Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric share points lead after Duel races at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Thanks to their victories Thursday night in the Duel races at Daytona, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric lead the NASCAR Cup Series standings heading into the Daytona 500.
Wallace and Cindric each picked up their first career Duel victory and 10 points towards their regular-season points total.
NASCAR awards championship points to the top-10 finishers in each 60-lap Duel. In each Duel, the winner receives 10 points, while the second-place finisher receives nine points, third-place receives eight, fourth receives seven… 10th receives one point.
New in 2025, NASCAR will award the driver with the fastest lap time during a race an additional point towards their totals for a race.
The Daytona 500 is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 16 at 1:30 p.m. ET (FOX, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
NASCAR Cup Series points standings entering the Daytona 500
1. Austin Cindric: 10 points
2. Bubba Wallace: 10
3. William Byron: 9
4. Erik Jones: 9
5. Chris Buescher: 8
6. Ty Dillon: 8
7. Ross Chastain: 7
8. Denny Hamlin: 7
9. Joey Logano: 6
10. Tyler Reddick: 6
11. A.J. Allmendinger: 5
12. Corey LaJoie: 5
13. Austin Dillon: 4
14. Todd Gilliland: 4
15. Ryan Blaney: 3
16. Chase Elliott: 3
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17. John Hunter Nemechek: 2
18. Christopher Bell: 1
19. Kyle Busch: 1
The rest of the field has yet to score any points
NASCAR Cup Series’ Duel 1 at Daytona results
- Bubba Wallace
- William Byron
- Ty Dillon
- Ross Chastain
- Tyler Reddick
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Austin Dillon
- Chase Elliott
- Justin Allgaier
- Kyle Busch
- Ty Gibbs
- Michael McDowell
- Ryan Preece
- Josh Berry
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- J.J. Yeley (DNQ for Daytona 500)
- Carson Hocevar
- Chase Briscoe
- Chandler Smith (DNQ)
- Justin Haley
- Helio Castroneves
- Zane Smith
NASCAR Cup Series’ Duel 2 at Daytona results
- Austin Cindric
- Erik Jones
- Chris Buescher
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Corey LaJoie
- Todd Gilliland
- Ryan Blaney
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Christopher Bell
- Kyle Larson
- Riley Herbst
- Anthony Alfredo (DNQ)
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Cody Ware
- Cole Custer
- BJ McLeod (DNQ)
- Noah Gragson
- Jimmie Johnson
- Brad Keselowski
- Daniel Suarez
- Alex Bowman
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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