Denny Hamlin earns top spot with one win and three top-five finishes in July’s four Cup races.
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Johnson: Golf's 'relational aspect' draws drivers
Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson joins Golf Today to discuss his renewed enjoyment for golf and why the "relational aspect" of the game appeals to drivers.
WHAT DRIVERS SAID
Hear from Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis.
Here’s what NASCAR drivers were saying after the 23XI Racing driver’s victory in the crown jewel event.
| Pos. | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNFs | Laps Led | Playoff Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 726 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 374 | 6 |
| 2 | William Byron | 722 | -4 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 769 | 12 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 711 | -15 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 873 | 23 |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | 706 | -20 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 555 | 24 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 664 | -62 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 221 | 17 |
| 6 | Tyler Reddick | 655 | -71 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 112 | 1 |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 616 | -110 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 365 | 10 |
| 8 | Chase Briscoe | 599 | -127 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 226 | 7 |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 580 | -146 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | 559 | -167 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 33 | -4 |
| 11 | Bubba Wallace | 550 | -176 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 136 | 7 |
| 12 | Joey Logano | 532 | -194 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 358 | 7 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 518 | -208 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 62 | 6 |
| 14 | Ryan Preece | 517 | -209 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 68 | 2 |
| 15 | Kyle Busch | 478 | -248 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 62 | 0 |
| 16 | Ty Gibbs | 464 | -262 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 0 |
| 17 | Austin Cindric | 439 | -287 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 291 | 8 |
| 18 | AJ Allmendinger | 435 | -291 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 430 | -296 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 77 | 1 |
| 20 | John H. Nemechek | 425 | -301 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Josh Berry | 414 | -312 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 169 | 6 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 412 | -314 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Carson Hocevar | 410 | -316 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 80 | 0 |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | 398 | -328 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 0 |
| 25 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 394 | -332 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Zane Smith | 394 | -332 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Shane van Gisbergen | 392 | -334 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 208 | 17 |
| 28 | Todd Gilliland | 364 | -362 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 363 | -363 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 30 | Austin Dillon | 356 | -370 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Daniel Suarez | 351 | -375 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| 32 | Ty Dillon | 346 | -380 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 33 | Cole Custer | 280 | -446 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Noah Gragson | 275 | -451 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Riley Herbst | 262 | -464 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 149 | -577 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Katherine Legge | 56 | -670 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jimmie Johnson | 35 | -691 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Derek Kraus | 5 | -721 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | 3 | -723 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Casey Mears | 2 | -724 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Burt Myers | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Will Brown | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Martin Truex Jr. | 1 | -725 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
More From NASCAR
The NASCAR on NBC schedule kicks off on the short track in Newton, Iowa.
Check out the NASCAR Cup Series driver rankings for the month of July, featuring a repeat top placement from Denny Hamlin among other riders on a hot streak.
The move is effective immediately, the team states.
Ryan Blaney won last year’s inaugural Cup race at Iowa.
Hear from Richard Childress and Aric Almirola after Austin Hill wrecked the Joe Gibbs Racing driver in Indianapolis, earning him a suspension from NASCAR.
Austin Hill will miss Saturday’s Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway.
Chase Elliott leads the points but the next three drivers in the standings are within 20 points with four races left in the regular season.
Stewart Friesen will require surgery after his crash Monday night.
RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher holds the final playoff spot and teammate Ryan Preece is the first driver below the cutline heading to Sunday’s race at Iowa.
Four races left. Three spots remain. The road to the Cup Series playoffs continue when NASCAR returns to NBC and USA Network this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Iowa Speedway.
