travis Pastrana - 26
39. Jordan Taylor(i) - 16
40. Andy Lally - 13
41. Jimmie Johnson - 12
42. Ryan Newman - 9
43. Kimi Raikkonen - 8
44. Jonathan Davenport - 1

Catch the Cup Series drivers and teams next at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16.