AUSTIN, Texas - Three down, 33 to go. But so far in the NASCAR Cup Series season, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers are in playoff position.
And none more solidly than William Byron, who used a runner-up finish in Sunday's race at Circuit of The Americas to move into the lead in the points standings. Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman both rallied from early trouble for solid finishes and that kept them afloat as well. Elliott will enter the season's fourth race in a tie for fourth with Bowman in seventh. Finally, Kyle Larson is in 16th.
Byron is already locked into the playoffs with a win in the inaugural DAYTONA 500.
Here's a look at the Cup Series points standings after three events in 2025:
NASCAR Cup Series points standings
| Driver | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| 1. William Byron | 116 | 1 |
| 2. Ryan Blaney | 114 | 0 |
| 3. Tyler Reddick | 111 | 0 |
| T-4. Christopher Bell | 95 | 2 |
| T-4. Chase Elliott | 95 | 0 |
| 6. Bubba Wallace | 94 | 0 |
| 7. Alex Bowman | 87 | 0 |
| 8. Michael McDowell | 85 | 0 |
| 9. Kyle Busch | 81 | 0 |
| t-10. Austin Cindric | 80 | 0 |
| t-10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 80 | 0 |
| t-12. Chris Buescher | 77 | 0 |
| t-12. Joey Logano | 77 | 0 |
| 14. John Hunter Nemechek | 76 | 0 |
| 15. Carson Hocevar | 72 | 0 |
| 16. Kyle Larson | 71 | 0 |
| 17. Denny Hamlin | 67 | 0 |
| t-18. Shane van Gisbergen | 63 | 0 |
| t-18. Todd Gilliland | 63 | 0 |
| 20. Ross Chastain | 62 | 0 |
| 21. Riley Herbst | 60 | 0 |
| 22. Erik Jones | 56 | 0 |
| 23. Justin Haley | 52 | 0 |
| 24. Ty Dillon | 48 | 0 |
| t-25. AJ Allmendinger | 43 | 0 |
| t-25. Brad Keselowski | 43 | 0 |
| 27. Noah Gragson | 42 | 0 |
| 28. Austin Dillon | 41 | 0 |
| t-29. Daniel Suarez | 38 | 0 |
| t-29. Ryan Preece | 38 | 0 |
| 31. Zane Smith | 35 | 0 |
| t-32. Jimmie Johnson | 34 | 0 |
| t-32. Josh Berry | 34 | 0 |
| 34. Cole Custer | 31 | 0 |
| 35. Ty Gibbs | 29 | 0 |
| 36. Corey LaJoie | 21 | 0 |
| 37. Cody Ware | 10 | 0 |
| t-38. JJ Yeley | 1 | 0 |
| t-38. Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| 40. Chase Briscoe | -28 | 0 |