Eight races have taken place in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron became the first driver to win three races in 2024 after winning the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, April 7.In a race that then went into overtime, Byron survived the overtime finish and held off Chase Elliott to cross the finish line in P1.After the third win of the season, Byron gained 46 points and moved from seventh to fourth place in the points table with 261 points, three wins, and three top-fives.After finishing P2 at Martinsville, Kyle Larson gained the top spot in the points table. He was awarded 53 points and has a 14-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. with 309 points.Ryan Blaney, the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, had a good outing and finished fifth. With a P5 finish, he gained 32 points and is fifth on the points table with 261 points.With a P11 finish, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin gained 40 points and moved to third place in the points table with 292 points.NASCAR driver standings after the Cook Out 400Here's the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Cup Series standings after the 2024 Cook Out 400:Kyle Larson - 309Martin Truex Jr. - 295Denny Hamlin - 292William Byron - 261Ryan Blaney - 261Chase Elliott - 258Ty Gibbs - 254Ross Chastain - 232Tyler Reddick - 229Alex Bowman - 227Christopher Bell - 221Bubba Wallace - 216Chris Buescher - 207Joey Logano - 191Kyle Busch - 189Chase Briscoe - 188Daniel Suarez - 178Brad Keselowski - 176John Hunter Nemechek - 157Erik Jones - 154Austin Cindric - 147Michael McDowell - 146Josh Berry # - 129Todd Gilliland - 126Carson Hocevar # - 125Ryan Preece - 112Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - 110Corey LaJoie - 105Noah Gragson - 101Daniel Hemric - 95Austin Dillon - 93Justin Haley - 85Kaz Grala # - 82Harrison Burton - 72Zane Smith # - 67David Ragan - 17Derek Kraus - 11Jimmie Johnson - 9Kamui Kobayashi - 8Catch NASCAR drivers and teams next at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 14, 2024.