NASCAR 2022 at Martinsville: What does the points table look like after the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway?

William Byron claimed his second win of the 2022 NASCAR season at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 9. Byron emerged victorious after leading 212 laps over a 0.546-mile-long track, earning his fourth career win in 152 starts.

With Saturday's win, Byron gained 54 points and stands in 3rd place in the Cup Series points table. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had a total of 276 points with two wins and four top-5s.

His teammate Chase Elliott started the race from the pole and held the front position for the first 185 laps. In doing so, he managed to win Stage 1 and Stage 2, his first stage wins of the season. Despite winning both stages, he lost the lead to Byron in the final stage and finished 10th. However, he holds the top position in the points table with 288 points.

Martin Truex Jr., the defending champion of the event, failed to recapture his title and had a disappointing finish at 22nd.

Find out where the NASCAR driver stands on the points table after Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400

With the completion of the eighth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, drivers have been awarded points based on their performances throughout the race.

Here’s the updated list of NASCAR drivers that stand in the latest release Cup Series points table:

Chase Elliott - 288
Ryan Blaney - 285
William Byron- 276
Joey Logano- 261
Ross Chastain- 246
Alex Bowman- 237
Martin Truex Jr. - 237
Aric Almirola - 223
Kevin Harvick- 222
Kyle Buch- 221
Chase Briscoe- 220
Tyler Reddick- 202
Kyle Larson - 201
Austin Cindric- 201
Austin Dillon - 197
Kurt Busch- 187
Erik Jones- 181
Daniel Suarez- 179
Christopher Bell - 173
Chris Buescher - 173
Denny Hamlin - 157
Bubba Wallace Jr. - 154
Justin Haley- 135
Cole Custer- 135
Ty Dillon- 130
Michael McDowell- 121
Todd Gilliland - 112
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 111
Harrison Burton - 110
Corey Lajoie- 99
Brad Keselowski - 92
Cody Ware- 68
BJ Mcleod - 60
David Ragan - 48
Garrett Smithley - 28
Greg Biffle - 21
Jacques Villeneuve - 15
Boris Said - 11
Joey Hand - 2

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