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The NASCAR Cup Sequence visited the historic quick monitor Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. Listed here are the “energy Rankings” after the NOCO 400:
Kyle Larson
His second win of the season and first at Martinsville got here with a robust end that led to a 4.14 seconds victory for Larson on Sunday. He has been in rivalry each week over the previous couple of races and is beginning to spherical into form because the schedule heads into the second half of April.
Level Standings: fifth
Final Week: 2nd
2. Ross Chastain
No controversies and no wall rides for Chastain on a quiet Martinsville afternoon by the Trackhouse Racing driver’s requirements. A Thirteenth-place end together with 31 laps on the entrance of the sphere summarized Chastain’s day.
Level Standings: 2nd
Final Week: 4th
3. Joey Logano
A pleasant rebound after beginning final due to a water cooler lead discovered earlier than Sunday’a race. Logano and firm needed to make use of quite a lot of technique to realize spots on the race monitor and after main for 25 laps and ending second, Logano now has eight straight Martinsville top-10 finishes.
Level Standings: seventh
Final Week: tenth
4. Christopher Bell
A head scratcher for Bell and firm who had been in search of a second straight Martinsville win after the dramatic victory in final yr’s Playoffs. However the 20 workforce was mediocre most all weekend and it added as much as only a Sixteenth-place end on Sunday.
Level Standings: 1st
Final Week: 1st
5. Kevin Harvick
A late race tire problem ruined the day for Harvick who was contained in the top-five a lot of the afternoon at Martinsville till that bother hit.He did win the primary stage for his first stage victory since 2020.
Level Standings: third
Final Week: fifth
6. William Byron
The defending race winner wasn’t amongst those who seemed able to taking the checkered flag. Byron developed a vibration late within the race that didn’t assist maters by any means and he got here house a really disappointing twenty third on Sunday.
Level Standings: fifteenth
Final Week: sixth
7. Martin Truex Jr.
It wasn’t straightforward for Truex Jr. by any means however he did knock down a 3rd place efficiency to attain his first top-five end of 2023. The previous Martinsville dominator has been on a gradual run the final three outings.
Level Standings: fifth
Final Week: eighth
8. Alex Bowman
The Hendrick Motorsports driver was decidedly a non-factor on Sunday. Whereas Bowman hovered across the entrance and did rating an Eleventh-place end, he didn’t generate a variety of consideration or dialog at Martinsville.
Level Standings: Eleventh
Final Week: seventh
9. Tyler Reddick
Huge drop for Reddick who was not ready tp put himself wherever close to rivalry for a high end not to mention a second journey to Victory Lane. Martinsville was a handful for the 23XI Racing driver.
Level Standings: sixth
Final Week: third
10. Denny Hamlin
Lastly scored a top-five end this season together with his Martinsville run. Hamlin led 36 laps however was very vocal about his dislike of the present guidelines bundle’s efficiency and the issue in passing for place.
Level Standings: ninth
Final Week: NR
Dropped Out: Kyle Busch