NASCAR: How things stand at the unexpected coronavirus stoppage
By Asher Fair
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NOTE: PP=playoff points. For winners, “Behind” denotes distance behind the lead in playoff points. For non-winners, “Behind” denotes the distance to the playoff cut line (below 16th place). Drivers above the playoff cut line are listed in italics.
Rank – Driver, Car, Team, Manufacturer: Points (Behind)
1st – Joey Logano, #22, Team Penske, Ford: 2 WINS (10 PP (-))
2nd – Alex Bowman, #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 1 WIN (6 PP (-4))
3rd – Denny Hamlin, #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 1 WIN (6 PP (-4))
4th – Kevin Harvick, #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 164 (+76)
5th – Chase Elliott, #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 144 (+56)
6th – Jimmie Johnson, #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 131 (+43)
7th – Ryan Blaney, #12, Team Penske, Ford: 123 (+35)
8th – Aric Almirola, #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 121 (+33)
8th – Kyle Larson, #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet: 121 (+33)
10th – Matt DiBenedetto, #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford: 118 (+30)
10th – Brad Keselowski, #2, Team Penske, Ford: 118 (+30)
12th – Kyle Busch, #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 111 (+23)
13th – Clint Bowyer, #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 105 (+17)
14th – Chris Buescher, #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford: 102 (+14)
15th – Martin Truex Jr., #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 96 (+8)
16th – Kurt Busch, #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet: 90 (+2)
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17th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet: 88 (-2)
18th – Bubba Wallace, #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet: 87 (-3)
18th – William Byron, #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet: 87 (-3)
20th – Austin Dillon, #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 77 (-13)
20th – Erik Jones, #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota: 77 (-13)
22nd – Cole Custer, #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford: 73 (-17)
23rd – Tyler Reddick, #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet: 68 (-22)
23rd – Corey LaJoie, #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford: 68 (-22)
23rd – Ty Dillon, #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet: 68 (-22)
26th – John Hunter Nemechek, #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford: 63 (-27)
27th – Michael McDowell, #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford: 60 (-30)
28th – Brennan Poole, #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet: 40 (-50)
29th – Ryan Newman, #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford: 36 (-54)
30th – David Ragan, #36, Rick Ware Racing, Ford: 33 (-57)
31st – Daniel Suarez, #96, Gaunt Brothers Racing, Toyota: 32 (-58)
32nd – Christopher Bell, #95, Leavine Family Racing, Toyota: 26 (-64)
33rd – Ryan Preece, #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet: 25 (-65)
34th – Reed Sorenson, #27, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet: 17 (-73)
35th – Quin Houff, #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet: 11 (-79)
36th – Garrett Smithley, #51, Petty Ware Racing, Chevrolet: 7 (-83)
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The other two race winners so far this season, as noted, are Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman, so only one of the top three and two of the top 10 drivers in the point standings have actually been to victory lane this year.
Hamlin won the Daytona 500 while Bowman won at Auto Club Speedway. Hamlin’s other three finishes are 17th place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, sixth at Auto Club Speedway and 20th at Phoenix Raceway while Bowman’s other three finishes are 24th at Daytona International Speedway, 13th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and 14th at Phoenix Raceway.
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