Here are the updated NASCAR Cup Series driver point standings
After the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway, race 9 of 36
| Rank | Car | Driver | Starts | Points | Diff | Wins | Stage Wins | Playoff Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | 9 | 346 | -- | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 9 | 316 | -30 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 9 | 305 | -41 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 9 | 304 | -42 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 278 | -68 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 9 | 275 | -71 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 9 | 274 | -72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 9 | 251 | -95 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 9 | 245 | -101 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 9 | 244 | -102 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 9 | 229 | -117 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 9 | 227 | -119 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 9 | 213 | -133 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 60 | Ryan Preece | 9 | 201 | -145 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 9 | 200 | -146 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 9 | 198 | -148 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 21 | Josh Berry | 9 | 179 | -167 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 9 | 176 | -170 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 71 | Michael McDowell | 9 | 174 | -172 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 9 | 171 | -175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | 9 | 171 | -175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 9 | 171 | -175 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 7 | Justin Haley | 9 | 164 | -182 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | 9 | 161 | -185 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | 9 | 157 | -189 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 155 | -191 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 9 | 151 | -195 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | 9 | 150 | -196 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 10 | Ty Dillon | 9 | 146 | -200 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | 9 | 139 | -207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 9 | 132 | -214 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 4 | Noah Gragson | 9 | 122 | -224 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 9 | 101 | -245 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | 9 | 98 | -248 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 41 | Cole Custer | 9 | 85 | -261 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | 9 | 45 | -301 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Jimmie Johnson | 1 | 34 | -312 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 01 | * Corey LaJoie | 3 | 24 | -322 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Katherine Legge | 1 | 7 | -339 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | Jj Yeley | 3 | 4 | -342 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 1 | 2 | -344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | 1 | -345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 1 | -345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | Bj Mcleod(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | Austin Hill(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 33 | * Jesse Love(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Connor Zilisch(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 49 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Anthony Alfredo(i) | 0 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | Chandler Smith(i) | 0 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | Helio Castroneves | 1 | 0 | -346 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
