Greg had a great week for Atlanta as he got second place from Kyle Busch and three top five finishes in general with Alex Bowman in fourth and Ryan Blaney in fifth too. Then with Brad Keselowski and Matt DiBenedetto grabbing top 10’s he ended up with five drivers in the top 10.
That netted him 155 points. But, CJ pulled ahead by 30 more points as he was top scorer again with accumulating 185 points for the Quaker State 400. He had the win by Kurt Busch, a third place run by Martin Truex Jr., eighth from Christopher Bell, 11th (Kevin Harvick) and 12th (Austin Dillon) for five of his seven drivers in the top 12. The win by Busch is what pulled him ahead of Greg.
Eric was the low end with 85 after being on top a week prior for Road America. He falls to 210 points arrears as William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace and Aric Almirola all struggled on Sunday.
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Now, look for JGR and HMS to possibly contend for the win this weekend even though HMS hasn’t won there since 2012. Eric has Elliott and Byron from HMS on his team with Hamlin who should be in the hunt himself. Tyler Reddick has improved his finishes for five straight races, so he could have a nice bounceback on Sunday.
CJ does have Larson, Truex and Harvick who could be threats to win too.
Greg has Kyle, Bowman, Keselowski and Blaney who should compete too.
1 TEAM CJR – 3735 points (10 wins)
K Larson… 1220 (5 wins)
M Truex Jr… 620 (3 wins)
K Harvick… 555
C Bell… 405 (1 win)
A Dillon… 390
Kurt B… 375 (1 win)
R Stenhouse Jr… 20
Waived Drivers… (150)
DRIVER CHANGES
6/22 (After Race 18) Claim R Stenhouse Jr. for C Briscoe (150 points).
2 TEAM ES – 3525 points (4 wins)
C Elliott… 870 (2 wins)
W Byron… 625 (1 win)
D Hamlin… 625
J Logano… 605 (1 win)
T Reddick… 265
D Wallace Jr… 225
A Almirola… 205
Waived Drivers… (105)
DRIVER CHANGES
4/13 (After Race 8) Claim T Reddick for R Chastain (105 points).
3 TEAM GDP – 3180 points (7 wins)
Kyle B… 760 (2 wins)
A Bowman… 660 (3 wins)
B Keselowski… 535 (1 win)
R Blaney… 490 (1 win)
C Buescher… 260
M DiBenedetto.… 190
R Chastain.… 30
Waived Drivers… (255)
DRIVER CHANGES
7/12 (After Race 20) Claim M DiBenedetto (190 points) for D Suarez (105 points).
6/22 (After Race 18) Claim R Chastain for M DiBenedetto (190 points).
5/3 (After Race 11) Claim D Suarez for R Stenhouse Jr. (80 points).
3/22 (After Race 6) Claim M DiBenedetto for E Jones (50 points).
3/15 (After Race 5) Claim R Stenhouse Jr. for M McDowell (15 points).
3/1 (After Race 3) Claim M McDowell for M DiBenedetto (5 points).
LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS
7/12 (After Race 20/Atlanta)
Team GDP claims M DiBenedetto (190 points) for D Suarez (105 points).
6/22 (After Race 18/Nashville)
Team GDP claims R Chastain for M DiBenedetto (190 points).
6/22 (After Race 18/Nashville)
Team CJR claims R Stenhouse Jr. for C Briscoe (150 points).
5/3 (After Race 11/Kansas)
Team GDP claims D Suarez for R Stenhouse Jr. (80 points).
4/13 (After Race 8/Martinsville)
Team ES claims T Reddick for R Chastain (105 points).
3/22 (After Race 6/Atlanta)
Team GDP claims M DiBenedetto for E Jones (50 points).
3/15 (After Race 5/Phoenix)
Team GDP claims R Stenhouse Jr. for M McDowell (15 points).
3/1 (After Race 3/Homestead-Miami)
Team GDP claims M McDowell for M DiBenedetto (5 points).
Weekly Race Points Standings
Week 21 Atlanta
1 CJ 185
2 Greg 155
3 Eric 85
Week 20 Road America
1 Eric 180
2 CJ 140
3 Greg 90
Week 19 Pocono x2
1 Greg 425
2 Eric 240
3 CJ 210
Week 18 Nashville
1 CJ 190
2 Eric 115
3 Greg 50
Week 17 All-Star
1 CJ 240
2 Greg 200
3 Eric 175
Week 16 Sonoma
1 CJ 185
2 Eric 130
3 Greg 110
Week 15 Charlotte (Prime 3 Race)
1 CJ 465
2 Eric 450
3 Greg 390
Week 14 Texas Grand Prix
1 Eric 180
2 CJ 85
3 Greg 75
Week 13 Dover
1 Greg 160
2 Eric 155
3 CJ 105
Week 12 Darlington
1 CJ 200
2 Eric 115
3 Greg 105
Week 11 Kansas
1 Greg 205
2 CJ 125
3 Eric 105
Week 10 Talladega
1 Greg 170
2 Eric 95
3 CJ 75
Week 9 Richmond
1 Greg 175
2 Eric 150
3 CJ 120
Week 8 Martinsville
1 CJ 195
2 Eric 170
3 Greg 60
Week 7 Bristol Dirt
1 Eric 180
2 Greg 115
3 CJ 50
Week 6 Atlanta
1 Greg 210
2 CJ 120
3 Eric 95
Week 5 Phoenix
1 CJ 185
2 Eric 170
3 Greg 80
Week 4 Las Vegas
1 CJ 175
2 Greg 165
3 Eric 95
Week 3 Homestead
1 CJ 155
2 Eric 145
3 Greg 75
Week 2 Daytona Road
1 CJ 170
2 Eric 105
3 Greg 85
Week 1 Daytona 500 (Prime 3 Race)
1 CJ 170
2 Eric 105
3 Greg 85
Overall Driver Standings (Top 10)
1 K Larson… 1220 (CJ)
2 C Elliott… 870 (Eric)
3 Kyle B… 760 (Greg)
4 A Bowman… 660 (Greg)
5 W Byron… 625 (Eric)
5 D Hamlin… 625 (Eric)
7 M Truex Jr… 620 (CJ)
8 J Logano… 605 (Eric)
9 K Harvick… 555 (CJ)
10 B Keselowski… 535 (Greg)
