2021 NASCAR Standings

Cup Series season standings

Kyle Larson delivered one of the most dominant seasons in modern NASCAR history, winning 10 races en route to the 2021 Cup Series championship. Larson's comeback story — returning from a suspension to claim the sport's biggest prize — added emotional weight to a season defined by his sheer speed and versatility.

Kyle Larson

Champion

Drivers

2021

Season

Races

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season saw Kyle Larson claim the championship with 1,452 points across 36 races. 37 drivers earned points throughout the season.

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Pos	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Finish	Behind	Rating	Avg Fin	Pass Diff
1	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	—	1,452	10	20	26	9.10	—	112.4	9.10	+389
2	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		1,420	2	19	25	8.40	-32	109.4	8.50	+174
3	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports		1,230	2	15	21	11.40	-222	102.3	10.70	+398
4	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske		1,153	3	11	20	11.90	-299	91.8	11.90	+13
5	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		1,140	2	14	22	12.80	-312	96.9	12.80	+201
6	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports		1,134	1	12	20	13.60	-318	97.6	13.70	+166
7	Martin Truex, Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing		1,133	4	13	20	12.00	-319	—	—	—
8	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing		1,129	0	10	24	10.90	-323	92.5	10.90	+44
9	Joey Logano	Team Penske		1,115	1	10	19	12.60	-337	95.1	12.70	+16
10	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske		1,079	1	10	17	13.00	-373	87.9	13.00	+65
11	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing		963	0	3	16	15.00	-489	81.4	15.10	+70
12	Kurt Busch	Chip Ganassi Racing		955	1	6	14	15.50	-497	82.7	15.50	+80
13	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports		954	4	8	16	15.10	-498	84.2	15.10	+176
14	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing		925	0	1	8	14.40	-527	79.8	14.50	+73
15	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing		877	1	7	16	15.80	-575	85.5	15.80	-45
16	Matt DiBenedetto	Wood Brothers Racing		775	0	3	9	16.90	-677	73.4	16.90	-204
17	Chris Buescher	Roush Fenway Racing		758	0	1	8	17.30	-694	71.2	16.30	-227
18	Ross Chastain	Chip Ganassi Racing		729	0	3	8	18.60	-723	74.0	18.60	+27
19	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing		690	1	3	3	19.70	-762	66.9	19.70	-67
20	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing		666	0	1	2	19.70	-786	67.0	19.80	+245
21	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing		659	1	2	5	19.90	-793	66.6	20.00	-165
22	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing		655	0	0	3	19.60	-797	64.1	19.70	-140
23	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports		643	1	2	5	20.50	-809	61.8	20.50	-79
24	Erik Jones	Richard Petty Motorsports		641	0	0	6	19.70	-811	62.8	19.70	+10
25	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing		641	0	1	4	20.10	-811	63.2	20.10	-138
26	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing		575	0	0	2	21.30	-877	62.0	21.40	-97
27	Ryan Preece	JTG Daugherty Racing	—	551	0	1	4	22.80	-901	58.6	22.80	+177
28	Ryan Newman	Roush Fenway Racing		538	0	2	5	22.50	-914	56.8	22.60	-278
29	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports		444	0	0	1	24.90	-1008	52.1	24.90	+5
30	Anthony Alfredo	Front Row Motorsports		353	0	0	1	27.50	-1099	44.3	27.60	-277
31	Quin Houff	StarCom Racing		176	0	0	0	32.40	-1276	33.0	32.50	-115
32	Josh Bilicki	Rick Ware Racing		159	0	0	1	31.10	-1293	33.7	31.10	-59
33	James Davison	Rick Ware Racing		117	0	0	0	31.30	-1335	34.3	31.30	+125
34	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing		16	0	0	0	31.10	-1436	36.4	31.20	-131
35	Justin Haley	Spire Motorsports	—	0	0	0	2	28.50	-1452	41.7	28.60	-112
36	Garrett Smithley	Rick Ware Racing	—	0	0	0	0	31.30	-1452	32.8	31.30	-97
37	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports		0	0	0	1	29.10	-1452	39.0	29.20	-218

Chase eligible (top 16)

Champion

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series standings?

Kyle Larson leads the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series standings with 1,452 points.

How many drivers are in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series?

37 drivers have earned points in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.