It was also great points race for the other two Hendrick Motorsports wheelmen. Alex Bowman scored nine stage points and came home fifth, moving up to eighth in the standings. Chase Elliott finished second in both stages before ultimately coming home 15th and is currently in fourth.

He gained 29 points and is 12th in the points standings with 284 points. Yash Soni is a journalist who covers NASCAR at Sportskeeda, drawn to racing action and the rich history of the sport.

Kaulig Racing — Good news: Twice AJ Allmendinger has won what is now called the NASCAR Open to advance to the All-Star Race. Bad news: Allmendinger has finished 36th and 38th in the past two races, dropping him from 15th to 25th in the season standings. … Ty Dillon has finished outside the top 20 in three of the last four points races.

Bell ran top five much of the day at Kansas. He finished third in the first stage, fifth in the second stage and then finished second in the race. This was his sixth top five of the season and eighth top 10. The JGR driver was really never a threat to win, but he was there if Larson had trouble.

Glancing at the stats through the first 11 races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace are close with the Team Penske driver sitting seventh in the points standings while the 23XI Racing is one spot behind him in eighth.