Unofficial Sprint Cup driver standings after Atlanta

By Jerry BonkowskiMar 1, 2015, 7:51 PM EST

Here are the unofficial Sprint Cup driver standings after Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway:

1. Joey Logano (1 win) … 88 points
2. Jimmie Johnson (1 win) … 87 points
3. Kevin Harvick … 86 points
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. … 84 points
5. Martin Truex Jr. … 75 points
6. Casey Mears … 68 points
7. Kasey Kahne … 65 points
8. AJ Allmendinger … 62 points
9. Aric Almirola … 62 points
10. Clint Bowyer … 58 points
11. David Gilliland … 56 points
12. Sam Hornish J. … 55 points
13. Greg Biffle … 54 points
14. Carl Edwards … 54 points
15. David Ragan … 53 points
16. Danica Patrick … 51 points
17. Paul Menard … 50 points
18. Matt Kenseth … 49 points
19. Denny Hamlin … 48 points
20. Michael Annett … 47 points
21. Ryan Newman … 40 points
22. Brad Keselowski … 39 points
23. Trevor Bayne … 39 points
24. Brett Moffitt … 37 points
25. Austin Dillon … 35 points
26 Justin Allgaier … 31 points
27. Michael McDowell … 30 points
28. Cole Whitt … 29 points
29. Kyle Larson … 28 points
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … 23 points
31. Alex Bowman … 21 points
32 Jamie McMurray … 21 points
33. Bobby Labonte … 20 points
34. Michael Waltrip … 18 points
35. Tony Stewart … 16 points
36. Jeff Gordon … 16 points
37. Reid Sorenson … 12 points
38. Josh Wise … 12 points
39. Jeb Burton … 9 points
40. Mike Wallace … 8 points
41. Ron Hornaday Jr. … 2 points
42. Regan Smith (i) … 0 points
43. Matt Crafton (i) … 0 points
44. Johnny Sauter (i) …0 points
45. Ty Dillon (i) … 0 points
46. Brendan Gaughan (i) … 0 points
47. Mike Bliss (i) … 0 points
48. Joe Nemechek (i) … 0 points
49. JJ Yeley (i) … 0 points
50. Ryan Blaney (i) … 0 points
51. Landon Cassill (i) … 0 points
52. Matt Dibenedetto … 0 points
53. Brian Scott (i) … 0 points
54. Justin Marks (i) … 0 points

(i) = ineligible for Sprint Cup championship/full-time driver in either Truck or Xfinity Series

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Monday Charlotte Cup race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:50 AM EDT

After two days of soaking rains, the longest race on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is set for a 3 p.m. ET start Monday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The 600-mile marathon was scheduled for a 6:21 p.m. start Sunday, but persistent rain forced a postponement to Memorial Day.

A look at the Monday Cup schedule:

Details for Monday’s Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 3:12 p.m. by USO official Barry Morris and retired drivers Jeff Burton, Dale Jarrett and Bobby Labonte. … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 3:23 p.m.

PRERACE: Driver introductions are scheduled at 2:30 p.m. … The invocation will be given by retired Air Force Master Sergeant Monty Self at 3 p.m. … The national anthem will be performed by U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Elizabeth Marino at 3:04 p.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 400 laps (600 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 100. Stage 2 ends at Lap 200. Stage 3 ends at Lap 300.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Cup starting lineup

TV/RADIO: Fox will broadcast the race at 3 p.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 3 p.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin won last year’s 600 as the race was extended to two overtimes, making it the longest race in distance in Cup history.

Monday Charlotte Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 10:02 AM EDT

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s rescheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race is set for an 11 a.m. start Monday.

The race originally was scheduled Saturday, but was postponed by weather to noon Monday. After Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 Cup Series race also was postponed to Monday, the Xfinity Series race was moved to an 11 a.m. start.

A look at the Monday Xfinity schedule:

Details for Monday’s Xfinity race at Charlotte Motor Speedway

(All times Eastern)

START: The command to start engines will be given at 11:01 a.m. by representatives of race sponsor Alsco Uniforms … The green flag is scheduled to be waved at 11:12 a.m.

PRERACE: Xfinity garage opened at 8 a.m.

DISTANCE: The race is 200 laps (300 miles) on the 1.5-mile track.

STAGES: Stage 1 ends at Lap 45. Stage 2 ends at Lap 90.

STARTING LINEUP: Charlotte Xfinity starting lineup (Justin Haley will replace Kyle Busch in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing car).

TV/RADIO: FS1 will broadcast the race at 11 a.m. … Performance Racing Network coverage begins at 11 a.m. and can be heard on goprn.com. … SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will carry the PRN broadcast.

STREAMING: Foxsports.com

FORECAST: Weather Underground — The forecast calls for overcast skies with a high of 71. There is a 15% chance of rain at the start of the race.

LAST TIME: Josh Berry won last May’s Xfinity race. Ty Gibbs was second and Sam Mayer third.

Justin Haley replaces Kyle Busch in Kaulig car for Xfinity race

By Mike HembreeMay 29, 2023, 7:54 AM EDT

Justin Haley will drive Kaulig Racing’s No. 10 car in Monday morning’s scheduled NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Haley replaces Cup Series regular Kyle Busch, who was scheduled to drive for Kaulig in the 300-miler. The race was postponed from Saturday to Monday because of weather, giving NASCAR a 900-mile doubleheader at the track.

Busch decided to concentrate on the Coca-Cola 600 Cup race, scheduled for a 3 p.m. start.

Haley also will race in the 600.

Ty Gibbs is scheduled to run in both races.

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