Motorsports

Larson Takes Over as NASCAR Points Leader

Larson Takes Over as NASCAR Points Leader
Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Ruby Chevrolet, enters his car for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on April 7, 2024. James Gilbert/Getty Images
Todd Karpovich
|Updated:
0:00

William Byron might have raced his way into a victory at Cook Out 400 in Martinsville, Virginia, over the weekend, but teammate Kyle Larson might have benefited the most.

With a second-place finish at Martinsville Speedway, Larson climbed to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series Standings with 309 points, followed by Martin Truex Jr. (295 points), Denny Hamlin (292), Byron (261), Ryan Blaney (261), and Chase Elliott (258).

Todd Karpovich
Todd Karpovich
Author
In addition to the Epoch Times, Todd Karpovich is a freelance contributor to the Associated Press, The Sporting News, Baltimore Sun, and PressBox, among other media outlets nationwide, including the Boston Globe, Dallas Morning News, and Chicago Tribune. He is the author or co-author of six non-fiction books.