Ryan Blaney, William Byron lead Cup Series in stage points
Ryan Blaney and William Byron lead the NASCAR Cup Series in most stage points accrued through the first eight races of the year.
By earning 11 points at Darlington Raceway Sunday in the Goodyear 400, Blaney continues to lead the field with the most points at 82. Byron’s two stage victories in at Darlington earned Byron 20 points, bringing his season total to 81.
Bubba Wallace (68 points), Joey Logano (64), and Kyle Larson (59) round out the Top-5 of drivers with the most stage points in 2025.
In total, 32 drivers have earned at least one stage point so far this year.
STAGE POINT TOTALS
Ryan Blaney 82
William Byron 81
Bubba Wallace 68
Joey Logano 64
Kyle Larson 59
Alex Bowman 50
Austin Cindric 47
Chase Elliott 46
Tyler Reddick 45
Denny Hamlin 39
Christopher Bell 34
Josh Berry 31
Ryan Preece 31
A.J. Allmendinger 24
Brad Keselowski 21
Carson Hocevar 20
Daniel Suarez 16
Chase Briscoe 14
Shane Van Gisbergen 14
Chris Buescher 12
Ross Chastain 12
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 11
Ty Gibbs 11
Todd Gilliland 10
Kyle Busch 8
Michael McDowell 8
Erik Jones 6
John Hunter Nemechek 6
Ty Dillon 3
Noah Gragson 3
Cole Custer 2
Zane Smith 2
STAGE POINTS EXPLAINED
STAGE POINTS EXPLAINED
NASCAR awards points to the Top-10 finishers in each stage of a points race (except the Clash, Duels and All-Star Race). Each race has two stages except the Coca-Cola 600, which has three.
A stage winner earns 10 points while the second-place driver earns 9. Third-place earns 8 points, down to the 10th-place driver who earns 1.
Stage points are added to a driver’s points for their finishing position. Finishing first awards a driver 40 points, second awards 34, down to 36th through 40th-place each awarding 1 point.
The totals in this article do not include the points earned in the Daytona qualifier races.
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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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