Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson became the first to lock his spot in the Round of 12 of 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season after emerging victorious in Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.In a thrilling Darlington race, Larson took the lead from Tyler Reddick with 55 laps remaining and stayed out front on the final lap to cross the checkered flag.With the Cook Out Southern 500 victory, the #5 Chevrolet driver received 57 points. He moved from sixth to second place in the points table with 2074 points, three wins and 11 top-five finishes.After finishing P4 at Darlington, William Byron gained 39 points and maintained the top position in the Cup Series driver’s standings with 2075 points after five wins and 10 top-five finishes.Christopher Bell, who started on the pole, failed to capitalize on his advantage and finished P23 in the race. He gained 17 points and is 12th in the points table with 2031 points.Defending champion Erik Jones could not repeat his heroics, finishing P10. Therefore, he gained 35 points and occupied 27th place in the points table with 429 points.NASCAR points table after 2023 Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington RacewayHere's the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the first playoff race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series race of the season:William Byron (P) - 2075Kyle Larson (P) - 2074Tyler Reddick (P) - 2060Chris Buescher (P) - 2057Denny Hamlin (P) - 2057Martin Truex Jr. (P) - 2055Kyle Busch (P) - 2050Brad Keselowski (P) - 2048Ryan Blaney (P) - 2046Ross Chastain (P) - 2043Joey Logano (P) - 2033Christopher Bell (P) - 2031Bubba Wallace (P) - 2030Kevin Harvick (P) - 2029Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) - 2027Michael McDowell (P) - 2012Ty Gibbs # - 583Daniel Suarez - 576Chase Elliott (P) - 559AJ Allmendinger - 550Alex Bowman - 536Austin Cindric - 487Aric Almirola - 471Justin Haley - 457Corey LaJoie - 446Ryan Preece - 438Erik Jones - 429Todd Gilliland - 421Austin Dillon - 396Chase Briscoe - 355Harrison Burton - 354Ty Dillon - 267Noah Gragson - 199BJ McLeod - 132Cody Ware - 65Jenson Button - 45Ryan Newman - 34Andy Lally - 32Mike Rockenfeller - 31Travis Pastrana - 26Jordan Taylor - 16Brodie Kostecki - 15Jimmie Johnson - 12Kimi Raikkonen - 8Jonathan Davenport - 1Catch the NASCAR Cup Series drivers and teams next at Kansas Speedway on September 10.