Tyler Reddick’s hot form continues as he maintains his spot atop the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings.
Reddick remains atop the standings after his win last weekend at Michigan, marking his fifth top-three finish in the past six races.
The rankings remained the same, with two drivers finishing in the top 10 this week.
NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings
1. Tyler Reddick (Last week: 1st) — This win propelled him into the points lead. This is the first time in the four-year history of 23XI Racing that a driver from the team has finished atop the driver standings. One of Reddick’s frustrations this year has been not winning more often, but he finished in Michigan after losing the lead to William Byron in overtime. Starting at Michigan, Reddick has finished 1st, 3rd, 2nd, 6th, 2nd and 3rd in the past six races. That’s quite a run.
Reddick dedicates victory to racing legend Bloomquist
Tyler Reddick credited Ty Gibbs for helping him take the lead on the final restart and dedicated his Michigan win to the late Scott Bloomquist, who was tragically killed in a plane crash.
2. Kyle Larson (2) — He lost control of his car, spun out in traffic, crashed in a multi-car crash and finished 34th, but still led a race-high 41 laps. In the 10 races since missing the Coca-Cola 600, Larson has two wins, one stage win, six top 10s and three finishes below 30th.
Larson’s spin attracts multiple playoff contenders
Kyle Larson lost the wheel of his No. 5 car exiting Turn 4 at Michigan, denying several NASCAR Cup Series playoff contenders, including Bubba Wallace, Chris Buescher and Chase Briscoe.
3. Ryan Blaney (4) — Led 15 laps, won the stage and was in the top 10 until contact with Chase Elliott on the final lap. Blaney finished 18th. Blaney ranked 6th in the race with an average running position of 10.4.
4. Chase Elliott (5) — Elliott finished 15th after making contact with Ryan Blaney on the final lap while running inside the top 10. However, Elliott finished Michigan with an average running position of 6.5, which was his best position yet. Elliott was looking to finish his fourth consecutive top 10 finish until he made contact with Blaney on the final lap.
5. Denny Hamlin (6) — Despite damaging the underside of his car in a spin on Sunday that also negatively affected his car’s handling, Hamlin bounced back to finish ninth on Monday, marking his first consecutive top 10 finishes in the last nine races.
6. Christopher Bell (3) – Kyle Larson was involved in a crash and started and finished 35th, marking the sixth time he has failed to finish in the 24 races this season.
7. William Byron (9) — Finished second after losing the lead to Tyler Reddick on an overtime restart. Byron has three top-10 finishes in the past five races and led 20 laps at Michigan. Before Monday, Byron hadn’t led a lap in nine consecutive career races.
Byron finishes second and celebrates the final restart
After choosing to line up at the top and ultimately finishing second to Tyler Reddick, William Byron reflected on the final restart at Michigan and was proud of his team’s effort with two regular-season races remaining.
8. Bubba Wallace (7) — The car was strong, but then Kyle Larson spun in front of him and Wallace crashed into the wall and Larson. Wallace continued the race, but the car never got back up to speed. He finished 26th, becoming the first driver to miss the playoffs, but is one point away from making the playoffs.
9. Daniel Suarez (NR) — His eighth-place finish at Michigan was his third consecutive top-10 finish, during which he led 100 laps and earned a stage win.
10. Carson Hocevar (NR) — A 10th-place finish at Michigan marked his first back-to-back top 10 finishes this season. He has finished 12th or better in each of his past three races.
Dropped out: Joey Logano (9), Alex Bowman (10)