Cup Series points update after Darlington race

William Byron was one spot short of sweeping all the playoff points and winning Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington.

But his second-place finish did increase his NASCAR Cup Series regular-season points lead to nearly a full race over Denny Hamlin.

Hamlin’s victory on Sunday pushed him up to second in the regular-season standings. Kyle Larson’s 37th-place finish dropped him down to sixth.

Here’s the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:

DARLINGTON WINNERS AND LOSERS: William Byron dominates, comes up 1 spot short

Unofficial after Darlington

1. William Byron: 315 points (1 win, 8 playoff points)
2. Denny Hamlin -49 behind leader (2 win, 12 playoff points)
3. Christopher Bell -52 (3 wins, 16 playoff points)
4. Chase Elliott -59
5. Tyler Reddick -61
6. Kyle Larson -71 (1 win, 7 playoff points)
7. Ryan Blaney -79 (2 playoff points)
8. Bubba Wallace -82 (1 playoff point)
9. Joey Logano -83 (2 playoff points)
10. Alex Bowman -88
11. Chris Buescher -100
12. Ross Chastain -116
13. Ryan Preece -131 (1 playoff point)
14. Chase Briscoe -137
15. Kyle Busch -138
16. AJ Allmendinger -147
17. Michael McDowell -148
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -157
19. John Hunter Nemechek -160
20. Josh Berry -161 (1 win, 6 playoff points)
21. Austin Cindric -164 (1 playoff point)
22. Zane Smith -164
23. Todd Gilliland -167
24. Daniel Suarez -168
25. Ty Dillon -174
26. Ty Gibbs -184
27. Austin Dillon -187
28. Erik Jones -187
29. Justin Haley -188
30. Carson Hocevar -197
31. Brad Keselowski -204
32. Noah Gragson -207
33. Shane van Gisbergen -218
34. Riley Herbst -223
35. Cole Custer -238

Through nine races

1. Christopher Bell (3 wins)
2. Denny Hamlin (2 wins)
3. William Byron (1 win)
4. Kyle Larson (1 win)
5. Josh Berry (1 win)
6. Chase Elliott +88 ahead of playoff cutline
7. Tyler Reddick +86
8. Ryan Blaney +68
9. Bubba Wallace +65
10. Joey Logano +64
11. Alex Bowman +59
12. Chris Buescher +47
13. Ross Chastain +31
14. Ryan Preece +16
15. Chase Briscoe +10
16. Kyle Busch +9
17. AJ Allmendinger -9 points behind 16th
18. Michael McDowell -10
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -19
20. John Hunter Nemechek -22
21. Austin Cindric -26
22. Zane Smith -26
23. Todd Gilliland -29
24. Daniel Suarez -30
25. Ty Dillon -36
26. Ty Gibbs -46
27. Austin Dillon -49
28. Erik Jones -49
29. Justin Haley -50
30. Carson Hocevar -59
31. Brad Keselowski -66 
32. Noah Gragson -69
33. Shane van Gisbergen -80
34. Riley Herbst -85
35. Cole Custer -100